On this day
April 3 in Hip Hop
41 rap albums released on April 3, from 1990 to 2026. Albums on Breakbeat Archive are linked.
200719 years ago today
Timbaland released Shock Value
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Released on April 3
Year by year
- 1990Various ArtistsTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- 2000Criminal NationResurrection
- 2001Big PunEndangered Species
- 2001CappadonnaThe Yin and the Yang
- 2001Run–D.M.C.Crown Royal
- 2007Paul WallGet Money, Stay True
- 2007Phat KatCarte Blanche
- 2007RomeoCrush on U (soundtrack)
- 2007Suburban Noize RecordsSRH Presents: Supporting Radical Habits Vol. II
- 2007TimbalandShock Value
- 2012De La Soul's Plug 1 & Plug 2 Present...First Serve
- 2012Laroo & Turf TalkSick-Wid-It: Block Ops
- 2012Nicki MinajPink Friday: Roman Reloaded
- 2012Obie TriceBottoms Up
- 2012Ras KassSpit No Evil
- 2017YFN LucciLong Live Nut
- 2020A$AP TwelvyyBefore Noon
- 2020Headie One and Fred AgainGang
- 2020KerserRoll the Dice
- 2020Rod WavePray 4 Love
- 2020Shordie Shordie>Music
- 2025Black SherifIron Boy
- 2025CorbinCrisis Kid
- 2025Eladio CarriónDon Kbrn
- 202641Area 41
- 2026BbymuthaRent Due
- 2026C StunnaBorn To Stunt
- 2026CodefendantsLifers
- 2026Coyote & Statik SelektahMachetes & Micheladas
- 2026Dave EastEastMix Vol. 3
- 2026Juicy J & DJ ScreamThe Trippy Tapes Vol. 1
- 2026Lipphead (Blockhead & Eliot Lipp)The Long Way
- 2026Mike, Earl Sweatshirt & Surf GangPompeii // Utility
- 2026Nine ViciousEmotions
- 2026Nino BreezeOmertá
- 2026R2R MoeThe Greatest Show On Earth
- 2026Rexx Life Raj & Reecebeats4 the Love
- 2026Slump6sMayhem
- 2026Swae LeeSame Difference
- 2026Tory LanezLOL: Slutty Bass
- 2026Yung KayoKomodo
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.