On this day
June 1 in Hip Hop
35 rap albums released on June 1, from 1985 to 2026. Albums on Breakbeat Archive are linked.
20188 years ago today
Kanye West released Ye
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Released on June 1
Year by year
- 1985The Fat BoysThe Fat Boys Are Back
- 1989Egyptian LoverKing of Ecstasy
- 1989Michael PeaceVigilante of Hope
- 1991ConvictsConvicts
- 1992Prince Johnny CIt's Been a Long Rhyme Coming
- 1992RaheemThe Invincible
- 1992SeagramThe Dark Roads
- 1993Smokin' Suckaz wit LogicPlayin' Foolz
- 1994Trinity Garden CartelDon't Blame It on da Music
- 1996Hyenas In The DesertDie Laughing
- 1996People Without ShoesThoughts of an Optimist
- 1997Down Ta ErfDown Ta Erf
- 1998All NaturalNo Additives, No Preservatives
- 1999Group HomeA Tear for the Ghetto
- 1999Ja RuleVenni Vetti Vecci
- 1999TRUDa Crime Family
- 2004Masta KillaNo Said Date
- 2010Homeboy SandmanThe Good Sun
- 2010June MarxBody Of God
- 2010KokaneGimme All Mine
- 2010YukmouthFree at Last
- 2012Young Buck & Savion SaddamSalute to the Streetz
- 2015DisizRap Machine
- 2015LacrimR.I.P.R.O. Volume 1
- 2018Black ThoughtStreams of Thought, Vol. 1
- 2018Dizzy WrightDon't Tell Me It Can't Be Done
- 2018Joe MosesSuWop
- 2018Kanye WestYe
- 2018King IsoDementia
- 2018Redneck SouljersThe River
- 2018ThouxanbanfauniThe Lost Files
- 2023B.ITo Die For
- 2026Mach-Hommy5786 AM: Easy Listen
- 2026Shabaam Sahdeeq & Es-KOutside the Lines
- 2026Smoke DZARoad Trip to Amsterdam
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.