Infographic: The Best Years In Hip Hop
1987
- Eric B & Rakim – Paid In Full
- Boogie Down Productions – Criminal Minded
- Public Enemy – Yo! Bum Rush The Show
- LL Cool J – Bigger & Deffer
- Ice T – Rhyme Pays
Full Top 15 read HERE.
1988
- Public Enemy – It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
- Ultramagnetic MCs – Critical Beatdown
- Slick Rick – The Great Adventures Of…
- N.W.A – Straight Outta Compton
- Big Daddy Kane – Long Live The Kane
Full Top 30 read HERE
1989
- De La Soul – 3 Feet High & Rising
- Beastie Boys – Paul’s Boutique
- The D.O.C. – No One Can Do It Better
- Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – Road To The Riches
- EPMD – Unfinished Business
Full Top 40 read HERE
1990
- Public Enemy – Fear Of A Black Planet
- Ice Cube – AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted
- A Tribe Called Quest – People’s Instinctive Travels…
- Paris – The Devil Made Me Do It
- Eric B & Rakim – Let The Rhythm Hit Em
Full Top 30 read HERE
1991
- A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory
- De La Soul – De La Soul Is Dead
- Ice T – O.G. Original Gangster
- Gang Starr – Step In The Arena
- Ice Cube – Death Certificate
Full Top 40 read HERE
1992
- Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Mecca & The Soul Brother
- Dr Dre – The Chronic
- Showbiz & AG – Runaway Slave
- The Pharcyde – Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
- Diamond D – Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop
Full Top 40 read HERE
1993
- Wu Tang Clan – Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers)
- A Tribe Called Quest – Midnight Marauders
- De La Soul – Buhloone Mindstate
- Snoop Doggy Dogg – Doggy Style
- KRS One – Return Of The Boom Bap
Full Top 40 read HERE
1994
- Nas – Illmatic
- The Notorious Big – Ready To Die
- OutKast – Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
- O.C. – Word… Life
- Jeru The Damaja – The Sun Rises In The East
Full Top 40 read HERE
1995
- Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…
- 2Pac – Me Against The World
- GZA – Liquid Swords
- Goodie Mob – Soul Food
- Mobb Deep – The Infamous
Full Top 40 read HERE
1996
- De La Soul – Stakes Is High
- OutKast – ATLiens
- The Roots – Illadelph Halflife
- Makaveli – The Don Killuminati…
- Jay Z – Reasonable Doubt
Full Top 40 read HERE