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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in [[hip hop music]] for the year [[1985]].
This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in [[hip hop music]] for the year [[1985]].
[[File:L.L. Cool J - Radio (Album-CD) (US-1995).jpg|right|thumb|LL Cool J's platinum-selling and critically acclaimed debut album ''Radio'' helped launch his hip-hop career.]]


==Released albums==
==Released albums==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
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! scope="col"| Release Date<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rateyourmusic.com/list/diction/the_top_10_hip_hop_albums_of_1985/1/|title=The Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of 1985|publisher=}}</ref>
! scope="col"| Release Date
! scope="col"| Artist
! scope="col"| Artist
! scope="col"| Album
! scope="col"| Album
⚫
|-
|January 1
⚫
|[[UTFO]]
⚫
|''[[UTFO (album)|UTFO]]''
|-
|-
| January 21
| January 21
| [[Run-D.M.C.]]
| [[Run-D.M.C.]]
| ''[[King of Rock]]''
| ''[[King of Rock]]''
⚫
|-
| February 18
| [[Boogie Boys]]
| ''[[City Life (Boogie Boys album)|City Life]]''
|-
| April 17
⚫
| [[Schoolly D]]
| ''[[Schoolly D (album)|Schoolly D]]''
|-
| April 26
| [[Grandmaster Flash]]
| ''[[They Said It Couldn't Be Done]]''
|-
| May 4
⚫
| [[Mantronix]]
| ''[[The Album (Mantronix album)|The Album]]''
|-
|-
| May 27
| May 27
| [[Too Short]]
| [[Too Short]]
| ''[[Players (album)|Players]]''
| ''[[Players (album)|Players]]''
|-
| June 1
| [[The Fat Boys]]
| ''[[The Fat Boys Are Back]]''
|-
|-
| October
| [[Kurtis Blow]]
| ''[[America (Kurtis Blow album)|America]]''
|-
| November 18
| November 18
| [[LL Cool J]]
| [[LL Cool J]]
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|-
|-
| Unknown
| Unknown
| [[The Fat Boys]]
| [[Bobby Jimmy and the Critters]]
| ''[[The Fat Boys Are Back]]''
| ''Ugly Knuckle Butt''
|-
|-
| Unknown
| Unknown
| [[Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde (group)|Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde]]
⚫
| [[Mantronix]]
| ''[[Mantronix: The Album]]''
| ''The Champagne of Rap''
|-
|-
| Unknown
| Unknown
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| ''[[World Class]]''
| ''[[World Class]]''
|-
|-
⚫
| Unknown
| [[MC Jazzy Jeff|Jazzy Jeff]]
| ''On Fire''
|-
| Unknown
| Unknown
| [[Newcleus]]
| [[Newcleus]]
| ''[[Space is the Place (Newcleus album)|Space is the Place]]''
| ''Space is the Place''
|-
|-
| Unknown
| Unknown
| West Coast Crew
⚫
| [[UTFO]]
| ''[[UTFO (album)|UTFO]]''
| ''In the Mix''
|-
|-
| Unknown
| Unknown
| [[West Coast Crew]]
| [[Various Artists]]
| ''[[In the Mix (West Coast Crew album)|In the Mix]]''
| ''[[Mr. Magic's Rap Attack]]''
⚫
|-
⚫
| Unknown
⚫
| [[Schoolly D]]
⚫
| ''[[Schoolly D (album)|Schoolly D]]''
⚫
|-
| Unknown
| [[Too Short]]
| ''[[Don't Stop Rappin']]''
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
{{Commons category}}
*Last article: [[1984 in hip hop music]]
*Last article: [[1984 in hip hop music]]
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Reflist|30em}}

{{List of years in hip hop music}}


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[[Category:1985 in music|Hip hop]]
[[Category:1985 in music|Hip hop]]
[[Category:Years in hip hop music]]
[[Category:Hip-hop music by year]]

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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1985.

LL Cool J's platinum-selling and critically acclaimed debut album Radio helped launch his hip-hop career.

Released albums

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Release Date[1] Artist Album
January 1 UTFO UTFO
January 21 Run-D.M.C. King of Rock
February 18 Boogie Boys City Life
April 17 Schoolly D Schoolly D
April 26 Grandmaster Flash They Said It Couldn't Be Done
May 4 Mantronix The Album
May 27 Too Short Players
June 1 The Fat Boys The Fat Boys Are Back
October Kurtis Blow America
November 18 LL Cool J Radio
Unknown Bobby Jimmy and the Critters Ugly Knuckle Butt
Unknown Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde The Champagne of Rap
Unknown World Class Wrecking Cru World Class
Unknown Jazzy Jeff On Fire
Unknown Newcleus Space is the Place
Unknown West Coast Crew In the Mix
Unknown Various Artists Mr. Magic's Rap Attack

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1985 hip hop records.

References

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  1. ^ "The Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of 1985".
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