Best Album of 1996?

[jay los]

20 years since my favorite year of hip hop. Although i was born 2 years after 1996 i have fallen in love with many albums of this year after going back to study them.

My Top 5 (no order) :

1.  Ridin' Dirty -UGK

2. Reasonable Doubt -JayZ

3. ATLiens -OutKast

4. It Was Written -Nas

5. All eyez On Me -Tupac

What are your top 5?

 

[Baby Face Nelson]

All Eyez On Me
7 Day Theory
The Score
It Was Written
ATLiens/Hell on Earth

 

[definition of dopeness]

Ironman
Reasonable Doubt
Ridin Dirty
ATLiens
All Eyez on Me

Bonus:
Ice Cream Man
The Bachelor

 

[Maximus Meridius]

**** this is tough.

7 Day Theory
Reasonable Doubt
Ridin Dirty
All Eyez On Me
ATLiens
It Was Written
Ironman


Man that was probably the best year for hip hop.

 

[servechilled81]

i was just thinking about make a 20yr aniversary for great albums when I saw the Reasonable Doubt thread

my pick is not a rap album though it's this:

Fiona Apple- Tidal

it's timeless, you play it today and it still sounds brand new

 

[definition of dopeness]

Surprised it's not more 20th anniversary re-releases and tours being announced, unless i'm just not paying enough attention. It was a great year w/ so many classic albums that dropped that year.

 

[wayniac211]

Too short - getting it
Pac - 7 day theory
Dru down - can you feel me
Nutty professor soundtrack
Outlast - Atliens

 

[combo gd]

The Score was definitely #1

I remember that album being played at dice games, at cookouts, at the basketball court, graduation parties, and everywhere in between. 

 

[$tacy]

My grandma had the score bruh

 

[illscan]

1 The Roots - Illadelph Halflife
2 Ghostface Killah - Ironman
3 Nas - It was Written
4 The Fugees - The Score
5 Redman - Muddy Waters

Honorable Mention
Mobb Deep - Hell On Earth
De La Soul - Stakes Is High
Jay Z - Reasonable Doubt
Heltah Skeltah - Nocturnal
Bahamadia - Kollage

I could keep going. 96' really was a high water mark.

 

[Brownstone]

 

[send one]

'96 was a ridiculous year. The amount of quality material released is crazy.

Aside from those already mentioned, shouts to...

Lord Finesse - The Awakening
Real Live - The Turnaround
Lost Boyz - Legal Drug Money
Poor Rightness Teachers - New World Order
Mad Skillz - From Where....?
Al Tariq (Kool Fashion) - God Connections


Too many too list.....

 

[illscan]

A Tribe Called Quest - Beats, Rhymes & Life
Jeru The Damaja - Wrath Of The Math
Rass Kass - Soul On Ice
M.O.P. - Firing Squad
Sadat X - Wild Cowboys

 

[SC kid]

one of my favorites.

 

[deleted]

Odelay

 

[ninjahood]

da answer to this question is da Fugees album..crushed 1996.

my personal fav is it was written thou.

 

[jay los]

iron man was good to me too i shouldve put that on there

 

[jay los]

 

[dipsetgeneral]

'96 was a ridiculous year. The amount of quality material released is crazy.

Aside from those already mentioned, shouts to...

Lord Finesse - The Awakening
Real Live - The Turnaround
Lost Boyz - Legal Drug Money
Poor Rightness Teachers - New World Order
Mad Skillz - From Where....?
Al Tariq (Kool Fashion) - God Connections


Too many too list.....

Son. "New World Order" is so overlooked. Album is classic!

 

[Chopper]

The Roots - Illadelph Halflife.
Outkast - ATLienz