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Has there ever been a better year for hip hop than 1994?

Posted over 4 years ago
Debuts:The Notorious B.I.G., "Juicy"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noTvdpAYeHENas, "The World is Yours"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYZ_RD--LpgOutKast, "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T0SorIk3n0Fugees, "Nappy Heads (remix)"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD_Enr3Ea1wKurious, "Walk Like a Duck"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tmzwEp8cQ4Jeru the Damaja, "Come Clean"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B5dOCSBBEI#Wu-Tang Clan, "Protect Ya Neck"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GDPZpRmTg0We also got:Common, "I Used to Love H.E.R."http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y12YgEIFcAYThe Roots, "Proceed"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPepJ43SqJY#A Tribe Called Quest, "Award Tour"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iTfrmhDdFA##Da Youngstas, "Hip Hop Ride"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCB578HoF54(#Technically, this album dropped in late 1993 but got most of its play in 1994.)(##Not only did teenagers have mic skills, they actually understood and respected the culture.)
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Comments (8)

  1. IllProphet
    IllProphet says Good points I can agree that was a good year.
    Permalink posted 02/04/2008
  2. hawaiianpunch
    hawaiianpunch says Nice post. But, I have to put this out there. 1988 Check this list: http://www.amazon.com/1988-Year-Hip-Hop-Peaked/lm/MN3M3O9WHNY1 Eric B and Rakim - Follow The Leader MC Lyte - Lyte As A Rock Salt & Pepa - Salt with a Deadly Pepa LL Cool J - Walking With A Panther Too Short - Born To Mack NWA -Straight Outta Compton Eazy-E - Eazy Duz It and the list goes on.... Stetsasonic EPMD DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Ultramagnetic MCs Slick Rick and who could forget... Boogie Down Productions - By All Means Necessary Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

    Take that 1994!!!

    Permalink posted 02/04/2008
  3. msquared64
    msquared64 says looking at the two lists thusfar, '94 has the edge to me, mostly because the tracks listed are still in heavy play on my iPod (and also because the Roots are on there, that gives '94 my vote)
    Permalink posted 02/05/2008
  4. TroyPowers
    TroyPowers says Yeah, '88 was crucial, but...Southernplayalistic?!!? Come ON! That just turned the world of hip-hop on it's side (SOUTH side, that is). I Use to Love H.E.R.?!!? Don't even get me started. PROTECT YA MUTHAFUCKIN' NECK!!!! Damn, hip-hop needs another '94.
    Permalink posted 02/05/2008
  5. hawaiianpunch
    hawaiianpunch says You just gotta believe. Totally agree on all fronts dude. We could have a whole thing on whether the spotlight put on the South actually reaped some real rewards for hip hop, but Outkast and Goodie MOB were the shit.
    Permalink posted 02/05/2008
  6. TroyPowers
    TroyPowers says Yeah, the Outkast/Goodie Mob south is completely different from the Young Jeezy/Rick Ross south.
    Permalink posted 02/05/2008
  7. Omagus
    Omagus says Another reason I give the edge to 1994 is because at that point hip hop was at its zenith when you combine its artistic and commercial impact. There was a lot of quality hip hop put out in '88 but it was still a niche market. A lot more people were listening in 2000 but it was so watered down from an overall talent perspective that it's almost embarassing to call it the same thing. But 1994? That year was magic. People talk about Illmatic being slept on but it still went gold. As did Midnight Marauders. Southerplayalistic..., Ready to Die and Enter the 36 Chambers all went platinum or higher. Most significantly, they were doing so in places outside of certain neighborhoods in New York and Los Angeles. By the way, I forgot to include: Gang Starr, "DWYCK" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRNT_t0-miQ Scarface, "I Seen a Man Die" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQeN-OXZrLo Organized Konfusion, "Stress" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbFVp6ifTOw
    Permalink posted 02/05/2008
  8. Cody B
    Cody B says Thw whole world,north,south,east,and west belonged to Hip Hop in '94..quite a list.
    Permalink posted 02/05/2008

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