esential albums of 1989

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Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Road to the Riches
Geto Boys - Grip It! On That Other Level
The D.O.C. - No One Can Do It Better
Jungle Brothers - Done by the Forces of Nature
EPMD - Unfinished Business
Boogie Down Productions - Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
Ice-T - The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say
Big Daddy Kane - It's a Big Daddy Thing
3rd Bass - The Cactus Album
Gang Starr - No More Mr. Nice Guy
Stezo - Crazy Noise
MC Lyte - Eyes on This
Young MC - Stone Cold Rhymin'
Coldcut - What's That Noise?
LL Cool J - Walking With a Panther
Biz Markie - The Biz Never Sleeps
Special Ed - Youngest in Charge
Low Profile - We're in This Together
Chill Rob G - Ride the Rhythm
Nice & Smooth - Nice & Smooth
Queen Latifah - All Hail the Queen
Kool Moe Dee - Knowledge Is King
Three Times Dope - Original Stylin'
Tone-Lōc - Loc-Ed After Dark
Schoolly D - Am I Black Enough for You?
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - And in This Corner...
Willie D - Controversy
2 Live Crew - As Nasty As They Wanna Be
Heavy D & The Boyz - Big Tyme
Tuff Crew - Back to Wreck Shop
Chubb Rock - And the Winner Is...
Def Jef - Just a Poet With Soul
Divine Styler - Word Power
Maggotron - The Invasion Will Not Be Televised (Cos We Don't Have a Video)
Stereo MC's - 33-45-78
Maestro Fresh Wes - Symphony in Effect
Kwamé - The Boy Genius
The 45 King & Louie Louie - Rhythmical Madness
DJ Chuck Chillout & Kool Chip - Masters of the Rhythm
Sir Mix-a-Lot - Seminar
415 - 41Fivin
King Sun - XL
Donald D - Notorious
Roxanne Shanté - Bad Sister
Just-Ice - The Desolate One
Breeze - The Young Son Of No One
Antoinette - Who's the Boss
DJ Magic Mike - DJ Magic Mike & The Royal Posse
Black Rock & Ron - Stop the World
The Beatmasters - Anywayawanna
Jazzy Jay - Cold Chillin in the Studio Live
Shakespeare & the Last Empire - My Old Jams Still Slam
Steady B - Going Steady
The New Style - Independent Leaders
Twin Hype - Twin Hype
Overlord X - Weapon Is My Lyric
B Fats - Music Maestro
Priority One - Total Chaos
Louie Louie - Deadlier Than Ever
L'Trimm - Drop That Bottom
Hot Day - It's My Turn
The Together Brothers - Strictly For Framing
Kaos & Mystro - Outcast, Vol. 1
Various Artists - Compton Compilation Sound Control Mob
Too Brown - Takin' No Shorts
Dismasters - And Then Some
Mamado & She - Wild
Roughouse Orchestra - Roughouse Orchestra
Maggozulu Too - Dawn of the Maggozulu
Nu-Sounds - Mackin'
MC ADE - How Much Can You Take
MC Twist & the Def Squad - Comin' Thru Like Warriors
Danny D & DJ Wiz - Danny D & DJ Wiz
Tuff City Squad - Breakmania
Tuff City Squad - Breakmania 2
Tony M.F. Rock - Let Me Take You to the Rock House
Hostyle [80s rap] - Get Off
Various Artists - Rap'in
Chilla Frauste - Don't Fight the Feelin'
D'Love - Rollin'
J.C. & the Boyz - Never Give up
Criminal Element Orchestra - Locked Up