1994 is often considered one of the greatest years for rap, hip-hop and R&B music. I mean, just look at this list:
1. Nas - Illmatic
2. The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
3. Outkast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
4. Method Man - Tical
5. Scarface - The Diary
6. Warren G - Regulate… G Funk Era
7. Gang Starr - Hard to Earn
8. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
9. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony - Creepin on ah Come Up
10. Redman - Dare Iz a Darkside
11. Jeru the Damaja - The Sun Rises in the East
12. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - The Main Ingredient
13. O.C. - Word…Life
14. Common (Sense) - Resurrection
15. Digable Planets - Blowout Comb
16. Da Brat - Funkdafied
17. Coolio - It Takes a Thief
18. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Murder Was the Case
19. The Fugees - Blunted on Reality
20. Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
21. MC Eiht - We Come Strapped
22. DJ Quik - Safe + Sound
23. Above the Law - Uncle Sam's Curse
24. UGK - Super Tight
25. Smif-N-Wessun - Dah Shinin'
26. The Roots - Do You Want More?!!!??!
27. Artifacts - Between a Rock and a Hard Place
28. Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep
29. Keith Murray - The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World
30. The Lady of Rage - Necessary Roughness
31. TLC - CrazySexyCool
32. Brandy - Brandy
33. Aaliyah - Age Ain't Nothing but a Number
34. Mary J. Blige - My Life
35. Boyz II Men - II
36. R. Kelly - 12 Play
37. Jodeci - The Show, The After Party, The Hotel
38. Sade - The Best of Sade
39. Babyface - For the Cool in You
40. Blackstreet - Blackstreet
This list is chock full of landmark, iconic albums that changed the game. 1994 represented a confluence of artistic innovation, regional diversification, genre-blurring experimentation, and mainstream breakthrough that made it a landmark year in music history.
