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This article summarizes the events album releases and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2002 List of years in hip hop music 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Philosophy Science Contents 1 Events 1 1 April 1 2 May 1 3 June 1 4 October 2 Released albums 3 Highest charting singles 4 Highest first week sales 5 All critically reviewed albums ranked Metacritic 6 See also 7 ReferencesEvents editApril edit On April 25 Lisa Left Eye Lopes died in Honduras May edit On May 26 The Eminem Show released June edit On June 15 Big Mello died October edit On October 30 Jam Master Jay died in New York CityReleased albums editRelease Date 1 Artist Album Label January 1 Boosie Badazz For My Thugz Trill Entertainment January 8 Deepspace5 The Night We Called It a Day UpRok January 22 KRS One Spiritual Minded Koch Records X Raided Deadly Game JLM Entertainment January 29 C Bo Life as a Rider West Coast Mafia Records Warlock Records State Property State Property Soundtrack Roc A Fella Records Def Jam Recordings February 5 Aesop Rock Daylight Definitive Jux February 12 Heather B Eternal Affairs Sai Records PSD All I Want Gateway Entertainment February 24 Souljahz The Fault Is History World Entertainment LLC February 25 Deep Puddle Dynamics Anticon We Ain t Fessin Double Quotes Anticon February 26 The High amp Mighty Air Force 1 Eastern Conference Records The X Ecutioners Built From Scratch Loud Records Columbia Records February 26 Aim Hinterland Grand Central Records March 12 N E R D In Search Of Second Version Virgin Records EMI New Breed Stop the Music UpRok EMI CMG March 19 R Kelly amp Jay Z The Best of Both Worlds Roc A Fella Records Def Jam Recordings Jive Records Rockland Records Rasheeda A Ghetto Dream D Lo Entertainment Edan Primitive Plus Lewis Recordings March 26 Eazy E Impact of a Legend Ruthless Records Epic Records k os Exit Astralwerks Non Phixion The Future Is Now Uncle Howie Records Ying Yang Twins Alley The Return of the Ying Yang Twins Koch Records April 2 J Live All of the Above Coup D Etat April 5 Pezet Noon Muzyka Klasyczna T1 Teraz April 8 O S T R 30 minut z zycia Asfalt Records April 9 Twiztid Mirror Mirror Psychopathic Records April 16 Sage Francis Personal Journals Anticon April 23 Cee Lo Cee Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections Arista Records April 26 50 Cent Guess Who s Back Full Clip Records April 30 Blackalicious Blazing Arrow MCA Records Count Bass D Dwight Spitz High Times May 7 Kastro amp E D I Blood Brothers Outlaw Recordz Naughty by Nature IIcons TVT Records May 14 Cam ron Come Home with Me Roc A Fella Records Diplomat Records Def Jam Recordings El P Fantastic Damage Definitive Jux May 18 Noah23 Quicksand Plague Language 2 May 21 Big Syke Street Commando Riviera Records Camp Lo Let s Do It Again Dymond Crook Records May 26 Eminem The Eminem Show Shady Records Aftermath Entertainment Interscope Records May 28 Lil Keke Birds Fly South Averice June 4 People Under the Stairs O S T Om Records June 11 Atmosphere God Loves Ugly Rhymesayers Entertainment Fat Beats Records AZ Aziatic Motown Spice 1 Spiceberg Slim Hard Tyme Records Riviera Records June 14 1200 Techniques Choose One Rubber Records Sony Records June 18 Wyclef Jean Masquerade Columbia Records June 22 Baracuda72 Tetragammoth Plague Language 3 June 24 O S T R Tabasko Asfalt Records 4 June 25 Cormega The True Meaning Legal Hustle Entertainment N O R E God s Favorite Def Jam Recordings Nelly Nellyville Universal Records