The Best Hip-Hop Albums of 1994

1. Nas — "Illmatic" ★★★★★

2. The Notorious BIG — "Ready to Die" ★★★★★

3. Scarface — "The Diary" ★★★★★

4. Jeru the Damaja — "The Sun Rises in the East" ★★★★★

5. Digable Planets — "Blowout Comb" ★★★★☆

6. OC — "Word...Life" ★★★★☆

7. Organized Konfusion — "Stress: The Extinction Agenda" ★★★★☆

8. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo — "Killer Kuts" ★★★★☆

9. Racionais MC's — "Racionais MC's" ★★★★

10. Dred Scott — "Breakin' Combs" ★★★★

11. Pete Rock & CL Smooth — "The Main Ingredient" ★★★★

12. Player 1 & Bloody Bones — "Crime Rate Sky-High" ★★★★

13. OutKast — "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" ★★★★

14. Gang Starr — "Hard to Earn" ★★★★

15. Big Hill — "Management" bootleg ★★★★

16. Triple Six Mafia — "Smoked Out Loced Out" mixtape ★★★★

17. Method Man — "Tical" ★★★★

18. Gravediggaz — "6 Feet Deep" ★★★★

19. Big Mike — "Somethin' Serious" ★★★★

20. Warren G — "Regulate... G Funk Era" ★★★★

21. MC Solaar — "Prose combat" ★★★★

22. UGK — "Super Tight..." ★★★★

23. Redman — "Dare Iz a Darkside" ★★★★

24. DJ Q-Bert — "Demolition Pumpkin Squeeze Musik" ★★★★

25. Lou X — "Dal basso" ★★★★

26. The Coup — "Genocide & Juice" ★★★★

27. Lo Key — "Test My Nutz" EP ★★★★

28. Da Last Future — "Da Last Future" EP ★★★★

29. DJ Paul & Juicy "J" — "Part. 2: Da Exorcist" mixtape ★★★★

30. AAVV — "Wild Pitch Classics" ★★★★

31. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five — "Message From Beat Street: The Best of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five" ★★★★

