Mase
Welcome Back
Christian/Gospel, Rap/Hip-Hop

Top-5 disc. “Breathe, Stretch, Shake” climbed the singles chart.

Akon
Freedom
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

No. 3 R&B disc made it to No. 7 on the pop chart. “Beautiful,” “I’m So Paid” and “Right Now …

Nas
Stillmatic
Rap/Hip-Hop

This Top-5 pop and R&B disc has sold more than a million copies.

Dr. Dre
2001
Rap/Hip-Hop

This R&B chart-topper sold 500,000 copies its first week and landed at number 2 among pop’s Top-200.

Keyshia Cole
Just Like You
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Million-seller peaked at No. 2

Mary J. Blige
Share My World
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop
Jagged Edge
Jagged Little Thrill
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Top-5 disc spawned the hit “Where the Party At”

Eazy-E
It’s On (Dr. Dre)187UmKilla
Rap/Hip-Hop
DMX
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
Rap/Hip-Hop

It was while his last disc was just 8 months old and still in the Top 20 (2 million sold) …

Snoop Dogg
R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece
Rap/Hip-Hop

Top-10 disc includes the chart-topping hit “Drop It Like It’s Hot”

Twista
The Day After
Rap/Hip-Hop

Chart-topping R&B/hip-hop disc hit No. 2 on Billboard’s pop chart. “Girl Tonite” became a Top-20 single.

The Chemical Brothers
Dig Your Own Hole
Rap/Hip-Hop
Rage Against the Machine
The Battle of Los Angeles
Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

Debuted at number 1

LSG
Levert.Sweat.Gill
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop
Limp Bizkit
Results May Vary
Metal, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

Peaked at 3 and sold more than 500,000 copies