1999
1. The Slim Shady LP - Eminem
2. Black on Both Sides - Mos Def
3. 2001 - Dr. Dre
4. Things Fall Apart - The Roots
5. Nia - Blackalicious
6. Operation: Doomsday - MF Doom
7. I Am... - Nas
8. Internal Affairs - Pharoahe Monch
9. Uncontrolled Substance - Inspectah Deck
10. A Prince Among Thieves - Prince Paul
1998
1. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill
2. Aquemini - OutKast
3. Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star - Black Star
4. Hello Nasty - Beastie Boys
5. Moment of Truth - Gang Starr
6. Capital Punishment - Big Punisher
7. Steal This Album - The Coup
8. Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life - Jay-Z
9. Heavy Mental - Killah Priest
10. Shut 'Em Down - Onyx
1997
1. Life After Death - The Notorious B.I.G.
2. Supa Dupa Fly - Missy Elliott
3. Wu-Tang Forever - Wu-Tang Clan
4. In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 - Jay-Z
5. The War Report - Capone-N-Noreaga
6. Jewelz - O.C.
7. Funcrusher Plus - Company Flow
8. The Carnival - Wyclef Jean
9. Uptown Saturday Night - Camp Lo
10. One Day It'll All Make Sense - Common
1996
1. The Score - Fugees
2. Endtroducing... - DJ Shadow
3. All Eyez on Me - 2Pac
4. Reasonable Doubt - Jay-Z
5. The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory - Makaveli
6. It Was Written - Nas
7. ATLiens - OutKast
8. Soul on Ice - Ras Kass
9. Wrath of the Math - Jeru the Damaja
10. Ironman - Ghostface Killah
1995
1. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... - Raekwon
2. Liquid Swords - Genius / GZA
3. The Infamous... - Mobb Deep
4. Me Against the World - 2Pac
5. Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous - Big L
6. Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version - Ol' Dirty Bastard
7. Dah Shinin' - Smif-N-Wessun
8. Soul Food - Goodie Mob
9. Labcabincalifornia - The Pharcyde
10. Doe or Die - AZ
1994
1. Illmatic - Nas
2. Ready to Die - The Notorious B.I.G.
3. Resurrection - Common
4. The Sun Rises in the East - Jeru the Damaja
5. Word...Life - O.C.
6. Stress: The Extinction Agenda - Organized Konfusion
7. 6 Feet Deep - Gravediggaz
8. Tical - Method Man
9. Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik - OutKast
10. Do You Want More?!!!??! - The Roots
1993
1. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - Wu-Tang Clan
2. Enta da Stage - Black Moon
3. Midnight Marauders - A Tribe Called Quest
4. Doggystyle - Snoop Dogg
5. 93 'til Infinity - Souls of Mischief
6. Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) - Digable Planets
7. Black Sunday - Cypress Hill
8. Buhloone Mind State - De La Soul
9. Jazzmatazz - Guru
10. Innercity Griots - Freestyle Fellowship
1992
1. The Chronic - Dr. Dre
2. Daily Operation - Gang Starr
3. Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde - The Pharcyde
4. Check Your Head - Beastie Boys
5. Whut? Thee Album - Redman
6. Runaway Slave - Showbiz & A.G.
7. Mecca and the Soul Brother - Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
8. Live and Let Die - Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
9. Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop - Diamond D
10. Don't Sweat the Technique - Eric B. & Rakim
1991
1. The Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest
2. Breaking Atoms - Main Source
3. Death Certificate - Ice Cube
4. A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing - Black Sheep
5. De La Soul Is Dead - De La Soul
6. Apocalypse '91...The Enemy Strikes Black - Public Enemy
7. Organized Konfusion - Organized Konfusion
8. I Wish My Brother George Was Here - Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
9. O.G. Original Gangster - Ice-T
10. Ain't a Damn Thang Changed - WC and the Maad Circle
1990
1. Fear of a Black Planet - Public Enemy
2. AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted - Ice Cube
3. Step in the Arena - Gang Starr
4. People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm - A Tribe Called Quest
5. One for All - Brand Nubian
6. Wanted: Dead or Alive - Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
7. Take a Look Around - Masta Ace
8. Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em - Eric B. & Rakim
9. Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
10. Intelligent Hoodlum - Intelligent Hoodlum
1989
1. Paul's Boutique - Beastie Boys
2. 3 Feet High and Rising - De La Soul
3. Road to the Riches - Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
4. Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip-Hop - Boogie Down Productions
5. It's a Big Daddy Thing - Big Daddy Kane
6. No One Can Do It Better - The D.O.C.
7. Grip It! On That Other Level - Geto Boys
8. The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say - Ice-T
9. Done by the Forces of Nature - Jungle Brothers
10. Unfinished Business - EPMD
1988
1. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back - Public Enemy
2. Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A.
3. Critical Beatdown - Ultramagnetic MC's
4. The Great Adventures of Slick Rick - Slick Rick
5. Follow the Leader - Eric B. & Rakim
6. By All Means Necessary - Boogie Down Productions
7. Long Live the Kane - Big Daddy Kane
8. Strictly Business - EPMD
9. Straight Out the Jungle - Jungle Brothers
10. In Full Gear - Stetsasonic
1987
1. Paid in Full - Eric B. & Rakim
2. Criminal Minded - Boogie Down Productions
3. Yo! Bum Rush the Show - Public Enemy
4. Rhyme Pays - Ice-T
5. BA Bigger and Deffer - LL Cool J
6. Saturday Night! - The Album - Schoolly D
7. Down by Law - MC Shan
8. How Ya Like Me Now - Kool Moe Dee
9. Dana Dane With Fame - Dana Dane
10. Rock the House - DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
1986
1. D.M.C.-Raising Hell - Run-D.M.C.
2. Licensed to Ill - Beastie Boys
3. Planet Rock: The Album - Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force
4. Oh My God! - Doug E. Fresh
5. Schoolly D - Schoolly D
6. Born to Mack - Too $hort
7. Hot, Cool, Vicious - Salt-N-Pepa
8. Is What We Are - 2 Live Crew
9. On Fire - Stetsasonic
10. Back in Black - Whodini