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1995 in hip-hop

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This article summarises the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1995.

Mobb Deep's critically praised The Infamous was an influential album in both the East Coast and hardcore hip hop genres.

Released albums

Release Date[1] Artist Album
January 10 Smif-N-Wessun Dah Shinin'
January 17 The Roots Do You Want More?!!!??!
Main One Birth of the Ghetto Child
January 24 Marvaless Just Marvaless
Subway Good Times
Too Short Cocktails
February 7 Crime Boss All in the Game
Juvenile Being Myself
Master P 99 Ways to Die
February 14 South Central Cartel Murder Squad Nationwide
February 21 DJ Quik Safe + Sound
February 28 Brotha Lynch Hung Season of da Siccness
The Nonce World Ultimate
Tha Alkaholiks Coast II Coast
March 7 Nine Nine Livez
March 14 2Pac Me Against the World
E-40 In a Major Way
Kam Made in America
Rottin Razkals Rottin ta da Core
March 21 Channel Live Station Identification
March 28 Big L Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous
King Tee IV Life
Ol' Dirty Bastard Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
Dana Dane Rollin' Wit Dana Dane
Various Artists New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1
March 31 11/5 Fiendin' 4 tha Funk
April 11 Various Artists Friday
New Jersey Drive, Vol. 2
April 16 Schoolly D Reservoir Dog
April 18 Lordz of Brooklyn All in the Family
Street Poets Street Poets
April 19 Dre Dog I Hate You With a Passion
April 25 Mobb Deep The Infamous
May 2 Masta Ace Incorporated Sittin' on Chrome
Walkin' Large Riverside Pictures
May 16 King Just Mystics of the God
Red Hot Lover Tone #1 Player
May 23 Beastie Boys Root Down EP
Mad CJ Mac True Game
Jemini the Gifted One Scars and Pain [EP]
May 30 Naughty by Nature Poverty's Paradise
Double XX Posse Ruff, Rugged & Raw
Show and A.G. Goodfellas
Three 6 Mafia Mystic Stylez
June 6 AMG Ballin' Outta Control
June 13 The B.U.M.S. Lyfe 'N' Tyme
June 15 C-Bo Tales from the Crypt
June 20 The Dayton Family What's on My Mind?
Grand Puba 2000
Mack 10 Mack 10
MC Breed Big Baller
5th Ward Juvenilez Deadly Groundz
Miilkbone Da' Miilkrate
June 27 Skee-Lo I Wish
Special Ed Revelations
July 4 Prince Markie Dee Love Daddy
Funkdoobiest Brothas Doobie
Luniz Operation Stackola
July 11 Bushwick Bill Phantom of the Rapra
July 18 Guru Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality
July 21 DJ Krush Meiso
July 25 Bone Thugs-n-Harmony E. 1999 Eternal
Natas Doubelievengod
Totally Insane Backstreet Life
TRU True
July 28 The B.G.'z True Story
August 1 Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
Poppa LQ Your Entertainment, My Reality
Ray Luv Forever Hustlin'
August 15 B.G. Knocc Out and Dresta Real Brothas
Various Artists The Show (soundtrack)
August 22 The Dove Shack This Is the Shack
KeyKool & DJ Rhettmatic Kozmonautz
Twinz Conversation
August 29 Junior M.A.F.I.A. Conspiracy
September 12 E.S.G. Sailin' Da South
MC Hammer Inside Out
September 26 Count Bass D Pre-Life Crisis
Damu Ridas Damu Ridas
Das EFX Hold It Down
Doug E. Fresh Play
Kool G Rap 4,5,6
Nationwide Rip Ridaz Nationwide Rip Ridaz
RBX The RBX Files
October 3 P.M. Dawn Jesus Wept
WC and the Maad Circle Curb Servin'
October 10 AZ Doe or Die
Jamal Last Chance, No Breaks
KRS-One KRS-One
Candyman Phukk Watcha Goin' Thru
Ghetto Mafia Full Blooded Niggaz
Kausion South Central Los Skanless
Insane Clown Posse Riddle Box
Menace Clan Da Hood
Mystikal Mind of Mystikal
Souls of Mischief No Man's Land
October 17 Mic Geronimo The Natural
October 24 Aceyalone All Balls Don't Bounce
Ant Banks Do or Die
Da Youngsta's I'll Make U Famous
Fat Joe Jealous One's Envy
Jayo Felony Take a Ride
Frost Smile Now, Die Later
Onyx All We Got Iz Us
October 31 Cypress Hill Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom
Tha Dogg Pound Dogg Food
Eightball & MJG On Top of the World
November 7 The Click Game Related
Coolio Gangsta's Paradise
Erick Sermon Double or Nothing
Goodie Mob Soul Food
GZA Liquid Swords
Poison Clan Strait Zooism
November 13 Beastie Boys Aglio e Olio EP
November 14 The Pharcyde Labcabincalifornia
November 21 The Dangerous Crew Don't Try This at Home
Funkmaster Flex The Mix Tape, Vol. 1
Group Home Livin' Proof
Just-Ice Kill the Rhythm (Like a Homicide)
8-Off Wrap Your Lips Around This
LL Cool J Mr. Smith
Mr. Doctor Setripn' Bloccstyle
Mia X Good Girl, Gone Bad
Three 6 Mafia Live by Yo Rep
November 28 5th Ward Boyz Rated G
Eazy-E Eternal E
Gospel Gangstaz Do or Die
December 5 Indo G and Lil' Blunt Up in Smoke
Spice 1 1990-Sick
December 17 Ghetto Twiinz Surrounded by Criminals
December 26 K-Rino Danger Zone
Unknown Company Flow Funcrusher
Unknown Gunslinguz We All We Gott
Unknown Tec-9 Straight From Tha Ramp!!
Unknown Tha Chamba Makin' Illa Noise
Unknown DJ Hollywood Rarities

