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Complex – The Best R&B Of The 90s:
https://www.complex.com/music/best-90s-r-and-b-albums/

1. Mary J Blige – My Life (1994)
2. R. Kelly – R. Kelly (1995)
3. Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
4. TLC – CrazySexyCool (1994)
5. Mariah Carey – Butterfly (1997)
6. D’Angelo – Brown Sugar (1995)
7. Aaliyah – One In A Million (1996)
8. Jodeci – Diary Of A Mad Band (1993)
9. Sade – Love Deluxe (1992)
10. Janet Jackson – Janet. (1993)
11. Mary J Blige – Share My World (1997)
12. Erykah Badu – Baduizm (1997)
13. Brandy – Brandy (1994)
14. Xscape – Off The Hook (1995)
15. Mariah Carey – Daydream (1995)
16. R. Kelly – 12 Play (1993)
17. Dru Hill – Dru Hill (1996)
18. Ginuwine – 100% Ginuwine (1999)
19. SWV – It’s About Time (1992)
20. Janet Jackson – The Velvet Rope (1997)
21. Maxwell – Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite (1996)
22. Michael Jackson – Dangerous (1991)
23. Monica – Miss Thang (1995)
24. Groove Theory – Groove Theory (1995)
25. Ginuwine – The Bachelor (1996)
26. Blackstreet – Another Level (1996)
27. Johnny Gill – Johnny Gill (1990)
28. Tevin Campbell – I’m Ready (1993)
29. Mariah Carey – Music Box (1993)
30. Donell Jones – Where I Wanna Be (1999)
31. Destiny’s Child – The Writing’s On The Wall (1999)
32. Stevie Wonder – Jungle Fever Soundtrack (1991)
33. Boyz 2 Men – 2 (1994)
34. Tony! Toni! Tone! – Sons Of Soul (1993)
35. Toni Braxton – Toni Braxton (1993)
36. Usher – My Way (1997)
37. Jon B – Bonafide (1995)
38. Total – Total (1996)
39. Zhane – Pronounced Jah-Nay (1994)
40. Babyface – For The Cool In You (1993)
41. Dru Hill – Enter The Dru (1998)
42. Faith Evans – Faith (1995)
43. Bel Biv Devoe – Poison (1990)
44. Allure – Allure (1997)
45. En Vogue – Funky Divas (1992)
46. Prince & The New Power – Diamonds + Pearls (1991)
47. Mary J Blige – What’s The 411? (1992)
48. (Various Soundtrack) – Waiting To Exhale (1995)
49. Guy – The Future (1990)
50. Mariah Carey – Mariah Carey (1990)
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Complex - Best Rap Albums Of The 90s: https://www.complex.com/music/the-best- ... both-sides

