2000 in hip-hop


This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 2000.

Highest-charting singles

SongArtistProjectPeak position
"Thong Song"SisqóUnleash the Dragon3
"The Real Slim Shady"EminemThe Marshall Mathers LP4
"Hot Boyz (Remix)"Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring Nas, Eve & Q-TipDa Real World5
"(Hot S**t) Country Grammar"NellyCountry Grammar7
"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It To Me)"Jay-ZThe Dynasty: Roc La Familia11
"Shake Ya Ass"MystikalLet’s Get Ready13
"Danger (Been So Long)"Mystikal featuring NiveaLet’s Get Ready14
"Wobble Wobble"504 BoyzGoodfellas17
"Big Pimpin'"Jay-Z featuring UGKVol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter18
"The Next Episode"Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg200123
"Forgot About Dre"Dr. Dre featuring Eminem200125
"You Can Do It"Ice Cube featuring Mack 10 & Ms. ToiWar & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)35
"Who Let the Dogs Out"Baha MenWho Let the Dogs Out40

All critically reviewed albums ranked (Metacritic)

NumberArtistAlbumAverage scoreNumber of reviewsReference
1OutkastStankonia9520 reviews
2Wu-Tang ClanThe W8017 reviews
3EminemThe Marshall Mathers LP7821 reviews
4Jurassic 5Quality Control7717 reviews
5De La SoulArt Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump7526 reviews
6XzibitRestless7511 reviews
7Black Eyed PeasBridging the Gap749 reviews
8MystikalLet's Get Ready747 reviews
9LL Cool JG.O.A.T.7312 reviews
10Dilated PeoplesThe Platform6911 reviews
11Wyclef JeanThe Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book6721 reviews
12EverlastEat at Whitey's6716 reviews
13Snoop DoggTha Last Meal6510 reviews
14The PharcydePlain Rap656 reviews
15Canibus2000 B.C.609 reviews
16Master PGhetto Postage576 reviews
17Ja RuleRule 3:36565 reviews