Top 5 albums released in 1995

95 was my favorite year in hip hop, so this one is going to be an admitted challenge to name a top 5, but I'll try anyway!

Raekwon- Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (my #2 favorite album of all time behind Illmatic)
Genius/GZA- Liquid Swords
Mobb Deep- The Infamous
Smif N Wessun- Dah Shinin

I have to do this for number 5. That spot would go to both Pac's Me Against The World and Dogg Pound's Dogg Food, respectively.

OMG Honorable Mention
Bone Thugs N Harmony- E. 1999 Eternal
AZ- Doe Or Die
KRS-One- KRS-One
Das Efx- Hold It Down
Fat Joe- Jealous One's Envy
Goodie Mob- Soul Food
Grand Puba- 2000
LL Cool J- Mr. Smith
Ol Dirty Bastard- Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
Naughty By Nature- Poverty's Paradise
Onyx- All We Got Iz Us
The Show Soundtrack
Eightball & MJG- On Top Of The World

Hot damn, what a year this was!!!!!

95 is probably my favorite year too Wayne. I'm sorry, but I have to do a top 10. Only the first two are in order.

GZA-Liquid Swords
2Pac-Me Against The World
Bone Thugs N Harmony-E1999 Eternal
Mobb Deep-The Infamous
Raekwon-OB4CL
Goodie Mob-Soul Food
AZ-Doe or Die
Onyx-All We Got Iz Us
Dogg Pound-Dogg Food
Eightball & MJG-On Top Of The World

I could also do some honorable mentions, but why bother. LOL!

Looking at you guys list this may be the numero uno year for the 90's. The 80's ain't fooling with the 90's by a long ass shot!

Pac- MATW
Mobb Deep- Infamous
Raekwon- Purple Tape
Goodie Mob- Soul Food
Gza- Liquid Swords

Hon. Ment (which would basically be my next top 5)
Ball & G- Top Of The World
Smiff N Wessun- Dah Shinin'
Tales From The Hood Soundtrk.
Dogg Pound- Dogg Food
Onyx- All We Got Iz Us
Bone Thugs- E. 1999

1995 definitely is a strong year. Maybe the strongest? ever

Southern Rap Pro wrote:

1995 definitely is a strong year. Maybe the strongest? ever

Cosign.

5 stars for Dogg Food anyone?

Goodie Mob's "Soul Food"
AZ's "Doe or Die"
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's "E. 1999 Eternal"
Mobb Deep's "The Infamous"
Twinz' "Conversation"


Honorable Mentions (which again could easily be top 5s in most any other year):

Raekwon's "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx"
GZA's "Liquid Swords"
Pharcyde's "Labcabincalifornia"
The Nonce's "World Ultimate"
Onyx's "All We Got Iz Us"
2Pac's "Me Against the World"
Aceyalone's "All Balls Don't Bounce"
Das EFX's "Hold It Down"
Group Home's "Livin' Proof"
Tha Dogg Pound's "Dogg Food"
Show & A.G.'s "Goodfellas"
Big L's "Lifestylez ov da Poor and Dangerous"
Smif-N-Wessun's "Dah Shinin'"
ODB's "Return to the 36 Chambers"
LL Cool J's "Mr. Smith"
Naughty By Nature's "Poverty's Paradise"

Raekwon- OBFCL
GZA- Liquid Swords
Mobb Deep- The Infamous
Goodie Mob- Soul Food
2 Pac- Me Against The World

Raekwon- Only Built For Cuban Linx
Mobb Deep- The Infamous
2Pac- Me Against The World
GZA- Liquid Swords
AZ- Doe Or Die

My top 5 years in hip hop history are:
1994
1988
1992
1995
1991

1995 is easily the best year in hip-hop history.

Steve wrote:

1995 is easily the best year in hip-hop history.

It's 4th to me, but I can respect that opinion.

Mine probably are

1991
1994
1995
1992

and I think 1996 had some bangers also but i'll wait and see.

1995 is NOT the best year in hip-hop history...LMAOO! it's a top 5 year easily...but number one by a looong shot IMO is 1988 and quite easily too you will never see another hip-hop year like that one ever again....what a fuckin year that one was..DAMN!

anyway top 5 of 1995??

In no particular order:

Raekwon-Only Built For Cuban Linx

2Pac-Me Against The World

Mobb Deep-The Infamous

The Roots-Do You Want More??

Old Dirty Bastard-Return To The 36 Chambers-The Dirty Version

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/Madvillain/ego_trips_25_greatest_hip_hop_albums_1988



NUMERO UNO baby bubba!


and this only lists just 25 hip-hop albums from that year....WOW

it easily smashes anything before or after it IMO!

1995 is way betta

OB4CL
Liquid Swords
Soul Food
Infamous
Me Against the World
DYWM
E 1999 Eternal
Dah Shinin'
Lifestyles Ov Da Poor And Dangerous
4 5 6
Return to the 36 Chambers
Livin' Proof

I'll take those album over any year

Yo Powell props for listing that Ol Dirty album in your top 5. Folks get so caught up in 36 Chambers, OB4CL, and Liquid Swords that that one gets over looked I feel. Its a personal classic to me.

KRob86 wrote:

Yo Powell props for listing that Ol Dirty album in your top 5. Folks get so caught up in 36 Chambers, OB4CL, and Liquid Swords that that one gets over looked I feel. Its a personal classic to me.

I cosign on Ol Dirty's album also. It's a personal classic to me also.

Steve wrote:

1995 is way betta

OB4CL
Liquid Swords
Soul Food
Infamous
Me Against the World
DYWM
E 1999 Eternal
Dah Shinin'
Lifestyles Ov Da Poor And Dangerous
4 5 6
Return to the 36 Chambers
Livin' Proof

I'll take those album over any year

1988 is killing that shit man....and quite EASILY too

In terms of classics 1988 probably had the most, but my personal fav was 1994.

Illmatic
Ready To Die
The Diary
Southernplayalistic
The Sun Rises To The East
Resurrection
Hard To Earn
Super Tight
Tical
6 Feet Deep
Regulate: The G Funk Era
Stress: The Extinction Agenda
The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World
Dare Iz A Darkside
Somethin Serious

best year in hip hop

GZA/Genius - Liquid Swords
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Big L - Lifestyles Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
AZ - Doe Or Die

Honorable Mentions:

Smif-n-Wessun - Dah Shinin'
Cypress Hill - III - Temples of Boom
DJ Quik - Safe & Sound

GZA - Liquid Swords
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
2Pac - Me Against The World
Bone - E. 1999 Eternal
DJ Quik - Safe + Sound (underrated as fuck)

'95 was so good I'm going to have to name 10:

Scarface-The Diary
2Pac-Me Against the World
Bone Thugs-E. 1999 Eternal
Goodie Mob-Soul Food
Raekwon-Only Built for Cuban Linx
GZA-Liquid Swords
Mobb Deep-Infamous
8Ball & MJG-On Top of the World
Dogg Pound-Dogg Food
Big L-Lifestylez ov da Poor and Dangerous
*<'20s gangster voice>, 95 dat was a good year!

Honorable Mention:
AZ-Doe or Die
The Show Soundtrack
Roots-Do You Want More?
Smif N Wessun-Dah Shinin
Naughty By Nature-Poverty's Paradise
Spice 1-1990 Sick
E-40-In A Major Way
New Jersey Drive Soundtrack
Showbiz & AG-Goodfellas
Mad CJ Mac-True Game
Junior Mafia-Conspiracy
Fat Joe-Jealous Ones Envy
South Circle-Anotha Day, Anotha Balla
Cypress Hill-Temple of Boom
Friday Soundtrack (did anybody mention this one?)
Kool G Rap-4, 5, 6
BG Knoccout & Dresta-Real Brothas
Pharcyde-Labcabincalifornia

TheHazardous wrote:

'95 was so good I'm going to have to name 10:

Scarface-The Diary
2Pac-Me Against the World
Bone Thugs-E. 1999 Eternal
Goodie Mob-Soul Food
Raekwon-Only Built for Cuban Linx
GZA-Liquid Swords
Mobb Deep-Infamous
8Ball & MJG-On Top of the World
Dogg Pound-Dogg Food
Big L-Lifestylez ov da Poor and Dangerous
*<'20s gangster voice>, 95 dat was a good year!

Honorable Mention:
AZ-Doe or Die
The Show Soundtrack
Roots-Do You Want More?
Smif N Wessun-Dah Shinin
Naughty By Nature-Poverty's Paradise
Spice 1-1990 Sick
E-40-In A Major Way
New Jersey Drive Soundtrack
Showbiz & AG-Goodfellas
Mad CJ Mac-True Game
Junior Mafia-Conspiracy
Fat Joe-Jealous Ones Envy
South Circle-Anotha Day, Anotha Balla
Cypress Hill-Temple of Boom
Friday Soundtrack (did anybody mention this one?)
Kool G Rap-4, 5, 6
BG Knoccout & Dresta-Real Brothas
Pharcyde-Labcabincalifornia

Nice list, however, as a friendly reminder, Face's The Diary was released in 1994.

