This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 2005.
Released albums Release Date Artist Album Label January 11 Various Artists Coach Carter (soundtrack) Capitol Records January 18 The Game The Documentary Aftermath Entertainment, G-Unit Records, Interscope Records January 25 Buck 65 This Right Here Is Buck 65 V2 Records Geto Boys The Foundation Rap-a-Lot Records, Asylum RecordsPaul Wall & ChamillionaireControversy SellsPaid in Full Entertainment Spice 1 Dyin' 2 Ball Triple X Entertainment January 31 Pete Rock The Surviving Elements: From Soul Survivor II Sessions BBE Records February 8 Krayzie Bone Gemini: Good vs. Evil Ball'r Records, ThugLine Records Mike Ladd Negrophilia: The Album One Be Lo S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M. (Sounds Of Nahshid Originate Good Rhymes And Music) Subterraneous Records, Fat Beats Records Rapper Big Pooh Sleepers 6 Hole Records, Caroline Distribution Sage Francis A Healthy Distrust Epitaph Records February 15 Suburban Noize Records Sub Noize Souljaz Suburban Noize Records February 22 A Gun Called Tension A Gun Called Tension Cold Crush Records Aesop Rock Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives Definitive JuxBone BrothersBone BrothersKoch Records Busdriver Fear of a Black Tangent Mush Records Death Row Records The Very Best of Death Row Death Row Records, Koch Records Jumpsteady Master of the Flying Guillotine Psychopathic Records Sole Live from RomeAnticon TRU The Truth The New No Limit Records, Koch Records March 1 Pimp C The Sweet James Jones Stories Rap-a-Lot Records, Asylum Records March 3 50 Cent The Massacre G-Unit Records, Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records March 7 Sev Statik Slow Burn Pitch Control, Pointman March 8 Boom Bip Blue Eyed in the Red RoomLex RecordsCelly CelIt'z Real Out Here33rd Street Records Tame One O.G. Bobby Johnson Eastern Conference Records March 12 Evidence Another Sound Mission Vol. 1 Audio Fidelity March 15 Baby Bash Super Saucy Latium Records, Universal Records March 22 Anybody Killa Road Fools Psychopathic Records C-Murder The Truest Shit I Ever Said Bossalinie Records, Koch Records M.I.A. Arular XL Recordings, Interscope Records The Perceptionists Black Dialogue Definitive Jux Prefuse 73 Surrounded By Silence Warp Records March 29 Blueprint 1988 Rhymesayers Entertainment Beanie Sigel The B. Coming Dame Dash Music Group, Def Jam Recordings Edan Beauty and the BeatLewis Recordings Fat Killahz Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? No Tyze Entertainment The Game West Coast Resurrection FastLife Records, Get Low Recordz Will Smith Lost and Found Interscope Records April 12 Z-Ro Let the Truth Be Told Rap-a-Lot Records April 19 Esham A-1 Yola Psychopathic RecordsMike JonesWho is Mike Jones?Swishahouse, Asylum Records, Warner Bros. Roots Manuva Awfully Deep Big Dada Zion I True & Livin' Live Up Records April 26 Various Artists XXX: State of the Union (soundtrack) Jive Records May 3 Quasimoto The Further Adventures of Lord Quas Stones Throw Records 13 & God 13 & God Alien Transistor, Anticon May 6 Nelly Sweatsuit Universal Records, Derrty Records, Fo' Reel RecordsMay 10 Fannypack See You Next Tuesday Tommy Boy Records John Cena and Tha Trademarc You Can't See Me Columbia Records and WWE Music Group Jus Allah All Fates Have Changed Babygrande Records May 17 The Away Team National Anthem 6 Hole Records, Caroline Distribution Cowboy Troy Loco Motive Rawbaw, Warner Bros. Records Insane Clown Posse The Calm Psychopathic Records Memphis Bleek 534 Get Low