What was the last hip hop album of the 90s (as a musical era, not a literal decade)

[Collateral]

The 90’s era officially ended in 2001, arguably after 9/11. So any album in 2001.

 

[Neuromancer]

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Good contender.

 

[Neuromancer]

Of what's listed It’s Dark and Hell is Hot.

 

[hex]

I'd say "Supreme Clientele".

Fred.

 

[BlackAchilles]

IMO the "Turn of the Century" era started after Biggie Died and ended w/ College Dropout

 

[JadeB]

bump

 

[Sankofa Alwayz]

IDAHIH by DMX

Honorable mentions:

Black On Both Sides - Mos Def
Supreme Clientele - Ghostface Killa
Mista Don’t Play - Project Pat
Petestrumentals - Pete Rock
The Truth - Beanie Sigel
Aquemini - OutKast
Body of the Life Force - Afu-Ra
Madvillainy - Madvillain/DOOM
Moment of Truth - Gang Starr

 

[semicko82]

IDAHIH by DMX

Honorable mentions:

Black On Both Sides - Mos Def
Supreme Clientele - Ghostface Killa
Mista Don’t Play - Project Pat
Petestrumentals - Pete Rock
The Truth - Beanie Sigel
Aquemini - OutKast
Body of the Life Force - Afu-Ra
Madvillainy - Madvillain/DOOM
Moment of Truth - Gang Starr

Why did you choose those particular albums

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

there's no clear "end of an era" there's an overlap. What 'ended' the 90's was No Way Out. Puffy turned hip-hop way more commercial than it had been before.

Death Row were commercial artists but their agreement with interscope was more "we are doing this type of album and then you'll pay us and distribute it." and they could do that because they sold more than everyone else..

Puffy brought in the billboards and movie tie ins and morning shows etc.. he made a lot of money but also brought more cacs into the actual music process.. When cacs are more involved that means more control over what is produced and what the end product is.

 

[BlackDiBiase]

after this is 1999 i realized rappers aint trying to spit bars no more, its a money thing and then look just 20 years later no top tier MC's to come out.

 

[ElMorenoFeo809]

IMHO for me it's between J Lo 's (yes Jennifer Lopez) 2nd that was released in 2001 and Jarule's Rule 3:36 + his single "living it up" and some extent "on time".

I guess it has to do with their song getting heavy play especially during the summer of 2001... And 9/11... I turned 9 around that time so I'm going off base of nostalgia I guess. But summer of 2001 did felt like it was 1999 for some reason...


Damn now I notice it's boutta be 20 years since...waoo

 

[Spiritual Stratocaster]

Of the albums you listed i would say DMX or Hotboys. because the production still has the more one producer one sound feel to the whole album.

The albums after that started that new era of multiple producers on each album, plus one cut for the ladies, one cut for club, type shyt they did throughout the 00s. Like a nikka like Jadakiss in 2004 will do 70% of his album some straight gutter lox shyt, but also throw in a song with lil jon, or a track with Marey Carey and shyt. No cohesiveness to the album at all just there to be singles and sell records.

Nowadays, shyt is the opposite an album is basically just all that shyt, singles, and couple gutter tracks of straight bars to show they still a real spitter

Word I love albums with themes.

 

[the cool]

Lupe fiasco the cool

 

[Sankofa Alwayz]

Why did you choose those particular albums

Just the overall vibes from those albums. Anytime I listen to them, I feel like I’m listening to the very best of 90’s Hip Hop culture in its twilight years.

 

[Sankofa Alwayz]

Lupe fiasco the cool

I was considering this one too