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The Best East Coast Hip Hop Albums of the 1990s by User Score

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Genre

East Coast Hip Hop

1990s

1. Nas - Illmatic

April 19th, 1994

East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Hardcore Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Jazz Rap

USER SCORE

92

4,932 ratings

2. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

November 9th, 1993

Boom Bap, Hardcore Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop

USER SCORE

91

3,107 ratings

3. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

August 25th, 1998

Contemporary R&B, Neo-Soul, East Coast Hip Hop, R&B, Hip Hop

USER SCORE

90

2,357 ratings

4. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory

September 24th, 1991

Jazz Rap, Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap

USER SCORE

90

2,958 ratings

5. The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die

The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die

September 13th, 1994

Gangsta Rap, East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Hardcore Hip Hop

USER SCORE

89

2,189 ratings

6. Mos Def - Black on Both Sides

Mos Def - Black on Both Sides

October 12th, 1999

Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap

USER SCORE

89

1,317 ratings

7. Mobb Deep - The Infamous

Mobb Deep - The Infamous

April 25th, 1995

East Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap, Boom Bap

USER SCORE

89

1,196 ratings

8. GZA - Liquid Swords

GZA - Liquid Swords

November 7th, 1995

Boom Bap, Hardcore Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop

USER SCORE

89

1,511 ratings

9. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

November 9th, 1993

Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Jazz Rap, East Coast Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop

USER SCORE

88

1,677 ratings

10. The Roots - Things Fall Apart

The Roots - Things Fall Apart

February 23rd, 1999

East Coast Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, Conscious Hip Hop

USER SCORE

88

1,203 ratings

11. Organized Konfusion - Stress: The Extinction Agenda

Organized Konfusion - Stress: The Extinction Agenda

August 16th, 1994

East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Conscious Hip Hop, Jazz Rap

USER SCORE

88

295 ratings

12. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...

Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...

August 1st, 1995

East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Gangsta Rap

USER SCORE

88

754 ratings

13. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt

Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt

June 25th, 1996

Gangsta Rap, Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop

USER SCORE

88

1,587 ratings

14. De La Soul - Stakes Is High

De La Soul - Stakes Is High

June 18th, 1996

Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop

USER SCORE

87

157 ratings

15. Gang Starr - Moment of Truth

Gang Starr - Moment of Truth

March 31st, 1998

Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Hip Hop

USER SCORE

86

403 ratings

16. Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star

Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star

September 29th, 1998

Boom Bap, Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop

USER SCORE

86

848 ratings

17. Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep

Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep

August 9th, 1994

Horrorcore, Hardcore Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop

USER SCORE

86

296 ratings

18. Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus

Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus

July 28th, 1997

Abstract Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop

USER SCORE

86

285 ratings

19. Digable Planets - Blowout Comb

Digable Planets - Blowout Comb

October 18th, 1994

Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, East Coast Hip Hop

USER SCORE

86

426 ratings

20. Sonic Sum - The Sanity Annex

Sonic Sum - The Sanity Annex

East Coast Hip Hop, Abstract Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop

USER SCORE

86

16 ratings

21. Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs

Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs

October 19th, 1999

Hip Hop, Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop

USER SCORE

85

185 ratings

22. Fugees - The Score

Fugees - The Score

February 13th, 1996

East Coast Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Boom Bap

USER SCORE

85

816 ratings

23. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca and the Soul Brother

Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca and the Soul Brother

June 9th, 1992

Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Conscious Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, East Coast Hip Hop

USER SCORE

85

214 ratings

24. The Roots - Illadelph Halflife

The Roots - Illadelph Halflife

September 24th, 1996

East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap

USER SCORE

85

381 ratings

25. Ghostface Killah - Ironman

Ghostface Killah - Ironman

October 29th, 1996

Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Boom Bap

USER SCORE

85

413 ratings

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