On this day
May 1 in Hip Hop
45 rap albums released on May 1, from 1990 to 2026. Albums on Breakbeat Archive are linked.
201214 years ago today
B.o.B released Strange Clouds
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Released on May 1
Year by year
- 1990KwaméA Day in the Life: A Pokadelick Adventure
- 1992Cooly LiveLivewire
- 1998Shades of CultureMindstate
- 2001cLOUDDEADcLOUDDEAD
- 2001J-LiveThe Best Part
- 2001Pete RockPeteStrumentals
- 2001Tha Dogg PoundDillinger & Young Gotti
- 2007BoondoxPunkinHed
- 2009Bobby CreekwaterThe B.C. Era Deuce EP
- 2012Apollo Brown & O.C.Trophies
- 2012B.o.BStrange Clouds
- 2012BlockheadInterludes After Midnight
- 2012DeStorm PowerBe Careful
- 2013SoleNo Wising Up No Settling Down
- 2015XatarBaba Aller Babas
- 2020Ace HoodSelf Preservation
- 2020CasualBig Head Science
- 2020Dee-1Timeless
- 2020DrakeDark Lane Demo Tapes
- 2020E.D.I. MeanO.G. Volume II: Classics in Session
- 2020Jay Worthy and Harry FraudEat When You're Hungry Sleep When You're Tired
- 2020KaDescendants of Cain
- 2020Lil' Flip and Tum TumMade in Texas
- 2020MozzyBeyond Bulletproof
- 2020Nef the PharaohChangszn 2
- 2020Rasheed Chappell and 38 SpeshWays & Means
- 2020Rob ViciousBreakthrough
- 2020Sha Money XLChain on the Bike Vol. 1
- 2020Smoove'LBoy From Brooklyn
- 2020Yxng BaneQuarantime: The Lost Files
- 2024Eladio CarriónPorque Puedo
- 2026AsakeM$ney
- 2026Casper SagePatina
- 2026Edward SkeletrixBody of Work
- 2026Eladio CarriónCorsa
- 2026Isaiah RashadIt's Been Awful
- 2026Jay WorthyOnce Upon a Time: The Soundtrack
- 2026KneecapFenian
- 2026Lil TjayThey Just Ain't You
- 2026Lil Tony & #RoyalPriesthoodAnointed!
- 2026Luhh DylA Time to Hurt, A Time to Heal (ATH2)
- 2026PlaqueBoyMaxCrash Dummy
- 2026Shoreline MafiaBidness is Boomin
- 2026SkrillaZ
- 2026TrialsHendle
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.