1996 in hip-hop

This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 1996.

Released albums

Release Date[1] Artist Album
January 9 Various Artists Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (soundtrack)[2]
Kid Rock Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp
The Brotherhood Elementalz
January 23 The D.O.C. Helter Skelter
Speech Speech
January 30 Eazy-E Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
Various Artists A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (soundtrack)
February 13 2Pac All Eyez on Me
Fugees The Score
I.M.P. Ill Mannered Playas
Mad Skillz From Where???
February 20 Ganksta N-I-P Psychotic Genius
Lord Finesse Awakening
February 27 Dark Sun Riders Seeds of Evolution
Suga-T Paper Chasin'
March 5 The Conscious Daughters Gamers
March 12 Plains of Fascination Join the Ranks
Wise Intelligent Killin' U... For Fun
March 19 Bahamadia Kollage
Rappin' 4-Tay Off Parole
Smoothe da Hustler Once Upon a Time in America
Omniscence The Raw Factor
March 26 Busta Rhymes The Coming
Cella Dwellas Realms 'n Reality
DJ Yella One Mo Nigga ta Go
Ill Biskits Chronicle of Two Losers: The First Edition
Nonchalant Until the Day
April 2 Beastie Boys The In Sound From Way Out!
Geto Boys The Resurrection
April 9 MC Eiht Death Threatz
MC Ren The Villain in Black
Chino XL Here to Save You All
Various Artists The Substitute (soundtrack)[3]
April 16 Master P Ice Cream Man
Kwest Tha Madd Lad This Is My First Album
April 19 Insane Clown Posse Tunnel of Love
April 23 Various Artists Sunset Park (soundtrack)[4]
Mac Mall Untouchable
Erick Sermon Insomnia
DJ Kool Let Me Clear My Throat
April 30 Celly Cel Killa Kali
Various Artists Original Gangstas (soundtrack)
Various Artists The Great White Hype (soundtrack)[5]
May 7 Esham Dead Flowerz
Kool Keith Dr. Octagonecologyst
May 14 Luke Uncle Luke
MC Breed To Da Beat Ch'all
Real Live The Turnaround: A Long Awaited Drama
May 15 Messy Marv Messy Situationz
May 21 Dr. Dre First Round Knock Out
Lil' ½ Dead Steel on a Mission
Various Artists Eddie (soundtrack)
Too $hort Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)
May 22 Various Artists So So Def Bass All-Stars
May 28 Shyheim The Lost Generation
Pete Miser What It Be...
June 1 People Without Shoes Thoughts of an Optimist
Hyenas In The Desert Die Laughing
June 4 Delinquent Habits Delinquent Habits
Digital Underground Future Rhythm
Various Artists The Nutty Professor (soundtrack)[6]
Lost Boyz Legal Drug Money
Ice-T Ice-T VI: Return of the Real
Kool G Rap Rated XXX
Young Lay Black 'N Dangerous
June 11 Heather B Takin' Mine
June 18 Heltah Skeltah Nocturnal
Jewel-T Gangsta Chronicles
June 19 Various Artists Kazaam (soundtrack)
June 25 Jay-Z Reasonable Doubt
Punk Barbarians Sex, Props, Cream... And The Drama In Between
Quad City DJ's Get On Up and Dance
Various Artists America Is Dying Slowly[7]
Prince Paul Psychoanalysis: What Is It?
July 2 Crucial Conflict The Final Tic
De La Soul Stakes Is High
N.W.A Greatest Hits
Nas It Was Written
July 9 New Kingdom Paradise Don't Come Cheap
July 15 Funk Mobb It Ain't 4 Play
Al' Tariq God Connections
Sadat X Wild Cowboys
Various Artists Fled (soundtrack)
July 16 Trinity Garden Cartel Da Saga Continues
July 23 11/5 A-1 Yola
July 30 A Tribe Called Quest Beats, Rhymes and Life
Mr. Mike Wicked Wayz
UGK Ridin' Dirty
Various Phat Beach (soundtrack)[8]
Various Artists Supercop (soundtrack)
August 6 Marvaless Wiccked
Nine Cloud 9
San Quinn The Hustle Continues
August 13 Akinyele Put It In Your Mouth
Blahzay Blahzay Blah Blah Blah
Cypress Hill Unreleased and Revamped
Facemob The Other Side of the Law
Tha Mexakinz Tha Mexakinz
August 20 Various Artists High School High (soundtrack)[9]
Insane Poetry Blacc Plague
Paperboy City to City
Silkk The Shocker
Various Artists The Fan (soundtrack)
August 26 Various Artists Rapmasters: From Tha Priority Vaults, Vol. 2
August 27 A+ Latch Key Child
Bloods & Crips Bangin' on Wax: Greatest Hits
Passion Baller's Lady
MC Lyte Bad As I Wanna B
OutKast ATLiens
Sir Mix-a-Lot Return of the Bumpasaurus
September 3 Do or Die Picture This
Dru Down Can You Feel Me
Various Artists Bulletproof (soundtrack)
September 10 Young Ed Time To Stack
Foesum Perfection
Various Artists Relativity Urban Assault
September 16 DJ Shadow Endtroducing.....
September 17 Mr. 3-2 The Wicked Buddah Baby
Whodini Six
September 21 Juggaknots Clear Blue Skies
September 24 Dr. Dre Back 'n the Day
The Roots Illadelph Halflife
Various Artists Set It Off (soundtrack)[10]
Raw Breed Killa Instinct
October 1 The Dayton Family F.B.I. (Fuck Being Indicted)
Ras Kass Soul on Ice
Guce Clear and Present Danger[11]
October 8 Various Artists Get on the Bus (soundtrack)
October 10 Ultra Big Time
October 11 Grav Down to Earth
October 15 Da Bush Babees Gravity
Jeru the Damaja Wrath of the Math
Poor Righteous Teachers The New World Order
Xzibit At the Speed of Life
October 22 Westside Connection Bow Down
PMD Business is Business
M.O.P. Firing Squad
House of Pain Truth Crushed to Earth Shall Rise Again
Chuck D Autobiography of Mistachuck
Above the Law Time Will Reveal
October 24 Various Artists Rapmasters: From Tha Priority Vaults, Vol. 3
October 27 E-40 Tha Hall of Game
October 29 Black Moon Diggin' In Dah Vaults
Da Brat Anuthatantrum
Freak Nasty Controversee...That's Life...And That's the Way It Is
II D Extreme From I Extreme II Another
Ghostface Killah Ironman
O.G.C. Da Storm
Yo-Yo Total Control
November 4 MC ADE Ain't No Thang Like the Game
November 5 LL Cool J All World: Greatest Hits
Makaveli (formerly 2Pac) The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
Mo Thugs Family Scriptures
Richie Rich Seasoned Veteran
Sean T Pimp Lyrics & Dollar Signs
Tela Piece of Mind
November 12 Eminem Infinite
Various Artists Rapmasters: From Tha Priority Vaults, Vol. 4
Various Artists Space Jam: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture[12]
Lil' Kim Hard Core
Snoop Doggy Dogg Tha Doggfather
November 19 The Almighty RSO Doomsday: Forever RSO
Flesh-N-Bone T.H.U.G.S. (Trues Humbly United Gathering Souls)
Foxy Brown Ill Na Na
Mobb Deep Hell on Earth
Rap-A-Lot Records 10th Anniversary: Rap-a-Lot Records
Shaquille O'Neal You Can't Stop the Reign
November 26 Keith Murray Enigma
Aftermath Entertainment Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath
Death Row Records Death Row Greatest Hits
Various Artists NFL Jams[13]
B-Legit The Hemp Museum
B.G. Chopper City
Various Artists All That: The Album
December 3 Various Artists Christmas on Death Row
Three 6 Mafia Chapter 1: The End
December 10 Redman Muddy Waters
Big Noyd Episodes of a Hustla
Unknown Deadringaz New Ringa Order
Unknown Ill Biskits Chronicles of Two Losers: First Edition
Unknown Siah and Yeshua DapoED The Visuals EP
Unknown One Guc Cide Game of Life EP
Unknown Various Artists Rap Essentials: Volume One
Unknown Mistik Journeymen Children Ov Tha Night
Unknown Mistik Journeymen Pressed 4 Time

