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1989 in hip hop music
Overview of the events of 1989 in hip hop music
This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1989.
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| Release Date[1] | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | The Fat Boys | On and On |
| January 23 | Tone Lōc | Lōc-ed After Dark |
| January 31 | Kwamé | Kwamé the Boy Genius: Featuring a New Beginning |
| February 7 | 2 Live Crew | As Nasty As They Wanna Be |
| February 20 | MC Twist & The Def Squad | Comin' Thru Like Warriors |
| February 22 | Gigolo Tony | Ain't It Good To Ya |
| March 3 | De La Soul | 3 Feet High and Rising |
| March 12 | Geto Boys | Grip It! On That Other Level |
| March 14 | Kool G Rap & DJ Polo | Road to the Riches |
| April 25 | Oaktown's 357 | Wild & Loose |
| May 14 | S. F. C. | Listen Up |
| May 16 | Nice & Smooth | Nice & Smooth |
| Special Ed | Youngest in Charge | |
| May 23 | Chill Rob G | Ride the Rhythm |
| May 30 | Kool Moe Dee | Knowledge Is King |
| June 6 | Gang Starr | No More Mr. Nice Guy |
| June 9 | LL Cool J | Walking with a Panther |
| June 12 | Heavy D & The Boyz | Big Tyme |
| June 19 | Breeze | The Young Son Of No One |
| July | Antoinette | Who's the Boss? |
| July 4 | Boogie Down Productions | Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop |
| July 25 | Beastie Boys | Paul's Boutique |
| August 1 | The D.O.C. | No One Can Do It Better |
| EPMD | Unfinished Business | |
| Schoolly D | Am I Black Enough for You? | |
| August 8 | Cool C | I Gotta Habit |
| August 16 | Tuff Crew | Back to Wreck Shop |
| August 29 | Mellow Man Ace | Escape from Havana |
| Doctor Ice | The Mic Stalker | |
| September 5 | Young MC | Stone Cold Rhymin' |
| September 19 | Big Daddy Kane | It's a Big Daddy Thing |
| September 27 | Donald D | Notorious |
| October 3 | MC Lyte | Eyes on This |
| October 10 | Biz Markie | The Biz Never Sleeps |
| Ice-T | The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say! | |
| October 17 | Sir Mix-a-Lot | Seminar |
| October 24 | Craig G | The Kingpin |
| October 31 | DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | And in This Corner... |
| Roxanne Shanté | Bad Sister | |
| Freddie Foxxx | Freddie Foxxx Is Here | |
| November 7 | Jungle Brothers | Done by the Forces of Nature |
| Queen Latifah | All Hail the Queen | |
| November 14 | 3rd Bass | The Cactus Album |
| Def Jef | Just a Poet with a Soul | |
| November 17 | Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock | The Incredible Base |
| December 5 | The New Style | Independent Leaders |
| December 21 | Willie D | Controversy |
| Unknown | Blackmale | Let It Swing |
| Unknown | D-Boy Rodriguez | Plantin' a Seed |
| Unknown | Esham | Boomin' Words from Hell |
| Unknown | Dismasters | And Then Some |
| Unknown | A.P.G. Crew | On The Rise |
| Unknown | Divine Styler | Word Power |
| Unknown | Hot Day | It's My Day |
| May 5 | King Sun | XL |
| Unknown | Stezo | Crazy Noise |
| Unknown | Tone Def Crew | Grand Def Audio |
| Unknown | Maestro Fresh Wes | Symphony in Effect |
| Unknown | Michael Peace | Vigilante of Hope |
| Unknown | The Jaz | Word to the Jaz |
| Unknown | The Chosen Ones | Enter The Lord |
| Unknown | Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five | Piano |
| Unknown | LA Dream Team | Back to Black |
| Unknown | Jesse West | No Prisoners |
| Unknown | Ms. Melodie | Diva |
| Unknown | Nu-Sounds | Mackin' |
| Unknown | DJ Chuck Chillout & Kool Chip | Masters of Rhythm |
| Unknown | Priority One | Total Chaos |
| Unknown | Positively Black | Positively Black |
| Unknown | Sly & Robbie | Silent Assassin |
| Unknown | Louie Louie | Deadlier Than Ever |
| Unknown | Magnetic Force | 12-52-365 |
| Unknown | Tony M.F. Rock | Let Me Take You To The Rockhouse |
| Unknown | Jay Love | Get Into It |
| Unknown | The W.I.S.E. Guys | eF yoU eN Kay E |
| Unknown | UTFO | Doin' It |
| Unknown | T La Rock | On a Warpath |
| Unknown | Chubb Rock | And the Winner Is... (with Howie Tee) |
| Unknown | Just-Ice | The Desolate One |
| Unknown | Black, Rock and Ron | Stop the World |
| Unknown | DJ Magic Mike | DJ Magic Mike & The Royal Posse |
| Unknown | Kings Of Pressure | Slang Teacher |
| Unknown | Vicious Beat Posse | Legalized Dope |
| Unknown | Mac Dre | Young Black Brotha |
| Unknown | Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I. | A Shade of Red |
| Unknown | Success-n-Effect | In the Hood |
| Unknown | Various Artists | Mr. Magic's Rap Attack Volume 5 |
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More information Song, Artist ...
| Song | Artist | Project | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Wild Thing" | Tone Lōc | Lōc-ed After Dark | 2 |
| "Funky Cold Medina" | Tone Lōc | Lōc-ed After Dark | 3 |
| "Buffalo Stance" | Neneh Cherry | Raw Like Sushi | 3 |
| "Bust A Move" | Young MC | Stone Cold Rhymin' | 7 |
| "Pump Up the Jam" | Technotronic | Pump Up the Jam: The Album | 7 |
| "I'm That Type of Guy" | LL Cool J | Walking with a Panther | 15 |
| "Me So Horny" | 2 Live Crew | As Nasty As They Wanna Be | 26 |
| "Me, Myself & I" | De La Soul | 3 Feet High and Rising | 34 |
| "Hey Ladies" | Beastie Boys | Paul's Boutique | 36 |
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