1994 in hip-hop

This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1994.

Nas' landmark Illmatic album is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time.

Released albums

Release Date [1]	Artist	Album
January 4	Frankie Cutlass	The Frankie Cutlass Show
	5ive-O	If U R Not Part Uv Da Solution...
January 8	Natas	Blaz4me
January 11	No Description Given	Game and the Player
	Shadz of Lingo	A View to a Kill
	Sham & The Professor	Split Personalities
January 18	Kurious	A Constipated Monkey
	Yaggfu Front	Action Packed Adventure
January 21	DJ Krush	Krush
	Mysterme & DJ 20/20	Let Me Explain
January 25	The U.M.C.'s	Unleashed
	Spark 950 & Timbo King	United We Slam
January 28	Insane Clown Posse	Ringmaster
February 1	Casual	Fear Itself
	Coughee Brothaz	Fadanuf Fa Erybody!!
	E.S.G.	Ocean of Funk
	Fugees	Blunted on Reality
	Schoolly D	Welcome to America
February 8	Beastie Boys	Some Old Bullshit
	Down South	Lost In Brooklyn
	A.D.O.R.	The Concrete
February 18	Kish	A Nation Of Hoods
February 21	Treacherous Three	Old School Flava
February 22	5th Ward Boyz	Gangsta Funk
	Nefertiti	L.I.F.E. (Living in Fear of Extinction)
	Original Flavor	Beyond Flavor
March 1	MC Hammer	The Funky Headhunter
March 8	Gang Starr	Hard to Earn
	S.N.O.P. (Some Nuts Outtha Projects)	Nuttin' All Over Your Face
	Various Artists	Mi Vida Loca (soundtrack)
March 15	Kronic	Da 4 Foot Attack (The EP)
March 22	DFC	Things in tha Hood
	Dred Scott	Breakin' Combs
	Various Artists	Above the Rim (soundtrack)
	Vanilla Ice	Mind Blowin'
	Main Source	Fuck What You Think
March 29	Kool G Rap	Killer Kuts
April 5	The Roots	From the Ground Up
	M.O.P.	To the Death
April 12	Kokane	Funk Upon a Rhyme
	Mystidious Misfitss	A Who Dat?
	Mad Flava	From Tha Ground Unda
April 16	Maestro Fresh Wes	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be from Canada?!!
April 18	DJ Kool	20 Minute Workout
April 19	Nas	Illmatic
	Shyheim	AKA the Rugged Child
April 26	Ghetto Mafia	Draw the Line
	Volume 10	Hip-Hopera
	Outkast	Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
	Anotha Level	On Anotha Level
May 10	Ant Banks	The Big Badass
	Saafir	Boxcar Sessions
	South Central Cartel	'N Gatz We Truss
	The Backyard Rangers	Head for the Hills!!!
May 17	Papa Chuk	The Badlands
	Kirk	Makin' Moves
	Tha Mexakinz	Zig Zag
May 20	12 Gauge	12 Gauge
	Kwest tha Madd Lad	This Is My First Album
May 24	Ahmad	Ahmad
	Heavy D & the Boyz	Nuttin' but Love
	Jeru the Damaja	The Sun Rises in the East
	Master P	The Ghetto's Tryin' to Kill Me!
	Top Quality	Magnum Opus
May 31	69 Boyz	199Quad
	Beastie Boys	Ill Communication
	Seagram	Reality Check
June 7	MC Breed	Funkafied
	Warren G	Regulate... G Funk Era
	Villain	Skanless but True
June 14	Arrested Development	Zingalamaduni
June 21	The Beatnuts	The Beatnuts: Street Level
	Bone Thugs-n-Harmony	Creepin' on ah Come Up
	Terminator X	Super Bad
	Big Mello	Wegonefunkwichamind
	Grand Daddy I.U.	Lead Pipe
June 28	Nice & Smooth	Jewel of the Nile
	Da Brat	Funkdafied
	Big Mike	Somethin' Serious
	House of Pain	Same as It Ever Was
June 30	Marvaless	Ghetto Blues
July 1	Biz Markie	Biz's Baddest Beats
July 5	Fesu	War with No Mercy
July 12	Above the Law	Uncle Sam's Curse
	Luke	Freak for Life
July 19	Coolio	It Takes a Thief
	MC Eiht	We Come Strapped
	Sir Mix-a-Lot	Chief Boot Knocka
July 26	Lighter Shade of Brown	Layin' in the Cut
	Kwamé	Incognito
	Rappin' 4-Tay	Don't Fight the Feelin'
August 2	Ill Al Skratch	Creep Wit' Me
	Sinister	Mobbin' 4 Life
August 5	Insane Clown Posse	The Terror Wheel
August 9	Gravediggaz	6 Feet Deep
	Boogiemonsters	Riders of the Storm: The Underwater Album
August 16	Organized Konfusion	Stress: The Extinction Agenda
	Champ MC	Ghetto Flava
	Bustin' Melonz	Watch Ya Seeds Pop Out
	Funk Daddy	Funk U Right on Up
August 23	Public Enemy	Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age
	Menajahtwa	Cha-licious
August 30	UGK	Super Tight
	The Legion	Theme + Echo = Krill
September 3	G-Slimm	Four Deuces & Trays
September 6	Body Count	Born Dead
	Dru Down	Explicit Game
	Flatlinerz	U.S.A.
	Society	Yes N' Deed (The E.P.)
September 13	Blac Monks	Secrets of the Hidden Temple
	Bloods & Crips	Bangin' on Wax 2... The Saga Continues
	Big Daddy Kane	Daddy's Home
	Freak Nasty	Freak Nasty
	The Notorious B.I.G.	Ready to Die
	Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock	Break of Dawn
September 20	Craig Mack	Project Funk da World
	Da Youngsta's	No Mercy
	The Goats	No Goats, No Glory
September 26	Thug Life	Thug Life: Volume 1
September 27	Eightball & MJG	On the Outside Looking In
	PMD	Shade Business
October 4	College Boyz	Nuttin' Less Nuttin' Mo'
	Common Sense	Resurrection
	Dream Warriors	Subliminal Simulation
	Paris	Guerrilla Funk
	KSquad	Realmz Of Da Bushez
October 11	Celly Cel	Heat 4 Yo Azz
	Simple E	Colouz Uv Sound
October 18	Digable Planets	Blowout Comb
	Various Artists	Murder Was the Case
	O.C.	Word...Life
	The Coup	Genocide & Juice
	Scarface	The Diary
	Twista	Resurrection
	Scientifik	Criminal
October 25	Artifacts	Between a Rock and a Hard Place
	Fu-Schnickens	Nervous Breakdown
	Extra Prolific	Like It Should Be
	Lil' ½ Dead	The Dead Has Arisen
	Willie D	Play Witcha Mama
	Boogie	Under da Influenz
	Quo	Quo
	Blak Czer	Tales from da Blak Side
October 28	Gospel Gangstaz	Gang Affiliated
November 1	Brand Nubian	Everything Is Everything
	Da Lench Mob	Planet of da Apes
	Lords of the Underground	Keepers of the Funk
	Vicious	Destination Brooklyn
November 8	Doctor Dré & Ed Lover	Back Up Off Me!
	Goldy	In the Land of Funk
	Keith Murray	The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World
	Kool Moe Dee	Interlude
	Pete Rock & CL Smooth	The Main Ingredient
	Shaquille O'Neal	Shaq Fu: Da Return
November 15	Method Man	Tical
	N2Deep	24-7-365
	K-Dee	Ass, Gas, or Cash (No One Rides for Free)
	RBL Posse	Ruthless by Law
	Various Artists	B-Ball Best Kept Secret
November 17	Bushwackass	How Real Israel?
	Al Kapone	Sinista Funk
November 22	Esham	Closed Casket
	Ice Cube	Bootlegs & B-Sides
	Redman	Dare Iz a Darkside
	Sha-Key	A Head Nadda's Journey To Adidi Skizm
	Slick Rick	Behind Bars
	Spice 1	AmeriKKKa's Nightmare
November 25	Three 6 Mafia	Smoked Out, Loced Out
December 6	Black Sheep	Non-Fiction
	Da Bush Babees	Ambushed
	Insane Clown Posse	A Carnival Christmas
	Various Artists	Street Fighter (soundtrack)
Unknown	Pooh-Man	Ain't No Love
Unknown	Michael Peace	Outta Control
Unknown	Roots From the Underground	Roots
Unknown	Rondo & Crazy Rak	The Abused
Unknown	San Quinn	Live N Direct
Unknown	Gangsta Blac	Breakin' the Law
Unknown	Gangsta Shorties	Point of No Return
Unknown	Hard 2 Obtain	Ism & Blues
Unknown	Bottom Posse	2 Saggin' Straight From Hell
Unknown	Blackalicious	Melodica
Unknown	Blak Czar	Tales From Da Blak Side

