Released albums[]
February[]
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Label |
| 17 | Geto Boys | Making Trouble | Rap-A-Lot |
| 23 | Biz Markie | Goin' Off | Cold Chillin, Warner Bros. |
March[]
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Label |
| 29 | DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper | Jive, RCA |
April[]
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Label |
| 12 | Boogie Down Productions | By All Means Necessary | Jive, RCA |
| 17 | Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five | On the Strength | Elektra |
May[]
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Label |
| 17 | Run-D.M.C. | Tougher Than Leather | Profile, Arista |
| 31 | Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew | The World's Greatest Entertainer | Reality, Fantasy Records |
June[]
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Label |
| 7 | Audio Two | What More Can I Say? | First Priority Music, Atlantic Records |
| EPMD | Strictly Business | Fresh, Sleeping Bag | |
| 15 | J.J. Fad | Supersonic | Ruthless, Atco |
| 21 | Stetsasonic | In Full Gear | Tommy Boy, Warner Bros. |
| 28 | Big Daddy Kane | Long Live the Kane | Cold Chillin, Warner Bros. |
| Public Enemy | It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back | Def Jam, Columbia |
July[]
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Label |
| 1 | The Fat Boys | Coming Back Hard Again | Tin Pan Apple, Polydor, PolyGram |
| 26 | Eric B. & Rakim | Follow the Leader | Uni, MCA |
| Salt-n-Pepa | A Salt with a Deadly Pepa | London, Next Plateau |
August[]
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Label |
| 8 | N.W.A | Straight Outta Compton | Ruthless, Priority |
| 17 | 2 Live Crew | Move Somethin' | Luke Records |
September[]
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Label |
| 1 | Sir Mix-A-Lot | Swass | Nastymix, Def American Recordings |
| 13 | Ice-T | Power | Sire |
| MC Lyte | Lyte as a Rock | First Priority Music, Atlantic Records | |
| Steady B | Let the Hustlers Play | Jive, RCA Records | |
| 20 | Marley Marl | In Control, Volume 1 | Cold Chillin, Warner Bros |
| Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock | It Takes Two | Profile | |
| 28 | MC Hammer | Let's Get It Started | Capitol, EMI |
October[]
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Label |
| 4 | Ultramagnetic MC's | Critical Beatdown | Next Plateau |
| 7 | Boogie Boys | Romeo Knight | Capitol Records |
| 21 | Kid 'n Play | 2 Hype | Select |
| 25 | MC Shan | Born to be Wild | Cold Chillin’, Warner Bros. Records |
November[]
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Label |
| November 1 | Slick Rick | The Great Adventures of Slick Rick | Def Jam, Columbia |
| November 8 | Jungle Brothers | Straight out the Jungle | Warlock Records |
| November 15 | King T | Act a Fool | Capitol Records |
| November 22 | Lakim Shabazz | Pure Righteousness | Tuff City |
| November 23 | Eazy-E | Eazy-Duz-It | Ruthless, Priority |