1996 in hip-hop

none December 2018 1996 1996 hip-hop This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 1996. Released albums Release Datehttps://rateyourmusic.com/list/diction/the_top_125_hip_hop_albums_of_1996/1/ The Top 125 Hip-Hop Albums of 1996 Artist AlbumJanuary 9Various ArtistsDon't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (soundtrack)genius https://genius.com/albums/Various-artists/Dont-be-a-menace-to-south-central-while-drinking-your-juice-in-the-hood-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/q/release-date Kid Rock Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp The Brotherhood ElementalzJanuary 23 The D.O.C. Helter Skelter Speech SpeechJanuary 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 AwakeningFebruary 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 FunMarch 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 DayApril 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 AllVarious Artists The Substitute (soundtrack)genius https://genius.com/albums/Various-artists/The-substitute-soundtrack-original-motion-picture-soundtrackApril 16 Master P Ice Cream Man Kwest Tha Madd Lad This Is My First Album April 19 Insane Clown Posse Tunnel of LoveApril 23Various Artists Sunset Park (soundtrack)imdb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117784/soundtrack/ Mac Mall Untouchable Erick Sermon Insomnia DJ Kool Let Me Clear My ThroatApril 30 Celly Cel Killa Kali Various Artists Original Gangstas (soundtrack) Various Artists The Great White Hype (soundtrack)imdb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116448/ May 7 Esham Dead Flowerz Kool Keith Dr. Octagonecologyst Large Professor The LP 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)genius https://genius.com/albums/Various-artists/The-nutty-professor-soundtrack/q/release-date 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' MineJune 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 Slowlyredhot https://redhot.org/project/america-is-dying-slowly/ 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 CheapJuly 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' DirtyVariousPhat Beach (soundtrack)ccmusic http://www.ccmusic.com/phat-beach-original-soundtrack/016581802018?srsltid=AfmBOoqU2Q7c6pyqKXQs8zo7m2QzjWWoBDuhMHqY9fB-XaD7S8V06ncL Various Artists Supercop (soundtrack)August 6 Marvaless Wiccked NineCloud 9 San Quinn The Hustle ContinuesAugust 13AkinyelePut It In Your Mouth Blahzay Blahzay Blah Blah Blah Cypress Hill Unreleased and Revamped Facemob The Other Side of the LawTha Mexakinz Tha MexakinzAugust 20Various ArtistsHigh School High (soundtrack)imdb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116531/soundtrack/ Insane Poetry Blacc Plague Paperboy City to City Silkk The ShockerVarious ArtistsThe Fan (soundtrack) August 26 Various Artists Rapmasters: From Tha Priority Vaults, Vol. 2August 27A+Latch Key Child Bloods & Crips Bangin' on Wax: Greatest Hits Passion Baller's Lady MC Lyte Bad As I Wanna BOutKast ATLiensSir Mix-a-LotReturn of the BumpasaurusSeptember 3Do or DiePicture ThisDru DownCan You Feel MeVarious ArtistsBulletproof (soundtrack)September 10 Young Ed Time To Stack Foesum Perfection Various Artists Relativity Urban Assault September 16 DJ Shadow Endtroducing.....September 17Mr. 3-2 The Wicked Buddah BabyWhodiniSix September 21 Juggaknots Clear Blue Skies September 24 Dr. Dre Back 'n the Day The Roots Illadelph HalflifeVarious Artists Set It Off (soundtrack)genius https://genius.com/albums/Various-artists/Set-it-off-original-soundtrack/q/release-date Raw Breed Killa Instinct October 1 The Dayton Family F.B.I. (Fuck Being Indicted) Ras Kass Soul on Ice Guce Clear and Present DangerClear & Present Danger - Guce Album AllMusic https://www.allmusic.com/album/clear-present-danger-mw0000671620 2024-08-29 en October 8 Various Artists Get on the Bus (soundtrack) October 10 Ultra Big Time October 11 Grav Down to EarthOctober 15Da Bush BabeesGravity Jeru the Damaja Wrath of the Math Poor Righteous Teachers The New World Order Xzibit At the Speed of LifeOctober 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 GameOctober 29Black MoonDiggin' 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. 4Various Artists Space Jam: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picturegenius https://genius.com/albums/Various-artists/Space-jam-music-from-and-inspired-by-the-motion-picture Lil' Kim Hard Core Snoop Doggy Dogg Tha DoggfatherNovember 19The Almighty RSODoomsday: Forever RSOFlesh-N-BoneT.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 ReignNovember 26Keith MurrayEnigma Aftermath Entertainment Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath Death Row Records Death Row Greatest HitsVarious Artists NFL JamsAllMusic https://www.allmusic.com/album/nfl-jams-castle--mw0000082135 B-Legit The Hemp Museum B.G. Chopper City Various Artists All That: The AlbumDecember 3 Various Artists Christmas on Death Row Three 6 Mafia Chapter 1: The EndDecember 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 100https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100 The Hot 100 Chart BillboardSongArtistProjectPeak position "California Love" 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre & Roger TroutmanAll 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'sSo So Def Bass All Stars31 "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 salesNumberAlbumArtist1st-week sales1st-week positionGenre 1 The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory2Pac 664,000 1West 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 1East Coast hip hop 5 Family Scriptures Mo Thugs 219,000 2 See also Last article: 1995 in hip hop music Next article: 1997 in hip hop music References 30em Hip hop Category:Hip-hop by year