Highest-charting singles

Hip hop singles which charted in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1995.
Title Artist Peak position
"Gangsta's Paradise" Coolio 1
"One More Chance" The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Faith Evans & Mary J. Blige 2
"Hey Lover" LL Cool J featuring Boyz II Men 3
"I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige
"Big Poppa" The Notorious B.I.G. 6
"I Got 5 on It" Luniz featuring Michael Marshall 8
"Dear Mama" 2Pac 9
"Keep Their Heads Ringin'" Dr. Dre 10
"Player's Anthem" Junior M.A.F.I.A. 13
"How High" Method Man & Redman
"I Wish" Skee-Lo
"1st of tha Month" Bone Thugs-n-Harmony 14
"Feel Me Flow" Naughty by Nature 17
"Too Hot" Coolio 24
"Sugar Hill" AZ 25
"Give It 2 You" Da Brat 26
"Ice Cream" Raekwon 37
"I Seen a Man Die" Scarface

Highest first-week sales

List of top ten albums with the highest first-week home market sales of 1995
Number Album Artist 1st-week sales 1st-week position Refs
1 E. 1999 Eternal Bone Thugs-n-Harmony 307,000 1 Midwest Hip Hop
2 Dogg Food Tha Dogg Pound 277,500 1 West Coast Hip Hop
3 Me Against the World 2Pac 240,000 1 West Coast Hip Hop
4 Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom Cypress Hill 142,000 3 West Coast Hip Hop
5 Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Raekwon 130,000 4 East Coast Hip Hop
6 Friday Various Artists 123,000 1 West Coast Hip Hop
7 Cocktails Too Short 101,000 6 West Coast Hip Hop
8 On Top of the World 8Ball & MJG 83,000 8 Southern Hip Hop
9 Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version Ol' Dirty Bastard 81,000 7 East Coast Hip Hop
10 Mr. Smith LL Cool J 80,000 20 East Coast Hip Hop

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Top 150 Hip-Hop Albums of 1995".
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_in_hip-hop