Consumer Guides by Set: Hip Hop (S)

Hip hop.

Artists

• St. Lunatics:
  • Free City [2001, Universal] A-
• Salt-N-Pepa:
  • Hot, Cool and Vicious [1986, Next Plateau] A-
  • A Salt With a Deadly Pepa [1988, Next Plateau] B
  • Blacks' Magic [1990, Next Plateau] A-
  • Very Necessary [1993, Next Plateau/London] ***
  • Brand New [1997, London/Red Ant]
• Scarface:
  • Mr. Scarface Is Back [1991, Rap-a-Lot]
  • The Diary [1994, Rap-a-Lot/Noo Trybe]
  • The Fix [2002, Def Jam South] *
• Schoolly-D:
  • Schoolly-D [1986, Schoolly-D] B+
  • The Further Adventures of Schoolly-D [1987, Rykodisc] B
  • Saturday Night [1987, Jive] B
  • Smoke Some Kill [1988, Jive] B-
  • Am I Black Enough for You? [1989, Jive] B
  • Welcome to America [1994, Columbia/Ruffhouse]
• Roxanne Shanté:
  • Bad Sister [1989, Cold Chillin'] A-
  • The Bitch Is Back [1992, Livin' Large] A-
• Shazzy:
  • Attitude: A Hip Hop Rapsody [1990, Elektra] A-
• Beanie Sigel:
  • The Truth [1999, Def Jam] **
  • The Reason [2001, Roc-A-Fella]
  • The B. Coming [2006, Def Jam] *
  • This Time [2012, State Property/Ruffhouse] *
• Sir Mix-A-Lot:
  • Mack Daddy [1992, Def American]
  • Chief Boot Knocka [1994, Rhyme Cartel]
  • Return of the Bumpasaurus [1996, Warner Bros.] *
• Pipi Skid:
  • Funny Farm [2004, Peanuts and Corn] A-
• Slick Rick:
  • The Great Adventures of Slick Rick [1988, Def Jam] C+
  • The Ruler's Back [1991, Def Jam/Columbia] A-
  • Behind Bars [1994, Def Jam]
  • The Art of Storytelling [1999, Def Jam] A-
• Slum Village:
  • Trinity (Past, Present and Future) [2002, Capitol/Barak]
• Snoop Dogg:
  • Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told [1998, No Limit] C+
  • Paid Tha Cost to Be Da Boss [2002, Capitol/Priority]
  • R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece [2005, Doggy Style/Geffen/Star Trak]
  • Tha Blue Carpet Treatment [2006, Geffen]
  • Ego Trippin' [2008, Geffen] B-
  • Malice N Wonderland [2009, Priority]
• Snoop Doggy Dogg:
  • Doggystyle [1993, Death Row/Interscope]
• Souls of Mischief:
  • '93 'til Infinity [1993, Jive] A-
  • Montezuma's Revenge [2009, Hiero Imperium] *
• Bubba Sparxxx:
  • Dark Days, Bright Nights [2001, Beat Club/Interscope] *
  • Deliverance [2003, Beat Club/Interscope] ***
• Spearhead:
  • Home [1994, Capitol] *
  • Chocolate Supa Highway [1997, Capitol] A-
• Special Ed:
  • Youngest in Charge [1989, Profile] B
• Speech:
  • Hoopla [1999, TVT] **
• Stereo MC's:
  • Connected [1993, Polygram] B-
• Stetsasonic:
  • In Full Gear [1988, Tommy Boy] B+
  • Blood, Sweat, and No Tears [1991, Tommy Boy]
• Sunz of Man:
  • (The Last Shall Be First) [1998, Red Ant] A-
• Swollen Members:
  • Balance [1999, Battle Axe] **
  • Armed to the Teeth [2009, Suburban Noize]

Anthologies

• Soundbombing [1997, Rawkus] A-
• South Central [1992, Hollywood Basic] **
• Street Jams: Hip-Hop from the Top, Vol. 4 [1994, Rhino] **
• Strength Magazine Presents Subtext [1999, London/Strength] *

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