A snapshot of 1998’s most popular hip hop album releases, borrowing the top 25 list from the rap nerd’s bible that is Ego Trip‘s Book of Rap Lists. This will be the last Ego Trip we’ll be publishing here on the site, the last to appear in the book. Stay tuned for new features in coming weeks:
1. Gang Starr - Moment of Truth
2. OutKast - Aquemini
3. Jay-Z - Vol.2 ... Hard Knock Life
4. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
5. M.O.P - First Family For Life
6. Goodie Mob - Still Standing
7. DMX - It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot
8. Redman - Doc’s Da Name 2000
9. Noreaga - N.O.R.E
10. Big Punisher - Capital Punishment
11. Def Squad - El Nino
12. Master P - MP Da Last Don
13. Jermaine Dupri - Life in 1472
14. Silkk The Shocker - Charge It 2 Da Game
15. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told
16. Daz Dillinger - Retaliation, Revenge And Get Back
17. Young Bleed - My Balls and My Word
18. Juvenile - 400 Degreez
19. WC - The Shadiest One
20. E-40 - The Element of Surprise
21. Witchdoctor - ...a s.w.a.t Healin’ Ritual
22. Eightball - Lost
23. C Murder - Life or Death
24. Devin - The Dude
25. Show & AG - Full Scale EP