But with their largely self-produced debut, D’Ranged & Damaged, Jingle Bel, and Spin 4th crafted one of the dopest albums to emerge from the ’90s. Unfortunately, the trio ended up releasing just one full-length project. Relocating to New York to pursue their Rap career, Yaggfu Front became the first Hip Hop crew from North Carolina to land a major record deal. Yaggfu Front – Action Packed Adventure! (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1993) The term ‘Hip Hop Classic’ can often be used too loosely – but Genocide & Juice is an album richly deserving of such an accolade. The pair take on the role of famous, crooked business moguls trying their hand at rapping – bragging about their wealth and mocking the less fortunate on the hilarious, brilliantly executed “Pimps (Free Stylin At The Fortune 500 Club).” “Name Game” expounds on hardworking rap artists not reaping their financial rewards, Boots rapping: “Your sh** can go gold and the only cash you got is the silver kind that don’t fold.” And on the climax of “Fat Cats, Bigga Fish,” Riley conceives possibly the most inventive and insightful observation of gentrification ever recorded. Alongside fellow MC E-Roc, he delivers engaging, socially conscious messages to powerful, sometimes comical effect. Boots is one of Hip Hop’s more slept-on storytellers. Their second and arguably best album explores the futile struggle of the disenfranchised oppressed by the corrupt system of the ruling classes, set over grimy, at times melancholy live Oaktown funk. 1994’s Genocide & Juice is my personal favorite. Led by rapper, producer, screenwriter, and activist Boots Riley, the Oakland crew released three spectacularly overlooked albums in the ’90s. No doubt about it, The Coup had to feature on this list. Not only an album with a great name and eye-catching cover photo, Ism & Blues is also a true Golden Age sleeper with no gimmicks – a slept-on underground classic worthy of more props.
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Taste flexes his storytelling skills on “Local Hero” and “Heels Without Souls,” plus his distinctive, gravelly vocals make him the standout rapper. Sure, Taste and DL won’t set the world alight or appear in any greatest rappers of all-time lists, but they come up with the goods. Their fusion of jazzy loops and soulful samples layered over tight, swinging drum breaks interspersed with lush musical interludes is pure gold. What really makes this record shine is the beautiful production by The Stimulated Dummies (AKA SD50s), which gives the album a sonically rich, cohesive sound and vibe. But – in a year littered with exceptional releases – this wasn’t just another average LP deserving to be left on the shelf gathering dust. Groove,” DJ Six Seven and MCs Taste The Terror and DL dropped their first and final LP in 1994 to a somewhat muted reception. Following the moderate success of their breakout ’93 single “L.I. When it comes to records by artists who released just one album in the ’90s, Ism & Blues by Long Island trio Hard 2 Obtain is definitely up there with the best of them. Some albums listed here are better known than others, but even heads who are used to digging deep may discover an album or two they have missed out on for some reason.Īlso read: 50 Under-appreciated 1990s Hip Hop Albums For this piece, we have selected – in no particular order – 50 excellent Hip Hop released in the 1990s that we consider being underappreciated, albums that don’t get mentioned enough when 1990s Hip Hop is celebrated. Dre on this list, nor widely celebrated classics from acts such as A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Gang Starr, Mobb Deep, De La Soul, Public Enemy, Ice Cube, OutKast, Eric B & Rakim, EPMD, Redman, Wu-Tang Clan, Ice T, Scarface, The Pharcyde, Common, and other high profile artists. So no albums from 2Pac, Biggie, Jay-Z, and Dr.
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Casual Hip Hop listeners who ARE open to discovering some Hip Hop music they have never listened to before may find this list to be of value. That’s too bad because there has always been SO MUCH great Hip Hop by other artists out there. Some people seem to think these four are all Hip Hop ever had to offer. Dre – and who don’t want to look any further – can get kind of tiring. Trying to pitch more obscure Hip Hop titles to people who have only listened to 2Pac, Biggie, Jay-Z, and Dr. But at times it’s futile too because inevitably not everyone has the same amount of knowledge.
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It’s fun because it forces you to think and sometimes to re-evaluate, and it’s fun because talks with others can make you discover some great albums you otherwise might have slept on. 50 Under-appreciated 1990s Hip Hop Albums | Part 2: Discussing ‘ best ever’ Hip Hop albums is fun, but at the same time often a futile exercise.