| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E-40 w/Too Short | Rapper's Ball-89 bpm | Jive |
| 2 | TRIBE CALLED QUEST | Stressed Out-90 bpm | Jive |
| 3 | KRS-ONE w/Cold Crush Bros | Throw Down-87 bpm | Jive |
| 4 | COMMON SENSE | The Bitch In You-87 bpm | Relativity |
| 5 | MADD HEAD | Representin'-89 bpm | Geffen |
| 6 | WESTSIDE CONNECTION | Bow Down-90 bpm | Priority |
| 7 | TOO SHORT | Never Talk Down-88 bpm | Jive |
| 8 | BIZ MARKIE | Studda Step-87 bpm | Epic |
| 9 | AL TARIQUE | Peace Akki-91 bpm | Correct |
| 10 | T-BOZ/ RICHIE RICH | I Touch Myself [remix] | La Face |
| 11 | CAPONE & NORIEGA | