Now I'm not sure if it outdoes 1994, but I'm partial to 1988. Some of my favorite MC's dropped, and some of the greatest ever. Not to mention EIGHT 5 mic albums (rated when the Source was still reputable too).
2 Hype – Kid ‘N Play
Act a Fool – King T
Born to Be Wild – MC Shan
By All Means Necessary – Boogie Down Productions
"'I'm so-and-so,' 'I'm this,' 'I'm that' / Huh! But they all just wick-wick-WACK"
Critical Beatdown – Ultramagnetic MC’s
"Like a battery, charged, I'm worth the alkaline"
Dynamite – Masters of Ceremony
Eazy-Duz-It – Eazy-E
"Rollin' down the street in my six-four"
Follow the Leader – Eric B. & Rakim
"'Cause you're about to see a disasterous sight / A performance never again performed on the mic"
Girls I Got ‘em Locked – Superlover Cee & Casanova Rud
Goin’ Off – Biz Markie
"They caught the vapors..."
Grab It! – L’Trimm
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick – Slick Rick
"She almost got cut short. You know, scissored / She tried to disrespect who? The Grand Wizard"
He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper – DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
In Control, Vol. 1 – Marley Marl
In Full Effect – Mantronix
In Full Gear – Stetsasonic
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back – Public Enemy
"Once again, back is the incredible"
It Takes Two – Robe Base & DJ E-Z Rock
"Ladies love me, girls adore me / I mean, even the ones who never saw me"
Life Is…Too Short – Too Short
"People wanna say it's just my time / Brothers like me had to work for mine"
Long Live the Kane – Big Daddy Kane
"I can sneeze, sniffle or cough / E-e-e-even if I stutter I'm a still come off"
Lyte as a Rock – MC Lyte
Power – Ice-T
Pure Righteousness – Lakim Shabazz
Straight Out the Jungle – The Jungle Brothers
"Jimbrowski is badder than your baddest rope chain / I guess that should explain why we give it the dope name"
Straight Outta Compton – N.W.A
"Yo, what the fuck are they yellin?"
Strictly Business – EPMD
"I'm so swift and that's a natural fact / I'm like Zorro - I'll mark a 'E' on your back"
The World’s Greatest Entertainer – Doug E. Fresh
I was sitting here trying to figure what to say about this list, but didn't know what to say. I think the list and the names speak for themselves.
Fresh for '88 you suckaaaas
2 Hype – Kid ‘N Play
Act a Fool – King T
Born to Be Wild – MC Shan
By All Means Necessary – Boogie Down Productions
"'I'm so-and-so,' 'I'm this,' 'I'm that' / Huh! But they all just wick-wick-WACK"
Critical Beatdown – Ultramagnetic MC’s
"Like a battery, charged, I'm worth the alkaline"
Dynamite – Masters of Ceremony
Eazy-Duz-It – Eazy-E
"Rollin' down the street in my six-four"
Follow the Leader – Eric B. & Rakim
"'Cause you're about to see a disasterous sight / A performance never again performed on the mic"
Girls I Got ‘em Locked – Superlover Cee & Casanova Rud
Goin’ Off – Biz Markie
"They caught the vapors..."
Grab It! – L’Trimm
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick – Slick Rick
"She almost got cut short. You know, scissored / She tried to disrespect who? The Grand Wizard"
He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper – DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
In Control, Vol. 1 – Marley Marl
In Full Effect – Mantronix
In Full Gear – Stetsasonic
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back – Public Enemy
"Once again, back is the incredible"
It Takes Two – Robe Base & DJ E-Z Rock
"Ladies love me, girls adore me / I mean, even the ones who never saw me"
Life Is…Too Short – Too Short
"People wanna say it's just my time / Brothers like me had to work for mine"
Long Live the Kane – Big Daddy Kane
"I can sneeze, sniffle or cough / E-e-e-even if I stutter I'm a still come off"
Lyte as a Rock – MC Lyte
Power – Ice-T
Pure Righteousness – Lakim Shabazz
Straight Out the Jungle – The Jungle Brothers
"Jimbrowski is badder than your baddest rope chain / I guess that should explain why we give it the dope name"
Straight Outta Compton – N.W.A
"Yo, what the fuck are they yellin?"
Strictly Business – EPMD
"I'm so swift and that's a natural fact / I'm like Zorro - I'll mark a 'E' on your back"
The World’s Greatest Entertainer – Doug E. Fresh
I was sitting here trying to figure what to say about this list, but didn't know what to say. I think the list and the names speak for themselves.
Fresh for '88 you suckaaaas