Records, Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings Nobody And Everything Else... Plug Research May 24 Common Be GOOD Music, Geffen Records Gorillaz Demon Days Virgin Records Gucci Mane Trap House Big Cat Records Pretty RickyBluestars Atlantic Records, Bluestar EntertainmentSway & King TechBack 2 BasicsBungalo RecordsVarious ArtistsThe Longest Yard (soundtrack)Derrty Entertainment, Universal Records Young Gunz Brothers from Another Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings May 31 The High & Mighty The 12th Man Eastern Conference Records M.E.D. Push Comes to Shove Stones Throw Records Sean Price Monkey Barz Duck Down MusicYa BoyRookie of the YearSMC Recordings, Done Deal EntertainmentJune 14 Afu-Ra State of the Arts Life Force Records, Decon Records Fat Joe All or Nothing Terror Squad Productions, Atlantic Records June 21 9th Wonder & Buckshot Chemistry Duck Down Music Canibus Mind Control Tommy Boy Records Guru Version 7.0: The Street Scriptures 7 Grand Records Ol' Dirty Bastard A Son Unique Dame Dash Music Group, UMG, Def Jam Recordings June 27 Kano Home Sweet Home679 Artists June 28 Bizarre Hannicap Circus Sanctuary Urban Cassidy I'm a Hustla Full Surface Records, J Records Twiztid Man's Myth (Vol. 1) Psychopathic Records Ying Yang Twins USA (United State Of Atlanta) TVT Records July 4 Missy Elliott The Cookbook The Goldmind Inc., Atlantic Records July 5 Webbie Savage Life Trill, Asylum Records, Atlantic Records July 12 Felt Felt, Vol. 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet Rhymesayers Entertainment Frayser BoyMe Being Me Hypnotize Minds Productions Slim Thug Already Platinum Star Trak Entertainment, Geffen Records Bow Wow Wanted Columbia Records, Sony Urban Music Various Artists Hustle & Flow (soundtrack) Grand Hustle Records, Atlantic Records July 19 Jermaine Dupri Young, Fly & Flashy, Vol. 1 So So Def Recordings, Virgin Records July 26 Buck 65 Secret House Against the WorldWEA The Game Untold Story, Vol. 2 FastLife Records, Get Low Recordz Young Jeezy Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 CTE World, Def Jam RecordingsTrey SongzI Gotta Make ItAtlantic Records Twiztid Mutant (Vol. 2) Psychopathic Records 7L & Esoteric Moment of Rarities Babygrande RecordsVarious ArtistsThe Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 10Image Entertainment August 2 Necro The Sexorcist Psycho+Logical-RecordsAugust 9 Kool Keith The Lost Masters, Vol. 2 DMAFT Records Proof Searching for Jerry Garcia Iron Fist Records August 16 Vanilla Ice Platinum Underground Ultrax RecordsPras MichelWin Lose Or Draw Universal Music GroupAugust 23Jim JonesHarlem: Diary of a SummerDiplomat Records, Koch RecordsKuruptAgainst the GrainDeath Row Records, Koch Records Pumpkinhead Orange Moon Over Brooklyn Soulspazm Records, Rawkus Records Skrapz The 12 Step Program Genetic Soil LLC August 30 Kanye West Late Registration Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings Tony Yayo Thoughts of a Predicate Felon G-Unit Records, Interscope Records, Money Management September 6 AZ A.W.O.L. Quiet Money Records September 13 Big Shug Who's Hard? Sure Shot Recordings DJ Quik Trauma Mad Science Records Little Brother The Minstrel Show ABB Records, Atlantic RecordsPaul WallThe Peoples ChampSwishahouse, Asylum Records, Atlantic Records Smif-n-Wessun Smif 'n' Wessun: Reloaded Duck Down Music U-God Mr. Xcitement Free Agency Recordings September 20 Cage Hell's Winter Definitive Jux David Banner Certified SRC Records, Universal RecordsPimp Squad Click25 to LifeGrand Hustle Records, Atlantic Records September 26 Why? Elephant