Favourite Year In West Coast Rap Music?

[Okka]

Me and my homey was just thinkin, what was the best year in West Coast rap/hip-hop music? I really can't decide yet, but if you can, post a list of albums that was released that year.

[famozni]

96

[Okka]

96

Yeah, a good year. "Bow Down" and "Tha Doggfather" are the first that comes to my mind, what other great albums was released that year?

[NillerTheKid]

96

Yeah, a good year. "Bow Down" and "Tha Doggfather" are the first that comes to my mind, what other great albums was released that year?

All Eyez On Me

[Mietek23]

2Pac - All Eyez On Me
Above The Law - Time Will Reveal
B-Legit - Hemp Museum
Big Syke - Be Yo Self
Dazzie Dee - Re-Birth
Dr. Dre Presents - The Aftermath
Dru Down - Can You Feel Me?
E-40 - Tha Hall Of Game
Foesum - Perfection
Ice-T - IV: Return Of The Real
Lil' 1 Dead - Steel On A Mission
Mac Mall - Untouchable
MAKAVELI
Mc Eiht - Death Threatz
Mc Ren - The Villian In Black
Rappin' 4-Tay - Off Parole
Ras Kass - Soul On Ice
Richie Rich - Half Thang
Richie Rich - Seasoned Veteran
Snoop Dogg Doggy - Tha Doggfather
Too $hort - Gettin' It ( Album Number Ten )
Westside Connection - Bow Down
Xzibit - At The Speed Of Life
Yella - One Mo Nigga To Go
Yo Yo - Total Control
Young Lay - Black 'N Dangerous
Young Murder Squad - How We Livin'

Just to name a few...

[The Real Kilo2]

Yeah, 1996 was the year.

[Shade Sheist™]

I could stay stuck in 93-96 forever..

but let us NEVER forget 1991
Dj Quik - "Quik Is The Name"
(the first Gangsta Rap I Ever Heard In My Life)

[UCC]

hiphop in general peaked in like 92-94, those were dope years for west coast as well

you had snoops best shit, some of cubes best shit, dre's best shit, some dope 2pac stuff, then a load of dope underground stuff like pharcyde, souls of mischief

probably have to go with 93 because of Doggystyle


by 96 shit was getting mad disappointing - snoop had fallen off, 2pac had gone completely thugged out, dre has fallen off for a second there and hiphop in general was just sliding down from it's peak

[1234]

I could stay stuck in 93-96 forever..

but let us NEVER forget 1991
Dj Quik - "Quik Is The Name"
(the first Gangsta Rap I Ever Heard In My Life)

Yeah straight! Quiks album was a classic. The early 00s were good too (2000 - 2004).

[Dre-Day]

not sure; it could be 2008, but 2009 is also a possibility for me.
it really depends on the releasedate of Detox.

edit: ok ok i overlooked the word was, but fuck it 

[greko]

I think 1999 was also a good year...

Snoop No Limit Top Dogg
Dre 2001
Kurupt Streetz Iz a Mutha

Just to name a few...

[HEC]

I'm gonna go against the grain and say 1998

Daz - dope
Kurupt - dope
Cube - dope
Ren - dope
Ras Kass - crazy album
Bad Azz - west coast classic
Xzibit - westcoast classic
2 dope C-style compilations
Quik - one of the best hip hop albums ever

then you had the "non mainstream" albums

Brotha Lynch and Sicx
Dilated Peoples
Defari
Planet Asia

probably missing some too, I have to check my collection but I think it was the most underrated year in west coast hiphop

[Dre-Day]

I'm gonna go against the grain and say 1998

Daz - dope
Kurupt - dope
Cube - dope
Ren - dope
Ras Kass - crazy album
Bad Azz - west coast classic
Xzibit - westcoast classic
2 dope C-style compilations
Quik - one of the best hip hop albums ever

then you had the "non mainstream" albums

Brotha Lynch and Sicx
Dilated Peoples
Defari
Planet Asia

probably missing some too, I have to check my collection but I think it was the most underrated year in west coast hiphop

how is it going against the grain?
you may not go with the obvious choice, but this topic is all about posting our own favorite year right

[HEC]

I'm gonna go against the grain and say 1998

Daz - dope
Kurupt - dope
Cube - dope
Ren - dope
Ras Kass - crazy album
Bad Azz - west coast classic
Xzibit - westcoast classic
2 dope C-style compilations
Quik - one of the best hip hop albums ever

then you had the "non mainstream" albums

Brotha Lynch and Sicx
Dilated Peoples
Defari
Planet Asia

probably missing some too, I have to check my collection but I think it was the most underrated year in west coast hiphop

how is it going against the grain?
you may not go with the obvious choice, but this topic is all about posting our own favorite year right

yeah true, I just think most people think of '98 as a down year until the west made a comeback in '99 but in actuality except for Snoop's album most of the westcoast releases that year were pretty dope. Maybe these albums did not have the sales figures of the mid 90's ones but I enjoyed them very much

[D~Nice]

3 years for me are my favorite

94, 96, 98