Here's some nobody else mentioned, a couple crucial debuts in '94:
Dru Down-Explicit Game (debut for Dru and The Luniz)
E-40-Mailman EP & Federal LP ('40's debut)
Above the Rim soundtrack (proper intro of Warren & Nate)
Murder Was the Case soundtrack (IMO, the most solid rap soundtrack O.A.T.)
Very good year, Warren's record was the pinnacle of '94 for me, because it introduced Warren's stable of talent; Da 5 Footaz, Tha Twinz, Malik, and The Dove Shack, and Warren singlehandedly saved Def Jam from bankruptcy that year (good or bad thing, you decide).
That being said, I still rate '95 and '96 ahead of '94, I'd have to go through my records to see which one I'd rate highest, I'm guessing '96 off the top of my head.
Dru Down-Explicit Game (debut for Dru and The Luniz)
E-40-Mailman EP & Federal LP ('40's debut)
Above the Rim soundtrack (proper intro of Warren & Nate)
Murder Was the Case soundtrack (IMO, the most solid rap soundtrack O.A.T.)
Very good year, Warren's record was the pinnacle of '94 for me, because it introduced Warren's stable of talent; Da 5 Footaz, Tha Twinz, Malik, and The Dove Shack, and Warren singlehandedly saved Def Jam from bankruptcy that year (good or bad thing, you decide).
That being said, I still rate '95 and '96 ahead of '94, I'd have to go through my records to see which one I'd rate highest, I'm guessing '96 off the top of my head.
