# 1994 in hip-hop

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

## Released albums

| Release Date | Artist | Album |
| January 4 | Frankie Cutlass | The Frankie Cutlass Show |
| January 4 | 5ive-O | If U R Not Part Uv Da Solution... |
| January 8 | Natas | Blaz4me |
| January 11 | No Description Given | Game and the Player |
| January 11 | Shadz of Lingo | A View to a Kill |
| January 11 | Sham & The Professor | Split Personalities |
| January 18 | Kurious | A Constipated Monkey |
| January 18 | Yaggfu Front | Action Packed Adventure |
| January 21 | DJ Krush | Krush |
| January 21 | Mysterme & DJ 20/20 | Let Me Explain |
| January 25 | The U.M.C.'s | Unleashed |
| January 25 | Spark 950 & Timbo King | United We Slam |
| January 28 | Insane Clown Posse | Ringmaster |
| February 1 | Casual | Fear Itself |
| February 1 | Coughee Brothaz | Fadanuf Fa Erybody!! |
| February 1 | E.S.G. | Ocean of Funk |
| February 1 | Fugees | Blunted on Reality |
| February 1 | Schoolly D | Welcome to America |
| February 8 | Beastie Boys | Some Old Bullshit |
| February 8 | Down South | Lost In Brooklyn |
| February 8 | 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 |
| February 22 | Nefertiti | L.I.F.E. (Living in Fear of Extinction) |
| February 22 | Original Flavor | Beyond Flavor |
| March 1 | MC Hammer | The Funky Headhunter |
| March 8 | Gang Starr | Hard to Earn |
| March 8 | S.N.O.P. (Some Nuts Outtha Projects) | Nuttin' All Over Your Face |
| March 15 | Kronic | Da 4 Foot Attack (The EP) |
| March 22 | DFC | Things in tha Hood |
| March 22 | Dred Scott | Breakin' Combs |
| March 22 | Various Artists | Above the Rim (soundtrack) |
| March 22 | Vanilla Ice | Mind Blowin' |
| March 22 | Main Source | Fuck What You Think |
| March 29 | Kool G Rap | Killer Kuts |
| April 5 | The Roots | From the Ground Up |
| April 5 | M.O.P. | To the Death |
| April 12 | Kokane | Funk Upon a Rhyme |
| April 12 | Mystidious Misfitss | A Who Dat? |
| April 12 | 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 |
| April 19 | Shyheim | AKA the Rugged Child |
| April 26 | Ghetto Mafia | Draw the Line |
| April 26 | Volume 10 | Hip-Hopera |
| April 26 | Outkast | Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik |
| April 26 | Anotha Level | On Anotha Level |
| May 10 | Ant Banks | The Big Badass |
| May 10 | Saafir | Boxcar Sessions |
| May 10 | South Central Cartel | 'N Gatz We Truss |
| May 10 | The Backyard Rangers | Head for the Hills!!! |
| May 17 | Papa Chuk | The Badlands |
| May 17 | Kirk | Makin' Moves |
| May 17 | Tha Mexakinz | Zig Zag |
| May 20 | 12 Gauge | 12 Gauge |
| May 20 | Kwest tha Madd Lad | This Is My First Album |
| May 24 | Ahmad | Ahmad |
| May 24 | Heavy D & the Boyz | Nuttin' but Love |
| May 24 | Jeru the Damaja | The Sun Rises in the East |
| May 24 | Master P | The Ghetto's Tryin' to Kill Me! |
| May 24 | Top Quality | Magnum Opus |
| May 31 | 69 Boyz | 199Quad |
| May 31 | Beastie Boys | Ill Communication |
| May 31 | Seagram | Reality Check |
| June 7 | MC Breed | Funkafied |
| June 7 | Warren G | Regulate... G Funk Era |
| June 7 | Villain | Skanless but True |
| June 14 | Arrested Development | Zingalamaduni |
| June 21 | The Beatnuts | The Beatnuts: Street Level |
| June 21 | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony | Creepin' on ah Come Up |
| June 21 | Terminator X | Super Bad |
| June 21 | Big Mello | Wegonefunkwichamind |
| June 21 | Grand Daddy I.U. | Lead Pipe |
| June 28 | Nice & Smooth | Jewel of the Nile |
| June 28 | Da Brat | Funkdafied |
| June 28 | Big Mike | Somethin' Serious |
| June 28 | 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 |
| July 12 | Luke | Freak for Life |
| July 19 | Coolio | It Takes a Thief |
| July 19 | Fesu | War With No Mercy |
| July 19 | MC Eiht | We Come Strapped |
| July 19 | Sir Mix-a-Lot | Chief Boot Knocka |
| July 26 | Lighter Shade of Brown | Layin' in the Cut |
| July 26 | Kwamé | Incognito |
| July 26 | Rappin' 4-Tay | Don't Fight the Feelin' |
| August 2 | Ill Al Skratch | Creep Wit' Me |
| August 2 | Sinister | Mobbin' 4 Life |
| August 5 | Insane Clown Posse | The Terror Wheel |
| August 9 | Gravediggaz | 6 Feet Deep |
| August 9 | Boogiemonsters | Riders of the Storm: The Underwater Album |
| August 16 | Organized Konfusion | Stress: The Extinction Agenda |
| August 16 | Champ MC | Ghetto Flava |
| August 16 | Bustin' Melonz | Watch Ya Seeds Pop Out |
