1987 in hip hop music

This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1987.

LL Cool J's 1987 sophomore release, Bigger and Deffer, stands as the artist's top selling album with over three million sales and charting the singles "I'm Bad" and "I Need Love".
1987 in music
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  • List of albums released
List of years in hip hop music

Released albums
Release Date[1] Artist Album
February 10 Public Enemy Yo! Bum Rush the Show
March 3 Boogie Down Productions Criminal Minded
April 7 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Rock the House
May 22 Dana Dane Dana Dane with Fame
May 27 Too Short Players
June 2 LL Cool J Bigger and Deffer
July 7 Eric B. & Rakim Paid in Full
July 20 Too Short Born to Mack
July 28 Ice-T Rhyme Pays
August 8 MC Shan Down by Law
August 12 MC Shy D Got to Be Tough
August 14 The Fat Boys Crushin'
August 27 Whodini Open Sesame
September 13 Grandmaster Flash Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang
October 13 Steady B What's My Name
October 17 The Skinny Boys Skinny & Proud
October 27 Heavy D & the Boyz Living Large
November 6 N.W.A N.W.A. and the Posse
December 8 Kool Moe Dee How Ya Like Me Now
unknown Bobby Jimmy and the Critters Black & Proud
unknown Gucci Crew II So Def, So Fresh, So Stupid
unknown Kaos Court's In Session
unknown Spoonie G The Godfather of Rap
unknown UTFO Lethal
unknown Gigolo Tony Ice Cold
unknown Gregory D & DJ Mannie Fresh Throwdown
unknown MC A.D.E. and Posse Just Sumthin to Do
unknown Michael Peace RRock It Right
unknown Just-Ice Kool & Deadly
unknown Surf MC's Surf or Die
unknown The Connoisseurs of Groove Reap and Destroy
unknown T La Rock Lyrical King (From the Boogie Down Bronx)
unknown Tuff Crew & Krown Rulers Phanjam
unknown Velore & Double-O We're Coming Correct
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See also

References
  1. "The Top 20 Hip-Hop Albums of 1987".
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