Era · 1986–94
The Golden Age
AlbumReady to DieThe Notorious B.I.G. · 1994
AlbumSouthernplayalisticadillacmuzikOutKast · 1994
AlbumDoggystyleSnoop Doggy Dogg · 1993
AlbumIllmaticNas · 1994
AlbumMidnight MaraudersA Tribe Called Quest · 1993
AlbumEnter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)Wu-Tang Clan · 1993
AlbumDaily OperationGang Starr · 1992
AlbumThe ChronicDr. Dre · 1992
AlbumWe Can’t Be StoppedGeto Boys · 1991
AlbumThe Low End TheoryA Tribe Called Quest · 1991
AlbumStep in the ArenaGang Starr · 1990
AlbumAmeriKKKa’s Most WantedIce Cube · 1990
AlbumPeople’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of RhythmA Tribe Called Quest · 1990
AlbumPaul’s BoutiqueBeastie Boys · 1989
Album3 Feet High and RisingDe La Soul · 1989
AlbumLife Is… Too ShortToo $hort · 1988
AlbumStraight Outta ComptonN.W.A · 1989
AlbumThe Great Adventures of Slick RickSlick Rick · 1988
AlbumStrictly BusinessEPMD · 1988
AlbumLong Live the KaneBig Daddy Kane · 1988
AlbumIt Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us BackPublic Enemy · 1988
AlbumPaid in FullEric B. & Rakim · 1987
AlbumCriminal MindedBoogie Down Productions · 1987
AlbumLicensed to IllBeastie Boys · 1986