On this day
July 2 in Hip Hop
23 rap albums released on July 2, from 1990 to 2025. Albums on Breakbeat Archive are linked.
199630 years ago today
Nas released It Was Written
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Released on July 2
Year by year
- 1990Kid SensationRollin' with Number One
- 19912 Black 2 StrongDoin' Hard Time on Planet Earth
- 1991Heavy D & The BoyzPeaceful Journey
- 1991KokaneAddictive Hip Hop Muzick
- 1991Leaders of the New SchoolA Future Without a Past...
- 1991Slick RickThe Ruler's Back
- 1996Crucial ConflictThe Final Tic
- 1996De La SoulStakes Is High
- 1996N.W.AGreatest Hits
- 1996NasIt Was Written
- 2002EyedeaThe Many Faces of Oliver Hart or How Eye One the Write Too Think
- 2002NasFrom Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes
- 2002The Inc.Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.
- 2002Various ArtistsLike Mike (soundtrack)
- 2002X-RaidedCity of Kings
- 2011Kendrick LamarSection.80
- 2013Billy WoodsDour Candy
- 2013Jon ConnorUnconscious State
- 2021G Herbo25
- 2021NasIt Was Written (Expanded Edition)
- 2021Young Buck40 Days and 40 Nights
- 2021Yungeen AceLife of Betrayal 2x
- 2025Young BuckTarget Practice
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.