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2026 in hip-hop

This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 2026.

Events

January

On January 1, ZeeTheWizard was shot in Dallas, Texas. He died days later.
On January 4, Calbo died at the age of 52.
On January 7, the death of James Bernard was announced.
On January 8, Fetty Wap was released from prison.
On January 12, John FortÃÂ© died at the age of 50.
On January 21, the death of DJ Mike T was announced.

February

On February 1, the 68th Annual Grammy Awards were held. Kendrick Lamar and SZA won Record of the Year and Best Melodic Rap Performance for "Luther". Clipse and Lamar won Best Rap Performance for "Chains & Whips". Lamar and Lefty Gunplay won Best Rap Song for "TV Off". Lamar won Best Rap Album for GNX. Mad Skillz won Best Spoken Word Poetry Album for Words for Days Vol. 1. Tyler, the Creator won Best Album Cover for Chromakopia. Pharrell Williams received the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award.
On February 11, All Eyez on Me by 2Pac and "Paid in Full" by Eric B. & Rakim were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
On February 12, Milkman died at the age of 36.
On February 18, Lil Poppa died at the age of 25 from suicide by gunshot.
On February 22, Luci4 died at the age of 23.
On February 23, Oliver "Power" Grant died at the age of 52.
On February 28, the 57th NAACP Image Awards were held. Salt-n-Pepa and DJ Spinderella won the Hall of Fame Award. The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show with Kendrick Lamar won Outstanding Short-Form Series or Special - Reality/Nonfiction/Documentary. Kendrick Lamar and SZA won Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album for "Luther". Lamar won Outstanding Male Artist. Cardi B won Outstanding Album for Am I the Drama?, Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song for "ErrTime", and Outstanding Female Artist. Monaleo won Outstanding New Artist. The Brit Awards 2026 were held. Dave won Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act.

March

On March 1, Bob Power died at the age of 73.
On March 8, Dot Rotten died at the age of 37.
On March 12, Lord Sear died at the age of 53.
On March 26, the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards were held. Kendrick Lamar and SZA won Hip-Hop Song of the Year for "Luther". Kendrick Lamar won Hip-Hop Album of the Year for GNX and Hip-Hop Artist of the Year. Real Boston Richey won Best New Hip-Hop Artist. Ludacris won the iHeartRadio Landmark Award.

April

On April 21, Lil Durk's murder for hire trial is scheduled to begin. The trial was previously scheduled for January 20, but was delayed at the defense's request.

Released albums

January

February

March

Upcoming releases

April

May

Unscheduled and TBA

Highest-charting songs

United States

United Kingdom

Highest first-week consumption

All critically reviewed albums ranked

Metacritic

See also

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