2007, the year in hop hip.

Events

• In 2007 Cam'ron began beefing with 50 Cent. Both released diss videos which were released onto YouTube, moving hip hop onto the web. It began on Hot 97 when 50 called Koch Records the graveyard, implying that artists who cannot achieve success are not signed by the major record labels and go to the independent labels like Koch, Cam'ron, (who is signed to a major label but his crew and crew members are signed to Koch) took offense to this and phoned into the interview.
• In January 2007, DJ Drama was arrested for selling mixtapes, a move which shook the mixtape industry.
• 2007 sees the return of Ja Rule after a break in his career, partially caused by commercial failure.
• Eminem returns after 3 years.
• Hip hop album sales continue to fall despite still being a popular genre, as no album goes platinum as of July. This is because Hip-Hop's mainstream popularity is more focusing on singles (particularly the hooks), rather than full-length albums that the customer can download on the internet. An example of this is MIMS' This Is Why I'm Hot being hugely successful, but his album only reaching #101 in the US Charts. T.I. has made gold certification in two weeks and is heading for platinum, so many consider him as well as Kanye West, 50 Cent, and Chamillionaire (who all have their albums out in September and have all made notable appearance on the charts before) hope in the resurrection of hip hop sales.
• Kanye West and 50 Cent go head to head both dropping albums on the September 11th, 2007. At present they the two biggest sellling hip hop artists measured by the success of their previous albums Kanye West's Late Registration (3 million) and 50 Cents The Massacre (9.8 million)
• There are many hyped hip hop albums that are slated for release this year, including 50 Cent's Curtis, Eminem's King Mathers, Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II,Wu-Tang Clan's 8 Diagrams, Kanye West's Graduation, Chamillionaire's Ultimate Victory, Lil Jon's Crunk Rock, StackHouse Boyz's Grand Hustler's Ambition and Dr. Dre's Detox.

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Albums

• 8Ball & MJG - Ridin High (P.A.)
• B.G. & Chopper City Boyz - We Got This (P.A.)
• Birdman & Lil' Wayne - Like Father, Like Son (P.A.)
• Brother Ali - The Undisputed Truth (P.A.)
• Black Milk - Popular Demand (P.A.)
• Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Strength and Loyalty (P.A.)
• Boss Hogg Outlawz - Serve & Collect (P.A.)
• Cilvaringz - I (P.A.)
• Consequence - Don't Quit Your Day Job (P.A.)
• Crime Mob - Hated on Mostly (P.A.)
• Devin the Dude - Waitin' To Inhale (P.A.)
• DJ Jazzy Jeff - The Return Of The Magnificent (P.A.)
• Dipset - DipSet: More Than Music, Vol. 2 (P.A.)
• Domingo - The Most Underrated(P.A.)
• Evidence - The Weatherman LP (P.A.)
• Fat Joe - Me Myself and I (P.A.)
• Hell Razah - Renaissance Child (P.A.)
• Hussein Fatal - Born Legendary (P.A.)
• Jin - ABC Jin
• Joell Ortiz - The Brick (Bodega Chronicles) (P.A.)
• KRS-One & Marley Marl - Hip-Hop Lives (P.A.)
• Lil' Flip - I Need Mine (P.A.)
• Marco Polo - Port Authority (P.A.)
• Mic Geronimo - Alive (P.A.)
• MIMS - Music Is My Savior (P.A.)
• Paul Wall - Get Money, Stay True (P.A.)
• Pretty Ricky - Late Night Special (P.A.)
• Psycho Les - Psycho Therapy (The Soundtrack) (P.A.)
• Redman - Red Gone Wild (P.A.)
• Rich Boy - Rich Boy (P.A.)
• Rick Ross - Port Of Miami (P.A.)
• Sean Price - Jesus Price Superstar (P.A.)
• Tha Dogg Pound - Dogg Chit (P.A.)
• Talib Kweli - Eardrum
• Twisted Black - Street Fame (P.A.)
• Ultramagnetic MC's - The Best Kept Secret (P.A.)
• USDA - Young Jeezy Presents USDA: Cold Summer (P.A.)
• Wisemen - Wisemen Approaching (P.A.)
• Young Buck - Buck The World (P.A.)
• Young Noble & Hussein Fatal - Thug In Thug Out (P.A.)
• X-Clan - Return From Mecca