Highest-charting singles

Hip hop singles from any year which charted in the 1996 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100[14]
Song Artist Project Peak position
"California Love" 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman All Eyez On Me 1
"How Do U Want It" 2Pac featuring K-Ci & Jojo
"Tha Crossroads" Bone Thugs-N-Harmony E. 1999 Eternal
"Loungin" LL Cool J featuring Total Mr. Smith 3
"1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" Coolio Gangsta's Paradise 5
"Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check Busta Rhymes The Coming 8
"Doin' It" LL Cool J Mr. Smith 9
"Elevators (Me & You)" OutKast ATLiens 12
"Tonite's Tha Night" Kris Kross Young, Rich & Dangerous
"Get Money" Junior M.A.F.I.A. featuring The Notorious B.I.G. Conspiracy 17
"Bow Down" Westside Connection Bow Down 21
"Po Pimp" Do or Die featuring Twista Picture This 22
"Too Hot" Coolio Gangsta's Paradise 24
"Fu-Gee-La" Fugees The Score 26
"It's All the Way Live (Now)" Coolio Eddie (soundtrack) 29
"My Boo" Ghost Town DJ's So So Def Bass All Stars 31
"What's Love Got to Do with It" Warren G featuring Adina Howard Supercop (soundtrack) 32

Highest first-week sales

List of top ten albums with the highest first-week home market sales
Number Album Artist 1st-week sales 1st-week position Genre
1 The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory 2Pac 664,000 1 West Coast hip hop
2 All Eyez On Me 566,500 1
3 Tha Doggfather Snoop Doggy Dogg 470,971 1
4 It Was Written Nas 268,000 1 East Coast hip hop
5 Family Scriptures Mo Thugs 219,000 2

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Top 125 Hip-Hop Albums of 1996".
  2. ^ "genius".
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  4. ^ "imdb".
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  7. ^ "redhot".
  8. ^ "ccmusic".
  9. ^ "imdb".
  10. ^ "genius".
  11. ^ Clear & Present Danger - Guce | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-08-29
  12. ^ "genius".
  13. ^ "AllMusic".
  14. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
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