| August 16 | Funk Daddy | Funk U Right on Up |
| August 23 | Public Enemy | Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age |
| August 23 | Menajahtwa | Cha-licious |
| August 30 | UGK | Super Tight |
| August 30 | The Legion | Theme + Echo = Krill |
| September 3 | G-Slimm | Four Deuces & Trays |
| September 6 | Dru Down | Explicit Game |
| September 6 | Flatlinerz | U.S.A. |
| September 6 | Society | Yes N' Deed (The E.P.) |
| September 13 | Blac Monks | Secrets of the Hidden Temple |
| September 13 | Bloods & Crips | Bangin' on Wax 2... The Saga Continues |
| September 13 | Big Daddy Kane | Daddy's Home |
| September 13 | Freak Nasty | Freak Nasty |
| September 13 | The Notorious B.I.G. | Ready to Die |
| September 13 | Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock | Break of Dawn |
| September 20 | Craig Mack | Project Funk da World |
| September 20 | Da Youngsta's | No Mercy |
| September 20 | The Goats | No Goats, No Glory |
| September 26 | Thug Life | Thug Life: Volume 1 |
| September 27 | Eightball & MJG | On the Outside Looking In |
| September 27 | PMD | Shade Business |
| October 4 | College Boyz | Nuttin' Less Nuttin' Mo' |
| October 4 | Common Sense | Resurrection |
| October 4 | Dream Warriors | Subliminal Simulation |
| October 4 | Paris | Guerrilla Funk |
| October 4 | KSquad | Realmz Of Da Bushez |
| October 11 | Celly Cel | Heat 4 Yo Azz |
| October 11 | Simple E | Colouz Uv Sound |
| October 18 | Digable Planets | Blowout Comb |
| October 18 | Various Artists | Murder Was the Case |
| October 18 | O.C. | Word...Life |
| October 18 | The Coup | Genocide & Juice |
| October 18 | Scarface | The Diary |
| October 18 | Twista | Resurrection |
| October 18 | Scientifik | Criminal |
| October 25 | Artifacts | Between a Rock and a Hard Place |
| October 25 | Fu-Schnickens | Nervous Breakdown |
| October 25 | Extra Prolific | Like It Should Be |
| October 25 | Lil' ½ Dead | The Dead Has Arisen |
| October 25 | Willie D | Play Witcha Mama |
| October 25 | Boogie | Under da Influenz |
| October 25 | Quo | Quo |
| October 25 | Blak Czer | Tales from da Blak Side |
| October 28 | Gospel Gangstaz | Gang Affiliated |
| November 1 | Brand Nubian | Everything Is Everything |
| November 1 | Da Lench Mob | Planet of da Apes |
| November 1 | Lords of the Underground | Keepers of the Funk |
| November 1 | Vicious | Destination Brooklyn |
| November 8 | Doctor Dré & Ed Lover | Back Up Off Me! |
| November 8 | Goldy | In the Land of Funk |
| November 8 | Keith Murray | The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World |
| November 8 | Kool Moe Dee | Interlude |
| November 8 | Pete Rock & CL Smooth | The Main Ingredient |
| November 8 | Shaquille O'Neal | Shaq Fu: Da Return |
| November 15 | Method Man | Tical |
| November 15 | N2Deep | 24-7-365 |
| November 15 | K-Dee | Ass, Gas, or Cash (No One Rides for Free) |
| November 15 | RBL Posse | Ruthless by Law |
| November 17 | Bushwackass | How Real Israel? |
| November 17 | Al Kapone | Sinista Funk |
| November 22 | Esham | Closed Casket |
| November 22 | Ice Cube | Bootlegs & B-Sides |
| November 22 | Redman | Dare Iz a Darkside |
| November 22 | Sha-Key | A Head Nadda's Journey To Adidi Skizm |
| November 22 | Slick Rick | Behind Bars |
| November 22 | Spice 1 | AmeriKKKa's Nightmare |
| November 25 | Three 6 Mafia | Smoked Out, Loced Out |
| December 6 | Black Sheep | Non-Fiction |
| December 6 | Da Bush Babees | Ambushed |
| December 6 | Insane Clown Posse | A Carnival Christmas |
| December 6 | 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 | 3 |
| "Funkdafied" | Da Brat | 6 |
| "Getto Jam" | Domino | 7 |
| "Gin and Juice" | Snoop Dogg | 8 |
| "Who Am I? (What's My Name?)" | Snoop Dogg | 8 |
| "Tootsee Roll" | 69 Boyz | 8 |
| "Flava in Ya Ear" | Craig Mack | 9 |
| "This D.J." | Warren G | 9 |
| "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 | 23 |
| "Back in the Day" | Ahmad | 26 |
| "Pumps and a Bump" | MC Hammer | 26 |
| "Juicy" | The Notorious B.I.G. | 27 |
| "Sweet Potatoe Pie" | Domino | 27 |
| "You Know How We Do It" | Ice Cube | 30 |
| "None of Your Business" | Salt-N-Pepa | 32 |
| "Heaven 'n Hell" | Salt-N-Pepa | 32 |
| "Give It Up" | Public Enemy | 33 |
| "Playaz Club" | Rappin' 4-Tay | 36 |
| "Get Down" | Craig Mack | 37 |
| "Fa All Y'all" | Da Brat | 37 |
| "I Seen a Man Die" | Scarface | 37 |
| "Player's Ball" | Outkast | 37 |
| "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 |