32. StreeThugs — "Not to Be Fu•?ed With" ★★★★

33. Scientifik — "Criminal" ★★★★

34. Kurious — "A Constipated Monkey" ★★★★

35. Paris — "Guerrilla Funk" ★★★★

36. Kurtis Blow — "The Best of Kurtis Blow" ★★★★

37. A.D.O.R. — "The Concrete" ★★☆

38. Common Sense — "Resurrection" ★★★★

39. Lords of the Underground — "Keepers of the Funk" ★★★☆

40. Shyheim — "AKA The Rugged Child" ★★★★

41. Smooth 7 — "T.H.U.G. Poetry" ★★☆

42. Keith Murray — "The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World" ★★★★

43. Havoc & Prodeje — "Kickin' Game" ★★★☆

44. Sangue Misto — "SxM" ★★★☆

45. Thug Life — "Volume 1" ★★★☆

46. Da Youngsta's — "No Mercy" ★★★☆

47. Above the Law — "Uncle Sam's Curse" ★★★☆

48. Big Mello — "Wegonefunkwichamind" ★★★☆

49. Coolio — "It Takes a Thief" ★★★☆

50. Artifacts — "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" ★★★☆

51. DJ Krush — "Krush" ★★★☆

52. Al Kapone — "Sinista Funk" ★★★☆

53. Street Military — "Don't Give a Damn" EP ★★★☆

54. Boogie Monsters — "Riders of the Storm: The Underwater Album" ★★★☆

55. Maestro Fresh Wes — ""Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!"" ★★★☆

56. Kokane — "Funk Upon a Rhyme" ★★★☆

57. Criminal Manne — "Solo Tape" ★★★☆

58. MC Eiht featuring CMW — "We Come Strapped" ★★★☆

59. Slick Rick — "Behind Bars" ★★★☆

60. Sinister — "Mobbin 4 Life" ★★★☆

61. K-Dee — "Ass, Gas or Cash (No One Rides for Free)" ★★★☆

62. Mad Flava — "From tha Ground Unda" ★★★☆

63. ESG — "Ocean of Funk" ★★★☆

64. Ill Al Skratch — "Creep Wit' Me" ★★★☆

65. MOP — "To the Death" ★★★☆

66. G-Slimm — "Four Deuces & Trays" ★★★☆

67. Down South — "Lost in Brooklyn" ★★★☆

68. Da Koopsta Knicca — "The Devil's Playground" ★★★☆

69. Odd Squad — "Fadanuf fa Erybody" ★★★☆

70. Mista DJ Paul — "Volume 16: For da Summa of '94" mixtape ★★★☆

71. E-40 — "The Mail Main" EP ★★★☆

72. Lord Infamous — "Solo Tape" ★★★☆

73. Lil Gin — "Junts We Choke II" EP ★★★☆

74. Seagram — "Reality Check" ★★★☆

75. The Beatnuts — "The Beatnuts" ★★★☆

76. Lil 1/2 Dead — "The Dead Has Arisen" ★★★☆

77. Public Enemy — "Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age" ★★★☆

78. Hard 2 Obtain — "Ism & Blues" ★★★☆

79. Saafir — "Boxcar Sessions" ★★★☆

80. Spark 950 & Timbo King — "United We Slam" EP ★★★☆

81. Lady "B" (Skinny Pimp) — "Strictly for That Nigga (I Wanna Shoot a Skinny Ercearl)" ★★★☆

82. Brand Nubian — "Everything is Everything" ★★★☆

83. Chunk — "Break 'em Off a Chunk" ★★★☆

84. Justice System — "Rooftop Soundcheck" ★★★☆

85. DJ Paul — "Vol. 15 4 Dem Niggas Wit Anna" ★★★☆

86. Mystikal — "Mystikal" ★★★☆

87. Al Kapone — "Pure Ghetto Anger" ★★★☆

88. Juicy (Juice Manne) Jay — "Vol. 9mm "It's On"" ★★★☆

89. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Creepin on ah Come Up" EP ★★★☆

