Release Date |
Artist |
Album |
Notes |
January 14 |
Various Artists |
Rhyme & Reason: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
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January 28 |
Camp Lo |
Uptown Saturday Night |
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Various Artists |
West Coast Bad Boyz II |
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February 4 |
Kool Keith |
Sex Style |
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February 11 |
Frankie Cutlass |
Politics & Bullshit |
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Funkmaster Flex |
The Mix Tape, Vol. II |
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February 18 |
Luniz |
Bootlegs & B-Sides |
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TRU |
Tru 2 da Game |
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March 25 |
Tracey Lee |
Many Facez |
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The Notorious B.I.G. |
Life After Death |
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Warren G |
Take a Look Over Your Shoulder |
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April 8 |
Big Mike |
Still Serious |
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April 15 |
Artifacts |
That's Them |
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April 22 |
Ill Al Skratch |
Keep It Movin' |
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May 20 |
Boot Camp Clik |
For the People |
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KRS-One |
I Got Next |
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Various Artists |
I'm Bout It |
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June 3 |
Wu-Tang Clan |
Wu-Tang Forever |
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Jungle Brothers |
Raw Deluxe |
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World Famous Beat Junkies |
Beat Junkies |
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June 10 |
Mike Ladd |
Easy Listening 4 Armageddon |
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June 17 |
Capone-N-Noreaga |
The War Report |
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Lil' Keke |
Don't Mess Wit Texas |
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The Lost Boyz |
Love, Peace & Nappiness |
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June 24 |
The Beatnuts |
Stone Crazy |
|
Craig Mack |
Operation: Get Down |
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Twista |
Adrenaline Rush |
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Mia X |
Unlady Like |
|
The Lady of Rage |
Necessary Roughness |
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July 1 |
B.G. |
It's All on U, Vol. 1 |
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July 15 |
DJ Pooh |
Bad Newz Travels Fast |
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Missy Elliott |
Supa Dupa Fly |
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July 22 |
Company Flow |
Funcrusher Plus[1] |
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Puff Daddy & the Family |
No Way Out |
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July 29 |
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony |
The Art of War |
|
Rampage |
Scout's Honor… by Way of Blood |
|
Suave House Records |
The Album of the Year |
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August 5 |
Atmosphere |
Overcast! |
|
Killarmy |
Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars |
|
Mr. Serv-On |
Life Insurance |
|
Various Artists |
How to Be a Player |
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August 12 |
Hed PE |
Hed PE |
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Insane Clown Posse |
The Great Milenko |
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August 19 |
O.C. |
Jewelz |
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August 26 |
Coolio |
My Soul |
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Diamond D |
Hatred, Passions and Infidelity |
|
Latryx |
The Album |
|
Tha Alkaholiks |
Likwidation |
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September 2 |
Master P |
Ghetto D |
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September 16 |
Gravediggaz |
The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel |
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Mack 10 |
Based on a True Story |
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September 23 |
Busta Rhymes |
When Disaster Strikes... |
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EPMD |
Back in Business |
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MC Breed |
Flatline |
|
Organized Konfusion |
The Equinox |
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The X-Ecutioners |
X-Pressions |
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September 30 |
Common |
One Day It'll All Make Sense |
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October 14 |
Kinfusion |
Da Unhatched Breed |
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Jurassic 5 |
Jurassic 5 |
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LL Cool J |
Phenomenon |
|
Rawkus Records |
Soundbombing |
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October 21 |
The Firm |
The Album |
|
Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz |
Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album |
|
Salt-n-Pepa |
Brand New |
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October 28 |
Hot Boys |
Get It How U Live! |
|
Luniz |
Lunitik Muzik[2] |
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November 4 |
Jay-Z |
In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 |
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Jedi Mind Tricks |
The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological & Electro-Magnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness |
Mic Geronimo |
"Vendetta" |
Rakim |
The 18th Letter |
|
Three 6 Mafia |
Chapter 2: World Domination |
November 10 |
MC Lyte |
Badder Than B-Fore |
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November 11 |
MC Eiht |
Last Man Standing |
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Mystikal |
Unpredictable |
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B.G. |
It's All on U, Vol. 2 |
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November 18 |
5th Ward Boyz |
Usual Suspects |
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Del the Funky Homosapien |
Future Development |
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MJG |
No More Glory |
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November 25 |
DFC |
The Whole World's Rotten |
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Twiztid |
Mostasteless |
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Will Smith |
Big Willie Style |
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2Pac |
R U Still Down? (Remember Me) |
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December 16 |
Eminem |
Slim Shady EP |
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Ice Cube |
Featuring...Ice Cube |
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December 23 |
8Ball & MJG |
Lyrics of a Pimp |
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