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2023
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1989 Hip Hop Album Releases
1988
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1989
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Mar 3
De La Soul
3 Feet High and Rising
94
critic score
(6)
87
user score
(1,728)
Jul 25
Beastie Boys
Paul's Boutique
94
critic score
(6)
86
user score
(1,487)
Jun 16
The D.O.C.
No One Can Do It Better
80
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(106)
May 2
Neneh Cherry
Raw Like Sushi
83
critic score
(3)
76
user score
(90)
Nov 1
Queen Latifah
All Hail the Queen
80
critic score
(2)
77
user score
(88)
Mar 14
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
Road to the Riches
75
critic score
(2)
73
user score
(87)
Sep 12
Big Daddy Kane
It's a Big Daddy Thing
85
critic score
(2)
75
user score
(84)
Apr 22
Gang Starr
No More Mr. Nice Guy
60
critic score
(1)
64
user score
(76)
Jul 25
EPMD
Unfinished Business
90
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(70)
Nov 7
Jungle Brothers
Done by the Forces of Nature
85
critic score
(2)
77
user score
(68)
Jan 31
Too $hort
Life is...Too Short
100
critic score
(1)
70
user score
(66)
1989
De La Soul
Eye Know
95
user score
(63)
Sep 26
Biz Markie
Just a Friend
88
user score
(55)
Mar 19
Geto Boys
Grip It! On That Other Level
60
critic score
(1)
71
user score
(51)
Jul 4
Boogie Down Productions
Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
85
critic score
(2)
75
user score
(50)
Oct 23
3rd Bass
The Cactus Album
95
critic score
(2)
76
user score
(47)
Jun 6
LL Cool J
Walking with a Panther
80
critic score
(2)
64
user score
(44)
Oct 10
Ice-T
The Iceberg/Freedom Of Speech... Just Watch What You Say!
100
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(42)
1989
De La Soul
The Magic Number
95
user score
(38)
Apr 1
De La Soul
Me Myself and I
95
user score
(34)
Feb 7
2 Live Crew
As Nasty As They Wanna Be
100
critic score
(1)
58
user score
(32)
Jul 25
Beastie Boys
Hey Ladies
91
user score
(22)
Mar 27
N.W.A.
Express Yourself
94
user score
(21)
Sep 5
Young MC
Stone Cold Rhymin'
85
critic score
(2)
71
user score
(21)
Oct 10
Biz Markie
The Biz Never Sleeps
80
critic score
(1)
71
user score
(20)
Jul 4
Public Enemy
Fight the Power
93
user score
(19)
Apr 4
Slick Rick
Children's Story
95
user score
(17)
May 30
Kool Moe Dee
Knowledge Is King
65
critic score
(2)
66
user score
(17)
Oct 31
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
And in This Corner...
60
critic score
(1)
64
user score
(15)
May 16
Special Ed
Youngest in Charge
90
critic score
(1)
66
user score
(15)
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Jul
Beastie Boys
Love American Style EP
69
user score
(14)
Oct 31
Roxanne Shanté
Bad Sister
50
critic score
(1)
71
user score
(12)
Jan 23
Tone-Lōc
Lōc-ed After Dark
80
critic score
(1)
69
user score
(11)
May 16
Nice & Smooth
Nice & Smooth
70
critic score
(1)
58
user score
(10)
1989
Esham
Boomin' Words from Hell
40
critic score
(1)
62
user score
(9)
Mar
Dee Dee King
Standing in the Spotlight
30
critic score
(1)
16
user score
(9)
Jul 27
Schoolly D
Am I Black Enough for You??
60
critic score
(1)
65
user score
(8)
Oct 30
Beastie Boys
An Exciting Evening At Home With Shadrach, Meshach and Abedengo
59
user score
(8)
Jan 31
Kwamé
Kwamé the Boy Genius: Featuring a New Beginning
90
critic score
(1)
70
user score
(5)
Jan 1
Three Times Dope
Original Stylin'
90
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(4)
Jan 1
Stezo
Crazy Noise
81
user score
(4)
Nov 28
Arabian Prince
Brother Arab
50
user score
(3)
1989
Just-Ice
The Desolate One
60
critic score
(1)
71
user score
(3)
Jan 1
Stereo MC's
33-45-78
60
critic score
(1)
62
user score
(3)
1989
DJ Marlboro
D.J. Marlboro apresenta Funk Brasil
10
user score
(2)
1989
Sly & Robbie
Silent Assassin
60
critic score
(1)
25
user score
(1)
1989
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Isle Thing
60
user score
(1)
1989
Cidinho Cambalhota & Abdullah
Funk Brasil
Oct 17
Various Artists
Monster TV Rap Hits
60
critic score
(1)
1989
Maggotron
The Invasion Will Not Be Televised (Cos We Don't Have a Video)
1989
Chunky A
Large And In Charge
20
critic score
(1)
Aug 7
Hostyle
Get Off
40
critic score
(1)
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