It must be cool to just shyt on RD and IWW then?!
At the same time though, it's IMPOSSIBLE to pick a top 5 album from 1996. To me, the list just can't be argued with if it includes any 5 of
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Nas - It Was Written
Ras Kass - Soul On Ice
OutKast - ATLiens
Tupac - 7 Day Theory
Tupac - All Eyez On Me
Redman - Muddy Waters
Slum Village - Fan-Tas-Tic, Vol. 1
Jeru The Damaja - Wrath Of The Math
Westside Connection - Bow Down
Ghostface Killah - Ironman
Mobb Deep - Hell On Earth
The Roots -Illadelph Halflife
M.O.P. - Firing Squad
The Fugees - The Score
the Bolded are my five favorites though