HIP-HOP ALBUMS OF 1995
THE TOP 5s
HIP-HOP ALBUMS OF 1995
A year so deep the honorable mentions would headline another decade.
2026-09-18 · The Urban Rewind
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1995 was a crazy year for hip-hop. The culture was at its peak and these albums are the proof.
1
Mar 14, 1995
2Pac's Me Against the World entered the Billboard 200 at number one while he was incarcerated.
2
Apr 25, 1995
Mobb Deep's The Infamous gave Queensbridge its defining record.
3
Jul 25, 1995
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's E. 1999 Eternal topped the Billboard 200 and carried "Tha Crossroads" to the next year.
4
Aug 1, 1995
Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... arrived as the purple-tape blueprint for mafioso rap.
5
Nov 7, 1995
GZA's Liquid Swords closed the year out as the sharpest pen in the Wu catalog.
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