90. Tommy Wright III — "Ashes 2 Ashes, Dust 2 Dust" ★★★☆

91. Lil Ramsey — "Goin Undacova" ★★★☆

92. Ghetto Mafia — "Draw the Line" ★★★☆

93. Spice 1 — "AmeriKKKa's Nightmare" ★★★☆

94. Eightball & MJG — "On the Outside Looking In" ★★★☆

95. Psycho Gangsta — "Stories of the Jack" ★★☆

96. The Roots — "From the Ground Up" EP ★★★☆

97. Money Boss Players — "Ghetto Chronicle Daily" EP ★★★☆

98. Society — "Yes n Deed: The EP" EP ★★★☆

99. Lil Glock & SOG — "Blow a Niggaz Ass Off" EP ★★★☆

100. Natural Elements — "The EP" EP ★★★☆

101. C-Bo — "Autopsy" EP ★★★☆

102. That Nigga Bone — "That Nigga Bone" ★★☆

103. Lil Heavy — "Illegal Sells" EP ★★★☆

104. Lez Moné — "Talkin' Shit" ★★☆

105. Peanut Butter Wolf — "Peanut Butter Breaks" ★★★

106. Big Daddy Kane — "Daddy's Home" ★★★

107. Da Bush Babees — "Ambushed" ★★★

108. Primo — "Stickin' to the Script" ★★☆

109. Master P — "The Ghettos Tryin to Kill Me!" ★★★

110. Terminator X & The Godfathers of Threatt — "Super Bad (Terminator X & the Godfathers of Threatt)" ★★★

111. The Legion — "Theme + Echo = Krill" ★★★

112. Gimisum Family — "Gimisum Dungeon" ★★★

113. DJ Zirk — "2 Thick" EP ★★★

114. Boodah An Da Bandit — "Brain on Drugz EP" EP ★★★

115. Tweedy Bird Loc — "No Holds Barred" ★★★

116. Lil' Jyule — "Ashes 2 Ashes, Dust 2 Dust" ★★★

117. AAVV — "Bigtyme Vol I: Still Afloat" ★★★

118. Point Blank — "Mad at the World" ★★★

119. The Almighty RSO — "Revenge of da Badd Boyz: The EP" EP ★★★

120. 5th Ward Boyz — "Gangsta Funk" EP ★★★

121. Ghetto Philarmonic — "Hip-hop Be-bop" ★★★

122. Fugees (Tranzlator Crew) — "Blunted on Reality" ★★★

123. Blac Monks — "Secrets of the Hidden Temple" ★★★

124. Champ MC — "Ghetto Flava" ★★★

125. Ed OG & Da Bulldogs — "Roxbury 02119" ★★★

126. Beastie Boys — "Ill Communication" ★★★

127. Grand Daddy IU — "Lead Pipe" ★★★

128. Craig Mack — "Project: Funk da World" ★★★

129. Maniac — "The World of a Psycho" ★★★

130. Ant Banks — "The Big Badass" ★★★

131. Young Soldierz — "Young Soldierz" ★★☆

132. Shaquille O'Neal — "Shaq Fu - Da Return" ★★★

133. RBL Posse — "Ruthless by Law" ★★★

134. Nini X — "She's Dangerous" ★★★

135. House of Pain — "Same as It Ever Was" ★★★

136. Marvaless — "Ghetto Blues" ★★★

137. D-Shot — "The Shot Calla" ★★★

138. Yaggfu Front — "Action Packed Adventure" ★★★

139. Little Bruce — "XXXtra Manish" ★★★

140. Rappin' 4-Tay — "Don't Fight the Feelin'" ★★★

141. Trinity Garden Cartel — "Don't Blame It on da Music" ★★★

142. Casual — "Fear Itself" ★★★

143. Top Quality — "Magnum Opus" ★★★

144. Lo Down — "Gangstaville" ★★★

145. Esham — "Closed Casket" ★★★

146. Joint Mobb — "Zaggin Die'N Everyday" EP ★★★

147. South Central Cartel — "N Gatz We Truss" ★★★

148. Cheeky Blakk — "Let Me Get That Outcha" EP ★★★

149. D.J. Lee — "Struggle to Survive" ★★★

150. Pistol — "Hittin' Like a Bullet'" ★★★

151. Sco & Melo — "All Business" EP ★★★

152. Blackalicious — "Melodica" EP ★★★

153. Willie D — "Play Witcha Mama" ★★★

154. B-Legit the Savage — "Tryin' to Get a Buc" ★★☆

155. Lil Ric — "Deep n tha Game" ★★☆

156. Extra Prolific — "Like It Should Be" ★★☆

157. The Treacherous Three — "Old School Flava" ★★☆

158. Schooly D — "Welcome to America" ★★☆

159. Radical Stuff — "Hardaswallow" ★★☆

160. Dream Warriors — "Subliminal Simulation" ★★☆

161. DJ Krush — "Strictly Turntablized" ★★☆

162. The Legend Lady "J" — "Glock n' My Hand" ★★☆

163. DFC — "Things in tha Hood" ★★☆

164. Shadz of Lingo — "A View to Kill" ★★☆

165. Da Lench Mob — "Planet of da Apes" ★★☆

166. AAVV — "Murder Was the Case" ★★☆

167. Ahmad — "Ahmad" ★★☆

168. DJ Paul & Juicy "J" — "Vol. 1: Da Beginning" mixtape ★★☆

169. Rappin' 4-Tay — "Don't Fight the Feelin'" ★★☆

170. Kool Daddy Fresh — "It's All True'" ★★☆

171. AAVV — "West Coast Bad Boyz: Anotha Level of the Game" ★★☆

172. Roots — "Roots from the Underground" ★★☆

173. 2 Dope — "Fuck Off" EP ★★☆

174. AAVV — "Above the Rim: The Soundtrack" ★★

175. Fu-Schnickens — "Nervous Break Down" ★★

176. PMD — "Shade Business" ★★

177. Gimisum Family — "Gimi Sum Family II (Tha Other Side of Da Family)" ★★

178. Goldy — "In the Land of Funk" ★★

179. Flatlinerz — "U.S.A." ★★

180. Volume 10 — "Hip-Hopera" ★★

181. D-Moe tha Youngsta — "Do You Feel Me?" ★★

182. Celly Cel — "Heat 4 Yo Azz" ★★

183. Spearhead — "Home" ★★

184. Da Brat — "Funkdafied" ★★

185. Potna Deuce — "Welcome to da Tilt" ★★☆

186. Black Sheep — "Non-Fiction" ★★

187. The Real Half Pint — "To the Land of Funk" ★★

188. Tim Smooth & Too Cool — "Straight Up Drivin 'Em" ★★

189. Sir Mix-A-Lot — "Chief Boot Knocka" ★★

190. The Mexakinz — "Zig Zag" ★☆

191. Nice & Smooth — "Jewel of the Nile" ★☆

192. Da Hoodstas — "Hoodsta Madness" ★☆

193. Arrested Development — "Zingalamaduni" ★☆

194. ICP — "Ringmaster" ★☆

195. Articolo 31 — "Messa di vespiri" ★

196. N2Deep — "24-7-365" ★