1. Nas - Illmatic (1994)
2. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
3. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
4. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (1995)
5. The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die (1994)
6. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
7. Jay Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)
8. OutKast - ATLiens (1996)
9. Mobb Deep - The Infamous (1995)
10. 2Pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
11. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
12. The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death (1997)
13. Ice Cube - Death Certificate (1991)
14. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
15. Cypress Hill - Cypress Hill (1991)
16. De La Soul - Buhloone Mindstate (1993)
17. 2Pac/Makaveli - The Don Killuminati: 7 Day Theory (1996)
18. Gang Starr - Hard to Earn (1994)
19. The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde (1992)
20. Lauryn Hil - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
21. Scarface - The Diary (1994)
22. OutKast - Aquemini (1998)
23. 2Pac - Me Against the World (1995)
24. Goodie Mob - Soul Food (1995)
25. Redman - Muddy Waters (1996)
26. Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted (1990)
27. Fugees - The Score (1996)
28. Geto Boys - We Can’t Be Stopped (1991)
29. Dr. Dre - 2001 (1999)
30. UGK - Ridin’ Dirty (1996)
31. Genius/GZA - Liquid Swords (1995)
32. Juvenile - 400 Degreez (1998)
33. Black Sheep - A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing (1991)
34. Brand Nubian - In God We Trust (1993)
35. N.W.A - Efil4zaggin (1991)
36. Main Source - Breaking Atoms (1991)
37. Capone-N-Noreaga - The War Report (1997)
38. De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
39. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
40. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet (1990)
41. Gang Starr - Daily Operation (1992)
42. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out (1990)
43. Common - Resurrection (1994)
44. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Wanted: Dead or Alive (1990)
45. The Beatnuts - The Beatnuts: Street Level (1994)
46. DMX - It’s Dark and Hell is Hot (1998)
47. Souls of Mischief - 93 ’til Infinity (1993)
48. Big Pun - Capital Punishment (1998)
49. E-40 - In a Major Way (1995)
50. Ghostface Killah - Ironman (1996)
51. OutKast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994)
52. Brand Nubian - One for All (1990)
53. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - E. 1999 Eternal (1995)
54. Beastie Boys - Check Your Head (1992)
55. Smif-N-Wessun - Dah Shinin’ (1995)
56. Eightball & MJG - On Top of the World (1995)
57. Jeru the Damaja - The Sun Rises in the East (1994)
58. Puff Daddy - No Way Out (1997)
59. DJ Quik - Quik Is the Name (1991)
60. Hot Boys - Guerilla Warfare (1999)
61. M.O.P. - Firing Squad (1996)
62. Twista - Adrenaline Rush (1997)
63. The Alkaholiks - Coast II Coast (1995)
64. Jay Z - Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life (1998)
65. Digital Underground - Sex Packets (1990)
66. The Root - Things Fall Apart (1999)
67. Masta Ace Incorporate - SlaughtaHouse (1993)
68. Diamond D - Stunts, Blunts, and Hip-Hop (1992)
69. Mobb Deep - Hell on Earth (1996)
70. Ma$e - Harlem World (1997)
71. Group Home - Livin’ Proof (1995)
72. Nas - It Was Written (1996)
73. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Mecca and The Soul Brother (1992)
74. Three 6 Mafia - Mystic Stylez (1995)
75. Black Moon - Enta Da Stage (1993)
76. Spice 1 - 187 He Wrote (1993)
77. KRS-One - Return of the Boom Bap (1993)
78. Del the Funky Homosapien - No Need for Alarm (1993)
79. Master P - Ghetto D (1997)
80. Lil Kim - Hard Core (1996)
81. Compton’s Most Wanted - Music to Driveby (1992)
82. EPMD - Business As Usual (1990)
83. Scarface - Mr. Scarface Is Back (1991)
84. Redman - Whut? Thee Album (1992)
85. Eightball & MJG - Comin’ Out Hard (1993)
86. Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus (1997)
87. Ol’ Dirty Bastard - Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (1995)
88. King Tee - Tha Triflin’ Album (1993)
89. B.G. - Chopper City in the Ghetto (1999)
90. Mos Def - Black on Both Sides (1999)
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I'd recommend start a new topic when a different list is published because the other lists get lost at the moment to be searched later.
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Great list with Illmatic at the top
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VacantJoy wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 10:54 am Complex Writers Name Their 10 Favorite Rap Albums of the 1990s
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Insanul Ahmed

Top 10 Albums

1. Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
2. Nas, Illmatic (1994)
3. Dr. Dre, The Chronic (1992)
4. Jay-Z, Reasonable Doubt (1996)
5. Raekwon, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (1995)
6. Ice Cube, Death Certificate (1991)
7. 2Pac, Me Against The World (1995)
8. Genius/GZA, Liquid Swords (1995)
9. UGK, Ridin' Dirty (1996)
10. Mos Def, Black On Both Sides (1999)

Five That Should Have Made It

AZ, Doe or Die (1995)
Black Star, Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star (1998)
Wu-Tang Clan, Wu-Tang Forever (1997)
Ice T, O.G. Original Gangsta (1991)
Xzibit, 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz (1998)



Al Shipley

Top 10 Albums

1. A Tribe Called Quest, The Low End Theory (1991)
2. The Notorious B.I.G., Ready To Die (1994)
3. Nas, Illmatic (1994)
4. De La Soul, De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
5. Jay-Z, Reasonable Doubt (1996)
6. UGK, Ridin' Dirty (1996)
7. Dr. Dre, The Chronic (1992)
8. Gang Starr, Daily Operation (1992)
9. A Tribe Called Quest, Midnight Marauders (1993)
10. Mobb Deep, The Infamous (1995)

Five That Should Have Made It

Big L, Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous (1995)
Camp Lo, Uptown Saturday Night (1997)
The Lost Boyz, Legal Drug Money (1996)
Scarface, The World Is Yours (1996)
8Ball & MJG, In Our Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1999)



Kyle Kramer

Top 10 Albums

1. Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
2. Lauryn Hill, Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
3. Nas, Illmatic (1994)
4. UGK, Ridin' Dirty (1996)
5. Goodie Mob, Soul Food (1995)
6. The Notorious B.I.G., Ready To Die (1994)
7. OutKast, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994)
8. E-40, In a Major Way (1995)
9. Dr. Octagon, Dr. Octagonecologyst (1996)
10. Genius/GZA, Liquid Swords (1995)

Five That Should Have Made It

Camp Lo, Uptown Saturday Night (1997)
Wu-Tang Clan, Wu-Tang Forever (1997)
Dr. Octagon, Dr. Octagonecologyst (1996)
Missy Elliott, Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
Big L, Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous (1995)