The only year competing with 95 is 88.

95 was a great year, but I think 88 smashes it easily.

T. Myers wrote:

The only year competing with 95 is 88.

As Fabolous would say, there is no competition, 88 was a good year, but it's overrated by those who don't know better. 1995 was hip-hop's pinnacle year easily.

Southern Rap Pro wrote:

T. Myers wrote:

The only year competing with 95 is 88.

As Fabolous would say, there is no competition, 88 was a good year, but it's overrated by those who don't know better. 1995 was hip-hop's pinnacle year easily.

1988 had far more classics than 1995.

Wayne wrote:

TheHazardous wrote:

'95 was so good I'm going to have to name 10:

Scarface-The Diary
2Pac-Me Against the World
Bone Thugs-E. 1999 Eternal
Goodie Mob-Soul Food
Raekwon-Only Built for Cuban Linx
GZA-Liquid Swords
Mobb Deep-Infamous
8Ball & MJG-On Top of the World
Dogg Pound-Dogg Food
Big L-Lifestylez ov da Poor and Dangerous
*<'20s gangster voice>, 95 dat was a good year!

Honorable Mention:
AZ-Doe or Die
The Show Soundtrack
Roots-Do You Want More?
Smif N Wessun-Dah Shinin
Naughty By Nature-Poverty's Paradise
Spice 1-1990 Sick
E-40-In A Major Way
New Jersey Drive Soundtrack
Showbiz & AG-Goodfellas
Mad CJ Mac-True Game
Junior Mafia-Conspiracy
Fat Joe-Jealous Ones Envy
South Circle-Anotha Day, Anotha Balla
Cypress Hill-Temple of Boom
Friday Soundtrack (did anybody mention this one?)
Kool G Rap-4, 5, 6
BG Knoccout & Dresta-Real Brothas
Pharcyde-Labcabincalifornia

Nice list, however, as a friendly reminder, Face's The Diary was released in 1994.

Show ya right. Let me move up Pharcyde then. I can't believe I missed that.

Liquid Swords of Course
The Infamous
Lifestylez of Da Poor & Dangerous
All We Got Iz Us

Doe Or Die
MATW
OB4CL
Danger Zone
KRS-One

Any of you heard this joint from 95?

Yeah, it's a dope album. I actually prefer it over Runaway Slave.

Wayne wrote:

Any of you heard this joint from 95?

Show and A.G. got tha flava (tha flava)...Rollin with the dwellas and their neighbors...

Yup, I bought this in 1995. Those beats bump. I don't consider it a best of 1995 though.

Myestro wrote:

Wayne wrote:

Any of you heard this joint from 95?

Show and A.G. got tha flava (tha flava)...Rollin with the dwellas and their neighbors...

Yup, I bought this in 1995. Those beats bump. I don't consider it a best of 1995 though.

Co-Sign, Goodfellas is dope but it ain't fuckin with Runaway Slave.

1. Goodie Mob - Soul Food
2. GZA - Liquid Swords
3. Raekwon - OB4CL
4. Smif-N-Wessun - Dah Shinin'
5. Mobb Deep - The Infamous

1. 2Pac-Me Against The World (Album of the year EASILY)
2. Twinz- Conversation (I've said it before, this album is so fucking dope, G-Funk at it's finest)
3. DJ Quik- Safe & Sound (His finest album. Classic.)
4. Bone - E. 1999 Eternal (I'm a Bone stan.)
5. Dove Shack- This Is the Shack (not as good as Conversation, but still a dope ass album)

i really cant narrow this year down to 5, i just cant. I try but then i realize i like another album just as much depending on what im feelin at the time

I got 7 personal classics for 1995...

In order:

1. Goodie Mob "Soul Food" (5 stars)
2. Genius/GZA "Liquid Swords" (5 stars)
3. E-40 "In a Major Way" (5 stars)
4. Krs-One "Krs-One" (5 stars)
5. Ol Dirty Bastard "Return to the 36 Chambers" (5 stars)
6. B.G. Knocc Out & Dresta "Real Brothas" (5 stars)
7. Aceyalone "All Balls Don't Bounce" (5 stars)