Eyelash Anticon September 27 Bizzy Bone Speaking in Tongues845 Entertainment Blackalicious The Craft Anti- Three 6 Mafia Most Known Unknown Hypnotize Minds Productions, Sony Urban Music, Columbia Records Lil' Kim The Naked Truth International Rock Star Records, Atlantic Records September 28 Snoop Dogg Snoopified Priority Records, EMI Group LimitedOctober 3 Ms. Dynamite Judgement Days Polydor Records 2Pac The Prophet Returns Death Row Records, Koch Records October 4 Silkk the Shocker The Best of Silkk the Shocker Priority Records Twista The Day After Atlantic Records Atmosphere You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having Rhymesayers Entertainment C-Murder The Best of C-Murder Priority Records Spice 1 The Truth High Powered Entertainment Tragedy Khadafi Thug MatrixFastlife Records October 6 DJ Muggs and GZA GrandmastersAngeles RecordsOctober 11 DANGERDOOM The Mouse and the Mask Epitaph Records Warren G In the Mid-Nite Hour G-Funk Entertainment October 18 Black Milk Sound of the City Music House, Fat Beats Bun B Trill Rap-a-Lot Records, Asylum Records Circle of Tyrants The Circle of Tyrants Psycho+Logical-Records Ninja High School Young Adults Against Suicide Tomlab Rev. Run Distortion Def Jam Recordings M.O.P. St. Marxmen Koch Records Wu-Tang Clan and Various Artists Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture Think Differently, Babygrande RecordsOctober 25Suburban Noize RecordsSRH Presents: Supporting Radical Habits Suburban Noize RecordsNovemberVarious Artists50 Cent: Bulletproof (soundtrack) G-Unit Records, Shadyville Records November 1 Canibus Hip-Hop for Sale Babygrande Records Fatlip The Loneliest Punk Delicious Vinyl Public Enemy New Whirl Odor Slam Jamz Records Tha Dogg Pound Dillinger & Young Gotti II: Tha Saga Continuez... Gangsta Advisory RecordsNovember 7Beastie BoysSolid Gold Hits Capitol Records November 8 Bigg Jus Poor People's Day Mush RecordsD4LDown for LifeDee Money, Asylum Records, Atlantic Records G-Unit RecordsGet Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack)Interscope Records, G-Unit Records Lil' Romeo Romeo! The TV Show (soundtrack) The New No Limit Records, Koch Records Sheek Louch After Taxes D-Block Records, Koch RecordsNovember 15 Mike Ladd Father Divine ROIR Records Pitbull Money Is Still a Major Issue TVT Records November 22 Fort Minor The Rising Tied Machine Shop Records, Warner Bros. Records Talib Kweli Right About Now Koch Records Chamillionaire The Sound of Revenge Universal Music Group Juelz Santana What the Game's Been Missing! Diplomat Records, Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings Rich Boyz Young Ballers: The Hood Been Good to Us Guttar Music December 6 Eminem Curtain Call: The Hits Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records, Web Entertainment Flame Rewind Cross Movement Records Funkmaster Flex Car Show Tour Koch Records Ja Rule Exodus Murder Inc. Records, Def Jam Recordings Lil Wayne Tha Carter II Cash Money Records, Universal RecordsDecember 13 Ludacris & Disturbing tha PeaceDisturbing tha Peace Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam South Snoop Dogg Bigg Snoop Dogg Presents...Welcome to tha Chuuch: Da Album Doggystyle Records, Koch Records Rawkus RecordsBest of Decade I: 1995–2005 Geffen Records, Rawkus Records December 20 The Notorious B.I.G.Duets: The Final Chapter Bad Boy Records, Atlantic RecordsDecember 26DJ Smallz & Stat QuoThe Road To StatlantaAll Love December 27 Trick-Trick The People vs. Motown Records, WonderBoy Entertainment
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