Jack Erwin

Top 10 Albums

1. The Pharcyde, Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde (1992)
2. Cypress Hill, Cypress Hill (1991)
3. De La Soul, Buhloone Mindstate (1993)
4. Goodie Mob, Soul Food (1995)
5. A Tribe Called Quest, The Low End Theory (1991)
6. UGK, Ridin' Dirty (1996)
7. Beastie Boys, Check Your Head (1992)
8. Common, Resurrection (1994)
9. The Beatnuts, The Beatnuts: Street Level (1994)
10. Public Enemy, Fear of A Black Planet (1990)

Five That Should Have Made It

De La Soul, Stakes Is High (1996)
Sadat X, Wild Cowboys (1996)
The Roots, Illadelph Halflife (1996)
MF DOOM, Operation: Doomsday (1999)
KMD, Black Bastards (1993)



Matt Welty

Top 10 Albums

1. Nas, Illmatic (1994)
2. A Tribe Called Quest, Midnight Marauders (1993)
3. OutKast, Aquemini (1998)
4. Jay-Z, Reasonable Doubt (1996)
5. The Notorious B.I.G., Ready To Die (1994)
6. Freestyle Fellowship, Innercity Griots (1993)
7. Raekwon, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (1995)
8. Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
9. Common, Resurrection (1994)
10. De La Soul, Buhloone Mindstate (1993)

Five That Should Have Made It

Gang Starr, Moment of Truth (1998)
Freestyle Fellowship, Innercity Griots (1993)
AZ, Doe or Die (1995)
Hieroglyphics, 3rd Eye Vision (1998)
MF DOOM, Operation: Doomsday (1999)



Angel Diaz

Top 10 Albums

1. Jay-Z, Reasonable Doubt (1996)
2. The Notorious B.I.G., Ready To Die (1994)
3. Nas, Illmatic (1994)
4. Dr. Dre, The Chronic (1992)
5. A Tribe Called Quest, Midnight Marauders (1993)
6. Raekwon, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (1995)
7. Mobb Deep, The Infamous (1995)
8. Big Pun, Capital Punishment (1998)
9. Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
10. Nas, It Was Written (1996)

Five That Should Have Made It

MF DOOM, Operation: Doomsday (1999)
Jay Z, Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (1999)
Wu-Tang Clan, Wu-Tang Forever (1997)
The Roots, Illadelph Halflife (1996)
Gang Starr, Moment of Truth (1998)



Russ Bengtson

Top 10 Albums

1. The Notorious B.I.G., Ready To Die (1994)
2. A Tribe Called Quest, The Low End Theory (1991)
3. Raekwon, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (1995)
4. Nas, Illmatic (1994)
5. OutKast, ATLiens (1996)
6. Dr. Dre, The Chronic (1992)
7. Jay-Z, Reasonable Doubt (1996)
8. Gang Starr, Step In The Arena (1991)
9. Ice Cube, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990)
10. Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)

Five That Should Have Made It

MF DOOM, Operation: Doomsday (1999)
Ice T, O.G. Original Gangsta (1991)
The Roots, Illadelph Halflife (1996)
Gravediggaz, 6 Feet Deep (1994)
The Beatnuts, Intoxicated Demons: The EP (1993)



David Drake

Top 10 Albums

1. 2Pac, All Eyez On Me (1996)
2. Gang Starr, Hard to Earn (1994)
3. Raekwon, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (1995)
4. Scarface, The Diary (1994)
5. The Notorious B.I.G., Ready To Die (1994)
6. DJ Quik, Rhythm-al-ism (1998)
7. Nas, Illmatic (1994)
8. Snoop Doggy Dogg, Doggystyle (1993)
9. OutKast, Aquemini (1998)
10. A Tribe Called Quest, The Low End Theory (1991)

Five That Should Have Made It

DJ Quik, Rhythm-al-ism (1998)
Missy Elliott, Da Real World (1999)
Suga Free, Street Gospel (1997)
Mystikal, Unpredictable (1997)
Tha Dogg Pound, Dogg Food (1995)



Matt Barone

Top 10 Albums

1. Genius/GZA, Liquid Swords (1995)
2. Gang Starr, Hard to Earn (1994)
3. Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
4. Mobb Deep, The Infamous (1995) 5. Nas, Illmatic (1994)
6. Raekwon, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (1995)
7. Souls of Mischief, 93 'til Infinity (1993)
8. The Notorious B.I.G., Ready To Die (1994)
9. Dr. Dre, The Chronic (1992)
10. OutKast, ATLiens (1996)

Five That Should Have Made It

Gravediggaz, 6 Feet Deep (1994)
Artifacts, Between a Rock and a Hard Place (1994)
Killarmy, Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars (1997)
Onyx, All We Got Iz Us (1995)
Naughty By Nature, 19 Naughty III (1993)



