2. Dr. Dre – The Chronic
Before we reveal the most important albums of the ’90s, let’s give credit to the arguably the best-produced rap album in the history. Dr. Dre’s debut album is significant for numerous reasons. First, it showed that gangsta rap had a potential for commercial success in the ’90s. It brought a fresh G-funk style of hip-hop to the West Coast rap scene and also launched Snoop Dog and Nate Dog among other hip-hop artists from West Coast into having successful careers. Last, equally important, it marked launching one of the most important hip-hop labels in history, Death Row Records.
