| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANNISH | Tasha's Room-90 bpm | Correct |
| 2 | GOODIE MOBB | Dirty South-93 bpm | La Face |
| 3 | NASw/ The Firm | Affirmative Action-90 bpm | Sony |
| 4 | GEORGE NOOKS | Real Men-86 bpm | Correct |
| 5 | CHINO XL | Kreep-88 bpm | American |
| 6 | GETO BOYS | Geto Fantasy-83 bpm | Noo-Trybe |
| 7 | AL TARIQ | Do Yo' Thang-92 bpm | Correct |
| 8 | OUTKAST | Elevator [crazy c remix]-88 bpm | La Face |
| 9 | HARD BOYZ | Ghetto World-86 bpm | Big Beat |
| 10 | BIG SHUG | Crush-86 bpm | Payday |
| 11 | RZA w/Capadonna | Wu-Wear-90 bpm | Big Beat |
| 12 | MR ILL | 3 Hills Of Suga-87 bpm | Cell Block |
| 13 | NINE | Lyin' King-90 bpm | Profile |
| 14 | TRIBE CALLED QUEST | 1nce Again-90 bpm | Jive |
| 15 | MAC MALL | Sucka's PH-90 bpm | East West |
| 16 | DRU DOWN | Can U Feel Me? | Relativity |
| 17 | KRS-ONE | High School Rock-90 bpm | Big Beat |
| 18 | MONEY B W/Clee | Pick A Part-88 bpm | Bobby Beats |
| 19 | WU-TANG | America-87 bpm | East West |
| 20 | SOCIETY OF SOUL | Migratenation | La Face |
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAS | It Was Written | Sony |
| 2 | SOCIETY OF SOUL | Brain Child | La Face |
| 3 | AMERICA IS DYING SLOWLY | Various Artists | East West |
| 4 | HEATHER B | Takin' Mine | EMI |
| 5 | DE LA SOUL | Stake's Is High | Tommy Boy |
| 6 | DIGITAL UNDERGROUND | Future Rhythms | Critique |
| 7 | CELL BLOCK COMPILATION | Various Artists | Cell Block |
| 8 | NEW GOOVE REMIX PROJECT | Various Artists | Blue Note |
| 9 | CONSCIOUS DAUGHTERS | Gamers | Priority |
| 10 | GOODIE MOBB | Soul Food | La Face |