1989 - Ego Trip’s Top 25 Rap Albums
A snapshot of 1989’s best loved hip hop album releases, borrowing the top 25 list from the rap nerd’s bible that is Ego Trip‘s Book of Rap Lists:
1. De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising
2. Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique
3. Jungle Brothers - Done By The Forces Of Nature
4. Big Daddy Kane - It’s A Big Daddy Thing
5. The D.O.C - No One Can Do It Better
6. Geto Boys - Grip It! On That Other Level
7. 3rd Bass - The Cactus Album
8. 2 Live Crew - As Nasty As They Wanna Be
9. Nice & Smooth - Nice & Smooth
10. Biz Markie - The Biz Never Sleeps
11. EPMD - Unfinished Business
12. Queen Latifah - All Hail The Queen
13. LL Cool J - Walking With A Panther
14. Special Ed - Youngest In Charge
15. Chill Rob G - Ride The Rhythm
16. Low Profile - We’re In This Together
17. MC Lyte - Eyes On This
18. Three Times Dope - Original Stylin’
19. Stezo - Crazy Noise
20. Boogie Down Productions - Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
21. Ice T - The Iceberg / Freedom of Speech ... Just Watch What You Say
22. Willie D - Controversy
23. Heavy D & The Boyz - Big Tyme
24. Sir Mix-A-Lot - SWASS
25. Kwame - The Boy Genius Featuring A New Beginning