On this day
April 15 in Hip Hop
27 rap albums released on April 15, from 1993 to 2026. Albums on Breakbeat Archive are linked.
201610 years ago today
J Dilla released The Diary
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Released on April 15
Year by year
- 199395 SouthQuad City Knock
- 1997ArtifactsThat's Them
- 2003Kurtis Blow20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kurtis Blow
- 2003Various ArtistsMalibu's Most Wanted (soundtrack)
- 2008Dark LotusThe Opaque Brotherhood
- 2014Da' T.R.U.T.H.Heartbeat
- 2014Dizzy WrightState of Mind
- 2014LocksmithA Thousand Cuts
- 2014Messy Marv, The Jacka & BlancoOne Hunnid
- 2014NasIllmatic XX (Illmatic reissue)
- 2014Pharoahe MonchPTSD
- 2014Sleep & MaulskullOregon Failure
- 2014TimbuktuHow Huge: The Legend of Howard Huge
- 2016Boosie Badazz & C-MurderPenitentiary Chances
- 2016J DillaThe Diary
- 2016Lil Uzi VertLil Uzi Vert vs. The World
- 2016Mr. LifDon't Look Down
- 2016Royce da 5'9"Layers
- 2019JellyRollCrosses and Crossroads
- 2020Kenny MasonAngelic Hoodrat
- 2022Bas[Bump] Pick Me Up
- 2022Digga DNoughty by Nature
- 2022Fredo BangTwo-Face Bang 2
- 2022Tee GrizzleyHalf Tee Half Beast
- 2022Yungeen AceAll On Me
- 2026King Promise & Mr EaziSee What We've Done
- 2026Sexyy RedYo Favorite Trappa Favorite Rappa
Release dates: Breakbeat Archive album pages and Wikipedia's year-in-hip-hop release lists (CC BY-SA). Dates can differ by region and format; spot a wrong one? Tell us.