Here's my argument for '95 as the best year in hip-hop (I still don't know whether I liked '95 or '96 better, I'll make a '96 thread when I get a chance). thank you to 7 Syns for inspiring me:
2Pac-Me Against the World (Will always be my favorite 'Pac record ever, even if it wasn't his best record)
BG Knoccout & Dre'sta-Real Brothas (Underrated record from Eazy's sidekicks)
Bone Thugs N' Harmony-E. 1999 Eternal (The atmosphere of this record is something I've never heard since, very eerie record, and Bone's best)
Brotha Lynch Hung-Season of da Siccness (Lynch's masterpiece)
DJ Quik-Safe + Sound (Quik never sounded tighter musically, and rap-wise than he did on this record, and he never sounded like he did here again)
Tha Dogg Pound-Dogg Food (Overlooked gem in Death Row's catalog)
The Dove Shack-This is the Shack (Slept on record from one of Warren's better groups)
E-40-In a Major Way ('40's proper debut, "1 Luv" is my favorite song of his to date)
Kool G. Rap-4, 5, 6 (My personal favorite Kool G. Rap record, good collab w/ Nas on it, as well)
The Lunix-Operation Stackola ("I Got 5 On It" blew the hll up in '95)
Mack 10-s/t (Mack's only really solid record)
Naughty By Nature-Poverty's Paradise (Won a Grammy that year)
The Pharcyde-Labcabincalifornia (Overall tighter record than their 1st)
The Roots-Do You Want More?!?!?! (My personal favorite Roots record, Black Thought sounded hungry throughout the record)
Tha Twinz-Conversation (VERY slept on, "Eastside LB" is my favorite Warren production of all-time)
Friday soundtrack ("Keep Their Heads Ringin'")
The Show soundtrack (Possibly the best lineup ever on a soundtrack)
Da 5 Footaz-The Lost Scrolls (unreleased, solid as hell, though)
If nothing else, it might have been the strongest year for West Coast hip-hop (or maybe it was '96 again).
2Pac-Me Against the World (Will always be my favorite 'Pac record ever, even if it wasn't his best record)
BG Knoccout & Dre'sta-Real Brothas (Underrated record from Eazy's sidekicks)
Bone Thugs N' Harmony-E. 1999 Eternal (The atmosphere of this record is something I've never heard since, very eerie record, and Bone's best)
Brotha Lynch Hung-Season of da Siccness (Lynch's masterpiece)
DJ Quik-Safe + Sound (Quik never sounded tighter musically, and rap-wise than he did on this record, and he never sounded like he did here again)
Tha Dogg Pound-Dogg Food (Overlooked gem in Death Row's catalog)
The Dove Shack-This is the Shack (Slept on record from one of Warren's better groups)
E-40-In a Major Way ('40's proper debut, "1 Luv" is my favorite song of his to date)
Kool G. Rap-4, 5, 6 (My personal favorite Kool G. Rap record, good collab w/ Nas on it, as well)
The Lunix-Operation Stackola ("I Got 5 On It" blew the hll up in '95)
Mack 10-s/t (Mack's only really solid record)
Naughty By Nature-Poverty's Paradise (Won a Grammy that year)
The Pharcyde-Labcabincalifornia (Overall tighter record than their 1st)
The Roots-Do You Want More?!?!?! (My personal favorite Roots record, Black Thought sounded hungry throughout the record)
Tha Twinz-Conversation (VERY slept on, "Eastside LB" is my favorite Warren production of all-time)
Friday soundtrack ("Keep Their Heads Ringin'")
The Show soundtrack (Possibly the best lineup ever on a soundtrack)
Da 5 Footaz-The Lost Scrolls (unreleased, solid as hell, though)
If nothing else, it might have been the strongest year for West Coast hip-hop (or maybe it was '96 again).
??? man that's one of, if not THE best record that Cypress brought to us. Beats r just untouchable and lyrics r all original and fit the beats perfectly.