Highest-charting singles

Hip hop singles which charted in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100

Title	Artist	Peak position
"Regulate"	Warren G featuring Nate Dogg	2
"Fantastic Voyage"	Coolio	3
"What a Man"	Salt-N-Pepa feat. En Vogue
"Funkdafied"	Da Brat	6
"Getto Jam"	Domino	7
"Gin and Juice"	Snoop Dogg	8
"Who Am I? (What's My Name?)"
"Tootsee Roll"	69 Boyz
"Flava in Ya Ear"	Craig Mack	9
"This D.J."	Warren G
"Keep Ya Head Up"	2Pac	12
"U Better Recognize"	Sam Sneed	16
"Got Me Waiting"	Heavy D	20
"Thuggish Ruggish Bone"	Bone Thugs-n-Harmony	22
"Bop Gun (One Nation)"	Ice Cube featuring George Clinton	23
"Born to Roll"	Masta Ace Incorporated
"Back in the Day"	Ahmad	26
"Pumps and a Bump"	MC Hammer
"Juicy"	The Notorious B.I.G.	27
"Sweet Potatoe Pie"	Domino
"You Know How We Do It"	Ice Cube	30
"None of Your Business"	Salt-N-Pepa	32
"Heaven 'n Hell"
"Give It Up"	Public Enemy	33
"Playaz Club"	Rappin' 4-Tay	36
"Get Down"	Craig Mack	37
"Fa All Y'all"	Da Brat
"I Seen a Man Die"	Scarface
"Player's Ball"	Outkast
"Nuttin' But Love"	Heavy D	40

Highest first-week sales

List of top ten albums with the highest first-week home market sales of 1994

Number	Album	Artist	1st-week sales	1st-week position	Refs
1	Murder Was the Case	Various Artist	329,000	1	West Coast Hip Hop
2	Creepin on ah Come Up	Bone Thugs-N-Harmony	220,000	12	Midwest Hip Hop
3	Regulate... G Funk Era	Warren G	176,000	2	West Coast Hip Hop
4	Tical	Method Man	120,000	4	East Coast Hip Hop

See also

• Last article: 1993 in hip hop music
• Next article: 1995 in hip hop music

References

1. "The Top 125 Hip-Hop Albums of 1994".