whats the best year for hiphop?

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The best year in rap history is either 1988 or any of the years from 1993 through 1996. I'd say 1994 is my favorite but 1995 was the deepest in terms of albums.

These are my 10 favorite albums of each of those years:

1988
1. Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
2. Slick Rick, The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
3. EPMD, Strictly Business
4. Ultramagnetic MCs, Critical Beatdown
5. Eric B. & Rakim, Follow the Leader
6. N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton
7. Stetsasonic, In Full Gear
8. Boogie Down Productions, By Any Means Necessary
9. Big Daddy Kane, Long Live the Kane
10. Too $hort, Life Is ...

1993
1. Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers
2. Souls of Mischief, 93 'til Infinity
3. Snoop Doggy Dogg, DoggyStyle
4. A Tribe Called Quest, Midnight Marauders
5. Black Moon, Enta Da Stage
6. De La Soul, Buhloone Mindstate
7. Onyx, Bacdafucup
8. 2Pac, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.
9. Masta Ace Incorporated, SlaughtaHouse
10. Kam, Neva Again

1994
1. Nas, Illmatic
2. Notorious B.I.G., Ready to Die
3. Common Sense, Resurrection
4. O.C., Word ... Life
5. OutKast, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
6. Method Man, Tical
7. Redman, Dare Iz a Darkside
8. Jeru the Damaja, The Sun Rises in the East
9. Gravediggaz, 6 Feet Deep
10. Scarface, The Diary

1995
1. GZA, Liquid Swords
2. 2Pac, Me Against the World
3. Mobb Deep, The Infamous ...
4. Raekwon, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx …
5. Goodie Mob, Soul Food
6. Ol' Dirty Bastard, Return to the 36 Chambers
7. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, E. 1999-Eternal
8. Big L, Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous
9. The Roots, Do You Want More?!!!??!
10. Smif-n-Wessun, Dah Shinin'

1996
1. The Roots, Illadelph Halflife
2. OutKast, ATLiens
3. Jay-Z, Reasonable Doubt
4. Redman, Muddy Waters
5. UGK, Ridin' Dirty
6. Fugees, The Score
7. De La Soul, Stakes is High
8. Mobb Deep, Hell on Earth
9. Ghostface Killah, Ironman
10. Makaveli, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
(Note: All Eyez on Me is overrated as hell.)