1995

  • Smif-N-Wessun — Dah Shinin'
    The Roots — Do You Want More?!!!??!
    Too Short — Cocktails
    Juvenile — Being Myself
    DJ Quik — Safe + Sound
    Tha Alkaholiks — Coast II Coast
    Nine — Nine Livez
    2Pac — Me Against the World
    E-40 — In a Major Way
    Channel Live — Station Identification
    Big L — Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous
    Ol' Dirty Bastard — Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
    Dana Dane — Rollin' Wit Dana Dane
    Various Artists — Friday
    Mobb Deep — The Infamous
    Masta Ace Incorporated — Sittin' on Chrome
    Jemini the Gifted One — Scars and Pain [EP]
    Naughty by Nature — Poverty's Paradise
    Double XX Posse — Ruff, Rugged & Raw
    Show and A.G. — Goodfellas
    Three 6 Mafia — Mystic Stylez
    Master P — 99 Ways to Die
    The Dayton Family — What's on My Mind?
    Grand Puba — 2000
    Mack 10 — Mack 10
    MC Breed — Big Baller
    Special Ed — Revelations
    Prince Markie Dee — Love Daddy
    Funkdoobiest — Brothas Doobie
    Luniz — Operation Stackola
    Bushwick Bill — Phantom of the Rapra
    Guru — Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality
    Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — E. 1999 Eternal
    Raekwon — Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
    Various Artists — The Show
    Twinz — Conversation
    Junior M.A.F.I.A. — Conspiracy
    Damu Ridas — Damu Ridas
    Das EFX — Hold It Down
    Doug E. Fresh — Play
    Kool G Rap — 4,5,6
    P.M. Dawn — Jesus Wept
    WC and the Maad Circle — Curb Servin'
    AZ — Doe or Die
    KRS-One — KRS-One
    Mystikal — Mind of Mystikal
    Souls of Mischief — No Man's Land
    Mic Geronimo — The Natural
    Fat Joe — Jealous One's Envy
    Onyx — All We Got Iz Us
    Cypress Hill — Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom
    Tha Dogg Pound — Dogg Food
    8Ball & MJG — On Top of the World
    The Click — Game Related
    Coolio — Gangsta's Paradise
    Erick Sermon — Double or Nothing
    Goodie Mob — Soul Food
    GZA — Liquid Swords
    Beastie Boys — Aglio e Olio
    The Pharcyde — Labcabincalifornia
    Funkmaster Flex — The Mix Tape, Vol. 1
    Group Home — Livin' Proof
    Just-Ice — Kill the Rhythm (Like a Homicide)
    L.L. Cool J — Mr. Smith
    Eazy-E — Eternal E
    Spice 1 — 1990-Sick
    Ghetto Twiinz — Surrounded by Criminals

  • 2Pac – “Dear Mama”
    Mobb Deep – “Shook Ones Pt 2”
    Luniz – “I Got 5 On It”
    ODB – “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” / “Brooklyn Zoo”
    The Pharcyde – “Runnin’” / “Drop”
    Raekwon – “Ice Cream”
    Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – “1st Of The Month” / “Crossroads”
    Ice Cube – “Friday”
    Coolio – “Gangsta’s Paradise”
    Channel Live – “Mad
    Jurassic 5 – “Unified Rebelution”
    AZ – “Uncut Raw”
    Kool G. Rap – “Fast Life”
    Junior Mafia – “Players Anthem”
    Group Home – “Livin’ Proof”
    Method Man and Redman – “How High”
    Eightball & MJG – “Space Age Pimpin”

1995 NEWS

OJ Trial opens in January, verdict of not guilty is reached in October

Timothy McVeigh executes the Oklahoma City bombing

Million Man March takes place in October, drawing black men to the capital, less than two weeks after Simpson’s acquittal

Galileo spacecraft reaches Jupiter during December, after being launched in 1989

Michael Jordan returns to the NBA

An unprecedented heatwave hits the Midwest, killing over 1,000 people

Tupac is released from jail and signs with Death Row Records

Eazy-E dies, March