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Like Father, Like Son is a collaborative album released on October 31, 2006 by Birdman and Lil Wayne. ... Look up Pa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Pa, PA or pa may stand for: pa, a word for dad or father (pa or paw) pa, Chinese political title meaning hegemon Pa, Maori word meaning a fortified village or redoubt, described at length in Maori Wars Per annum, p. ... Brother Ali (born Jason Newman, now Ali Newman) is an American hip hop artist. ... The Undisputed Truth is the third full-length album by American rapper Brother Ali, his second major release. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Curtis Cross (better known as Black Milk) is a hip hop producer and emcee from Detroit, Michigan. ... Popular Demand is the major label debut of Black Milk, a rapper and hip hop producer from Detroit, Michigan. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Information in this article has not been verified against sources and may not be reliable. ... Strength and Loyalty, originally to be called The Bone Thugs Story, is a forthcoming album by rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Boss Hogg Outlawz is a Houston based record label that was created Slim Thug in the year 2000. ... Serve & Collect is the major label debut album of the Boss Hogg Outlawz founded by Slim Thug. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cilvaringz is a hip hop producer from Tilburg, Netherlands, real name Tarik Azzougarh. ... Alternate Cover Japan release I (pronounced as the Roman numeral) is the solo debut album by Wu-Tang Clan affiliate producer Cilvaringz, scheduled for a European release on April 20, 2007. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Consequence (born Dexter Raymond Mills, Jr. ... Dont Quit Your Day Job is upcoming album by rapper Consequence. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Crime Mob is a hip hop/crunk group consisting of five members, M.I.G., Cyco Black, Diamond, and siblings Lil Jay and Princess. ... Hated on Mostly is the second album by rap group Crime Mob. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Waitin To Inhale is the 4th solo album by Rap-A-Lot Records artist Devin the Dude. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... DJ Jazzy Jeff (born Jeffrey A. Townes on January 22, 1965 in Philadelphia) is an African American hip hop/R&B record producer and turntablist. ... The Return Of The Magnificent is the follow-up album to The Magnificent by DJ Jazzy Jeff, an African American hip-hop producer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Diplomats are a Harlem, New York-based hip hop group who are more commonly known as Dipset. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Weatherman LP is the solo debut album by Dilated Peoples member Evidence. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Jose Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an Puerto Rican-American rapper. ... Me, Myself, and I is the title of a number of songs: Me, Myself, and I (1937 song) popularized by Billie Holiday. ... Look up Pa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Pa, PA or pa may stand for: pa, a word for dad or father (pa or paw) pa, Chinese political title meaning hegemon Pa, Maori word meaning a fortified village or redoubt, described at length in Maori Wars Per annum, p. ... The pioneering hardcore hip hop group Wu-Tang Clans plan to conquer the hip hop industry consisted not only of making each member into a solo star in their own right, but also to create and promote numerous affiliate artists. ... Renaissance Child is the solo debut album by rapper Hell Razah, set for release on February 20, 2007 through Nature Sounds Records. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Born Legendary is the latest album, due in early this year, by arguably the most underated rapper of all time, Hussein Fatal, who is a member of the multi-platinum selling rap group The Outlawz. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Jin Au-Yeung (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; jyutping: Au1joeng4 Zing6), also known as Jin is an American rapper born on June 4, 1982. ... --41. ... Joell Ortiz is a Puerto Rican American rapper from Brooklyn, New York currently signed to Dr. Dres Aftermath Entertainment record label. ... The Brick (The Bodega Chronicles) is the name of the debut album of Brooklyn-rapper, Joell Ortiz. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... KRS-One (born Lawrence Krisna Parker on August 20, 1965 in Brooklyn, New York. ... {{Infobox musical artist 2 |Name = John Dixon |Img = JohnDixon. ... Hip-Hop Lives is the upcoming collaborative album from MC KRS-One and producer Marley Marl that will be released on May 22, 2007. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... I Need Mine is the 4th full-length studio album by Houston rapper Lil Flip. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Marco Polo is a Canadian hip hop producer. ... Port Authority is the debut album by Canadian Hip Hop producer Marco Polo, scheduled for release on May 15, 2007 as a joint venture between Soulspazm Records and Rawkus Records [1]. The album will be produced entirely by Marco Polo, and will feature guest raps from Masta Ace, Kool G... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mic Geronimo (b. ... {{Album infobox | Name = Alive | Type = Album | Artist = Snot | Cover = nocover. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Shawn Mims (born March 22, 1981) is an American singer, rapper, bass guitarist, songwriter, musician, composer, and arranger. ... Music Is My Savior is the debut album from EMI/Capitol artist Mims (a backronym of Music Is My Savior). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Get Money, Stay True is the third full-length studio album from Paul Wall. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pretty Ricky is an American R&B/hip-hop group made up of brothers Diamond Blue Baby Blue Smith, Spectacular Blue Smith, Corey Tavion SlickEm Mathis[1], and Marcus Ramone Pleasure Cooper. ... Late Night Special is the second album from Pretty Ricky. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Beatnuts are a hip hop crew from Queens, New York City. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Reginald Reggie Noble (born April 17, 1970), better known by his stage name Redman, is an American rapper. ... Red Gone Wild Thee Album is the 6th full-length studio album from rapper Redman. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 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See also

• 2007 in music