Will Smith Born to Reign Columbia Records Mr Lif Emergency Rations Definitive Jux July 2 Eyedea The Many Faces of Oliver Hart or How Eye One the Write Too Think Rhymesayers Entertainment X Raided City of Kings Out of Bounds Records July 8 Roots Manuva Dub Come Save Me Big Dada July 9 Onyx Bacdafucup Part II Koch Records Styles P A Gangster and a Gentleman Ruff Ryders Interscope Records July 16 Juicy J Chronicles of the Juice Man Hypnotize Minds North North Records KJ 52 Collaborations BEC Recordings July 23 Jean Grae Attack of the Attacking Things Third Earth Music The Beatnuts The Originators Landspeed Jumpsteady The Chaos Theory Psychopathic Records Lil Wayne 500 Degreez Cash Money Records Public Enemy Revolverlution Koch Records July 30 Richie Rich Nixon Pryor Roundtree Ten Six Records Knoc Turn al L A Confidential presents Knoc Turn al Elektra Records August 6 Cage Movies for the Blind Eastern Conference Records Project Pat Layin da Smack Down Loud Records Scarface The Fix Def Jam South Big Mello The Gift KMJ Records August 13 Do or Die Back 2 the Game Rap A Lot Records Virgin Records Luniz Silver amp Black Rap A Lot Records Virgin Records Asylum Records Slum Village Trinity Past Present and Future Capitol Records August 20 Angie Martinez Animal House Elektra Records Clipse Lord Willin Star Trak Entertainment Jive Records DJ Jazzy Jeff The Magnificent BBE Records Tray Deee The General s List Empire Music Werks August 27 Devin the Dude Just Tryin ta Live Rap a Lot Records Eve Eve Olution Ruff Ryders Entertainment Interscope Records GRITS The Art of Translation Gotee Records KRS One The Mix Tape Koch Records Lil Flip Undaground Legend Sucka Free Loud Records Columbia Records Promatic Promatic Koch Records Trina Diamond Princess Slip n Slide Records Atlantic Records September 9 Outlandish Bread amp Barrels of Water RCA Records Sony BMG Music Entertainment Jehst The Return of the Drifter Low Life Records September 10 Shade Sheist Informal Introduction MCA Records September 16 Boom Bip Seed to Sun Lex Records September 17 Mr Lif I Phantom Definitive Jux September 23 DJ Vadim U S S R The Art of Listening Ninja Tune September 24 54th Platoon All or Nothin FUBU Records Nas The Lost Tapes Ill Will Records Columbia Records Tech N9ne Absolute Power Strange Music September 25 Paktofonika Archiwum kinematografii Gigant Records October 1 Xzibit Man vs Machine Open Bar Entertainment Loud Records Columbia Records 7L amp Esoteric Warning Dangerous Exclusives Brick Records October 7 K Gee Bounce to This Instant Karma October 8 Boot Camp Clik The Chosen Few Duck Down Music Jurassic 5 Power in Numbers Interscope Records Krumb Snatcha Respect All Fear None D amp D Records Large Professor 1st Class Matador Records Tela Double Dose Rap a Lot Records UTP The Compilation Orpheus Records 7L amp Esoteric Dangerous Connection Brick Records October 10 Young Buck Born to Be a Thug UTP Records Thug Entertainment October 15 Coolio El Cool Magnifico Riviera Records Da Heabussaz Three 6 Mafia amp Fiend Dat s How It Happen to M Hypnotize Minds Fiend Entertainment LL Cool J 10 Def Jam Recordings Supastition 7 Years of Bad Luck Freshchest Records October 21 Bushido amp Fler Carlo Cokxxx Nutten Aggro Berlin October 22 Big Syke Big Syke RideOnUm Records Rap A Lot Records Choppa Choppa Style Take Fo Records Jay Tee High Caliber 40 Ounce Records Jel 10 Seconds Mush Records The Streets Original Pirate Material Locked On Records 679 Recordings Field Mob From tha Roota to tha Toota MCA Records October 28 WWO We wlasnej