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NumberSix
09-09-2014, 03:23 AM
Off the top of my head, in no particular order...

The War Report
Life After Death
The Art of War
For The People
Wu-Tang Forever



Honorable mention: R U Still Down (not really an album)
That_Admiral
09-09-2014, 03:33 AM
what about for '95 and '96?
NumberSix
09-09-2014, 03:38 AM
what about for '95 and '96?
In due time.
That_Admiral
09-09-2014, 03:43 AM
In due time.
haha alright, but i agree with your list, personally for me Life After Death was the best to come out of that year.
9erempiree
09-09-2014, 03:45 AM
No particular order:

One Day It'll All Make Sense - Common
Life After Death - has to be the best of this year
EPMD - Back in Business
KRS One - I Got Next
9erempiree
09-09-2014, 03:48 AM
Lets not forget compilations albums at the time were great. Your mainstream artists in a non-mainstream way.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51oDALbrFuL.jpg
NumberSix
09-09-2014, 03:51 AM
Lets not forget compilations albums at the time were great. Your mainstream artists in a non-mainstream way.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51oDALbrFuL.jpg
This is one of the albums I had to cut off my list to keep it at 5.
bdreason
09-09-2014, 04:01 AM
Hard question.


CNN - War Report
Wu-Tang - Wu- Tang Forever
Camp Lo - Uptown Saturday Night
Company Flow - Funcrusher
Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death
bdreason
09-09-2014, 04:11 AM
Honorable mention to 3 Melancholy Gypsy's (3MG's) - Gypsy's Luck and Living Legends - UHB Vol. 3.


Broke Ass Summer Jam in S.F. was amazing. Late 90's was the prime for underground West Coast Hip-Hop.
ducktape
09-09-2014, 05:42 AM
1. kool keith - sex style
2. wu-tang clan - wu-tang forever
3. three 6 mafia - chpt. 2: "world domination"
4. company flow - funcrusher plus
5. organized konfusion - the equinox
L.Kizzle
09-09-2014, 06:24 AM
Uuptown Saturday night
when disaster strikes
its all on u vol 1 and 2
Ghetto D
The Untouchable
That_Admiral
09-09-2014, 07:03 AM
Lets not forget compilations albums at the time were great. Your mainstream artists in a non-mainstream way.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51oDALbrFuL.jpg
I just listened to it now... that's bloody good. Are the other soul assasins album as good?
NumberSix
09-09-2014, 03:13 PM
I just listened to it now... that's bloody good. Are the other soul assasins album as good?
No