Jason Parham

Top 10 Albums

1. Dr. Dre, The Chronic (1992)
2. Jay Z, Reasonable Doubt (1996)
3. OutKast, ATLiens (1996)
4. Missy Elliott, Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
5. 2Pac, All Eyez On Me (1996)
6. Nas, Illmatic (1994)
7. Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
8. The Roots, Things Fall Apart (1999)
9. The Notorious B.I.G., Life After Death (1997)
10. Mos Def, Black on Both Sides (1999)

Five That Should Have Made It

DJ Quik, Rhythm-al-ism (1998)
Missy Elliott, Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
A Tribe Called Quest, Beats, Rhymes and Life (1996)
The Roots, Illadelph Halflife (1996)
Busta Rhymes, Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front (1998)



Ross Scarano

Top 10 Albums

1. Nas, Illmatic (1994)
2. The Notorious B.I.G., Ready to Die (1994)
3. OutKast, Aquemini (1998)
4. Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
5. Jay-Z, Reasonable Doubt (1996)
6. Ice Cube, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990)
7. A Tribe Called Quest, Midnight Marauders (1993)
8. Genius/GZA, Liquid Swords (1995)
9. The Pharcyde, Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde (1992)
10. 2Pac, Me Against The World (1995)

Five That Should Have Made It

De La Soul, Stakes Is High (1996)
Pharcyde, Labcabincalifornia (1995)
Missy Elliott, Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
Black Star, Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star (1998)
Busta Rhymes, E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front (1998)



Damien Scott

Top 10 Albums

1. Nas Illmatic (1994)
2. The Notorious B.I.G. Ready to Die (1994)
3. Jay-Z, Reasonable Doubt (1996)
4. Makaveli, The Don Killuminati: 7 Day Theory (1996)
5. The Notorious B.I.G., Life After Death (1997)
6. Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
7. Dr. Dre, The Chronic (1992)
8. Mase Harlem World (1997)
9. Raekwon, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (1995)
10. Redman, Muddy Waters (1996)

Five That Should Have Made It

Black Star, Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star (1998)
Jay Z, Vol 3… Life and Times of S. Carter (1999)
Lost Boyz, Legal Drug Money (1996)
Missy Elliott, Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
MF DOOM, Operation: Doomsday (1999)



Rob Kenner

Top 10 Albums

1. Nas, Illmatic (1994)
2. The Notorious B.I.G., Ready To Die (1994)
3. A Tribe Called Quest, Midnight Marauders (1993)
4. Dr. Dre, The Chronic (1992)
5. Snoop Doggy Dogg, Doggystyle (1993)
6. 2Pac, All Eyez On Me (1996)
7. Jay-Z, Reasonable Doubt (1996)
8. Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
9. Mobb Deep, The Infamous (1995)
10. OutKast, ATLiens (1996)

Five That Should Have Made It

Jay Z, Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (1999)
Camp Lo, Uptown Saturday Night (1997)
Missy Elliott, Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
Black Star, Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star (1998)
Def Squad, El Niño (1998)



Brendan Frederick

Top 10 Albums

1. Snoop Doggy Dogg Doggystyle (1993)
2. A Tribe Called Quest, The Low End Theory (1991)
3. Jay-Z, Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life (1998)
4. Nas, Illmatic (1994)
5. The Notorious B.I.G., Life After Death (1997)
6. OutKast, ATLiens (1996)
7. The Fugees, The Score (1996)
8. Capone-N-Noreaga, The War Report (1997)
9. 2Pac, Me Against The World (1995)
10. The Beatnuts The Beatnuts: Street Level (1994)

Five That Should Have Made It

Wyclef Jean, The Carnival (1997)
Xzibit At The Speed Of Life (1996)
Busta Rhymes, When Disaster Strikes... (1997)
Tela, Piece Of Mind (1996)
Ice T, OG: Original Gangster (1991)



Noah Callahan-Bever

Top 10 Albums

1. A Tribe Called Quest, Low End Theory (1991)
2. Dr. Dre, The Chronic (1992)
3. Nas, Illmatic (1994)
4. Raekwon, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (1995)
5. Masta Ace Incorporated, SlaughtaHouse (1993)
6. The Pharcyde, Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde (1992)
7. Mobb Deep, Hell On Earth (1996)
8. Brand Nubian, In God We Trust (1993)
9. De La Soul, Buhloone Mindstate (1993)
10. Black Sheep, A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing (1991)

Five That Should Have Made It

Kwest Tha Madd Lad, This Is My First Album (1996)
Leaders Of The New School, Future Without A Past (1991)
KMD, Black Bastards (1993)
Jay Z, Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (1999)
Gang Starr, Step In The Arena (1991)
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