osobie Prosto 5 October 29 Bone Thugs n Harmony Thug World Order Ruthless Records Jungle Brothers All That We Do Jungle Brothers Records Lil Jon amp The East Side Boyz Kings of Crunk BME Recordings TVT Records Penny The Clockforth Movement Plague Language 6 Various Artists Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture 8 Mile Shady Records Interscope Records November 5 Insane Clown Posse The Wraith Shangri La Psychopathic Records Soul Junk 1957 November 9 Sev Statik Speak Life UpRock EMI CMG November 12 Indo G Contact Blackhouse Entertainment JAY Z The Blueprint 2 The Gift amp The Curse Roc A Fella Records Def Jam Recordings Fat Joe Loyalty Terror Squad Atlantic Missy Elliott Under Construction The Goldmind Inc Elektra Records Swollen Members Monsters in the Closet Battle Axe Records WC Ghetto Heisman Def Jam Recordings November 19 C Bo Desert Eagle Warlock Records Canibus Mic Club The Curriculum Mic Club Music Ja Rule The Last Temptation Murder Inc Records Def Jam Recordings Talib Kweli Quality Rawkus Records MCA Records November 22 Fettes Brot Amnesie Yo Mama s Recording November 26 2Pac Better Dayz Amaru Entertainment Death Row Records Birdman Birdman Cash Money Records Busta Rhymes It Ain t Safe No More Flipmode Records J Records Royce da 5 9 Rock City Columbia Records E1 Music Game Recordings Snoop Dogg Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo Doggystyle Records Priority Records Capitol Records The Roots Phrenology Geffen Records MCA Records Will Smith Greatest Hits Columbia Records Kool G Rap The Giancana Story Koch Records Erick Sermon React J Records Nighthawks Cage amp Camu Tao Nighthawks Eastern Conference Records December 10 Common Electric Circus MCA Records Felt Felt A Tribute to Christina Ricci Rhymesayers Entertainment Proof Electric Cool Aid Acid Testing Iron Fist Records 504 Boyz Ballers The New No Limit Universal Records GZA Legend of the Liquid Sword MCA Records Universal Records December 13 Nas God s Son Ill Will Records Columbia Records December 17 Indo G Christmas N Memphis Big Face Lil Romeo Game Time The New No Limit Universal RecordsHighest charting singles editHip hop singles from any year which charted in the 2002 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 7 Song Artist Project Peak position Lose Yourself Eminem 8 Mile 1 Dilemma Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland Nellyville Hot In Herre Nelly Without Me Eminem The Eminem Show 2 What s Luv Fat Joe featuring Ashanti Jealous Ones Still Envy J O S E Hey Ma Cam ron featuring Juelz Santana Freekey Zekey amp Toya Come Home with Me 3 Cleanin Out My Closet Eminem The Eminem Show 4 03 Bonnie amp Clyde Jay Z featuring Beyonce The Blueprint 2 The Gift amp The Curse Luv U Better LL Cool J 10 Oh Boy Cam ron featuring Juelz Santana Come Home with Me Nothin N O R E God s Favorite 10 Pass the Courvoisier Part II Busta Rhymes featuring Puff Daddy amp Pharrell Williams Genesis 11 We Thuggin Fat Joe featuring R Kelly Jealous Ones Still Envy J O S E 15 The Whole World OutKast featuring Killer Mike Big Boi and Dre Present OutKast 19 Thugz Mansion 2Pac Better Dayz When the Last Time Clipse Lord Willin Trade It All Fabolous featuring Jagged Edge Ghetto Fabolous 20 Break Ya Neck Busta Rhymes Genesis 26 Grindin Clipse Lord Willin 30 Young n Holla Back Fabolous Ghetto Fabolous 32 Welcome to Atlanta Jermaine Dupri featuring Ludacris Instructions 35 React Erick Sermon featuring Redman React 36Highest first week sales editList of top ten albums with the highest first week Number Album