1989 in hip-hop
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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1989.
Released albums
[edit]Release Date[1] | Artist | Album |
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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 6 | De La Soul | 3 Feet High and Rising |
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 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 5 | King Sun | XL |
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 13 | The D.O.C. | No One Can Do It Better |
July 25 | Beastie Boys | Paul's Boutique |
EPMD | Unfinished Business | |
July 27 | 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 20 | Roxanne Shanté | Bad Sister |
October 24 | Craig G | The Kingpin |
October 31 | DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince | And in This Corner... |
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 Soul | |
November 17 | Rob Base & 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 |
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 and 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 with Howie Tee | And the Winner Is... |
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 |
Highest-charting singles
[edit]Song | Artist | Project | Peak position |
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"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 |
See also
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