1987 in hip hop music
# 1987 in hip hop music

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

## Released albums

| Release Date | 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 29 | 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 3 | Kool Moe Dee | How Ya Like Me Now |
| November 6 | N.W.A | N.W.A. and the Posse |
| unknown | Bobby Jimmy and the Critters | Black & Proud |
| unknown | Gucci Crew II | So Def, So Fresh, So Stupid |
| 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 |
| Unknown | Various Artists | The Rap Pack Fresh Records Compilation |
| Unknown | Various Artists | Mr. Magic's Rap Attack Volume 3 |
| Unknown | Hurby's Machine | The House That Rap Built |

## Highest-charting singles

Hip hop singles from any year which charted in the 1987 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 :

| Song | Artist | Project | Peak position |
| - | - | - | - |
| "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" | Beastie Boys | Licensed to Ill | 7 |
| "I Need Love" | LL Cool J | Bigger & Deffer | 14 |
