1998 was a very underrated year in Hip-Hop ... so many banging albums came out

[mitter]

No, it was not 1988 or 1993, but looking back, there was a steady stream of quality albums coming out damn near every week.

The word "classic" gets thrown around too much and has lost meaning on this site. But there were soooo many albums that came out in 1998 that were solid from beginning to end. There were also lots of albums that came out that had plenty of flaws and/or were disappointing, but still had some great songs and spent lots of time in my rotation.

Here is a partial list:

Pete Rock - Soul Survivor
Outkast - Aquemini
Jay-Z - Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life
Mos Def & Talib Kweli - Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Blackstar
Brand Nubian - Foundation
Ras Kass - Rasassination
Xzibit - 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz
Fat Joe - Don Cartegena
Big Punisher - Capital Punishment
RZA - RZA as Bobby Digital in Stereo
Method Man - Tical 2000: Judgement Day
Redman - Doc's Da Name 2000
Gang Starr - Moment of Truth
DMX - It's Dark and Hell is Hot
DMX - Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty
M.O.P. - First Family 4 Life
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Busta Rhymes - Extinction Level Event
Ice Cube - War & Peace Vol. 1: The War Disc
Heltah Skeltah - Magnum Force
Kool G Rap - Roots of Evil
Big Daddy Kane - Veteranz Day
Public Enemy - He Got Game
A Tribe Called Quest - The Love Movement
Noreaga - N.O.R.E.
Funkmaster Flex - The Mixtape Vol. 3
Canibus - Can-I-Bus
Kurupt - Kuruption
Twista - Mobstabiity
Pras - Ghetto Superstar
DJ Clue - The Professional
Cappadonna - The Pillage

 

[KidJSoul]

That's actually an absurd year. A lot of big names

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

underrated by who??? That year has possibly the best release date in hip hop history with September 29th. I spent a lot of money that day 25 years ago. Google if you don't know what dropped that day. I got 5 albums from that day.

 

[2ATMsYouSteppinOrWhat]

only like 5 quality projects on that entire list if were keeping it all the way real

 

[2ATMsYouSteppinOrWhat]

1995>>>>
1996>>
1997>>>

 

[zayk35]

only like 5 quality projects on that entire list if were keeping it all the way real

I was about to disagree but then I went back and really looked at it. Yeah alot of those albums were not good. But 1998 was the big boom when hip hop started outselling every and began its rise to the no.1 genre of music.

 

[African Peasant]

It's the last year of the peak years of hip-Hop.

A lot of mid albums on that list.

 

[bigde09]

How is 98 underrated That’s one of the most celebrated years along with 94 and 96

 

[altruicsense]

u gotta change ur title. 1998 is well known as the greatest year in hiphop.

what's crazy to me now is how we thought it was normal back then... we took that shyt for granted.

 

[boogers]

only like 5 quality projects on that entire list if were keeping it all the way real

 

[En Sabah Nur]

u gotta change ur title. 1998 is well known as the greatest year in hiphop.

what's crazy to me now is how we thought it was normal back then... we took that shyt for granted.

It is absolutely not

It was an improvement from 97, though. 3 or so classics, but a lot of joints that were still dope enough to bump

Also had
La The Dark Man - Heist Of The Century
Killah Priest - Heavy Mental
Suns Of Man - The Last Shall Be First
Flipmode Squad - The Imperial
Def Squad - El Niño
Cam'ron - Confessions Of Fire
Belly Soundtrack
Bulworth Soundtrack
Onyx - Shut Em Down

 

[tuckgod]

List is trash, year is trash

Respectfully

 

[flatlinerz]

 

[Bigsuk]

Dmx dominated 98 with them 2 classic albums !!!

 

[mbewane]

We really took all of that for granted too