Year
Hip Hop in 1996
20 albums from 1996 in the archive, from New Orleans, The Bay, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Compton & LA, Atlanta, Memphis, Sacramento, Brooklyn and Houston. Albums with a known release date are listed in the order they came out.
AlbumIce Cream ManMaster P · 1996Released April 16
AlbumUntouchableMac Mall · 1996Released April 23
AlbumThe Final TicCrucial Conflict · 1996Released July 2
AlbumThe Hustle ContinuesSan Quinn · 1996Released August 6
AlbumPicture ThisDo or Die · 1996Released September 3
AlbumIlladelph HalflifeThe Roots · 1996Released September 24
Album4080 Compilation Vol. 1: Mobbin’ Thru the BayVarious Artists · 1996Released October 8
AlbumTha Hall of GameE-40 · 1996Released October 29
AlbumThe Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory2Pac · 1996Released November 5
AlbumInfiniteEminem · 1996Released November 12
AlbumThe Hemp MuseumB-Legit · 1996Released November 26
Samples
Released in 1996, built on a break
- Fugees“The Score”samples Scorpio
- Cypress Hill“Ice Cube Killa”samples Synthetic Substitution
- Ghostface Killah“Daytona 500”samples Nautilus
- 2Pac feat. George Clinton“Can't C Me”samples (Not Just) Knee Deep