Artist 1st week sales 1st week position 1 The Eminem Show Eminem 1 322 000 1 2 Nellyville Nelly 714 000 1 3 8 Mile OST Various Artists 702 000 1 4 The Blueprint 2 The Gift amp The Curse Jay Z 545 000 1 5 Better Dayz 2Pac 366 000 5 6 Under Construction Missy Elliott 259 000 3 7 The Last Temptation Ja Rule 237 000 4 8 God s Son Nas 176 000 12 9 Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss Snoop Dogg 174 000 12 10 Man vs Machine Xzibit 156 000 3All critically reviewed albums ranked Metacritic editNumber Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference 1 The Streets Original Pirate Material 90 25 reviews 8 2 The Roots Phrenology 87 23 reviews 9 3 N E R D In Search of 83 20 reviews 10 4 Missy Elliott Under Construction 81 19 reviews 11 5 Nas God s Son 81 18 reviews 12 6 Mr Lif I Phantom 81 12 reviews 13 7 Common Electric Circus 80 22 reviews 14 8 Talib Kweli Quality 79 19 reviews 15 9 Jurassic 5 Power in Numbers 76 20 reviews 16 10 Snoop Dogg Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss 76 14 reviews 17 11 Atmosphere God Loves Ugly 76 9 reviews 18 12 Eminem The Eminem Show 75 20 reviews 19 13 DJ Jazzy Jeff The Magnificent 75 11 reviews 20 14 Nelly Nellyville 70 15 reviews 21 15 Eve Eve Olution 68 12 reviews 22 16 Public Enemy Revolverlution 65 17 reviews 23 17 Busta Rhymes It Ain t Safe No More 65 8 reviews 24 18 Jay Z The Blueprint 2 The Gift amp The Curse 64 19 reviews 25 19 The X Ecutioners Built from Scratch 62 11 reviews 26 20 LL Cool J 10 60 8 reviews 27 21 Wyclef Jean Masquerade 60 8 reviews 28 22 Slum Village Trinity Past Present and Future 59 12 reviews 29 23 Xzibit Man vs Machine 59 9 reviews 30 24 Ja Rule The Last Temptation 57 9 reviews 31 See also editPrevious article 2001 in hip hop music Next article 2003 in hip hop musicReferences edit The Top 100 Hip Hop Albums of 2002 Quicksand by Noah23 via music apple com Baracuda72 Tetragammoth Exclaim exclaim ca Tabasko by O S T R via music apple com We Wlasnej Osobie by W Wyjatkowych Okolicznosciach on Apple Music Dusted Reviews Penny The Clockforth Movement Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2013 11 14 The Hot 100 Chart Billboard Original Pirate Material by The Streets via www metacritic com Phrenology by The Roots via www metacritic com Critic Reviews for In Search Of by N E R D Metacritic Retrieved 31 July 2021 Under Construction by Missy Elliott via www metacritic com God s Son by Nas via www metacritic com I Phantom by Mr Lif via www metacritic com Electric Circus by Common via www metacritic com Quality by Talib Kweli via www metacritic com Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5 via www metacritic com Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Boss by Snoop Dogg via www metacritic com God Loves Ugly by Atmosphere via www metacritic com Critic Reviews for The Eminem Show by Eminem Metacritic Retrieved 31 July 2021 Critic Reviews for The Magnificent by DJ Jazzy Jeff Metacritic Retrieved 31 July 2021 Critic Reviews for Nellyville by Nelly Metacritic Retrieved 31 July 2021 Critic Reviews for Eve Olution by Eve Metacritic Retrieved 31 July 2021 Critic Reviews for Revolverlution by Public Enemy Metacritic Retrieved 31 July 2021 Critic Reviews for It Ain t Safe No More by Busta Rhymes Metacritic Retrieved 31 July 2021 Critic Reviews for The Blueprint 2 The Gift amp The Curse by Jay Z Metacritic Retrieved 31 July 2021 Critic Reviews for Built from Scratch by The X Ecutioners Metacritic Retrieved 31 July 2021 Critic 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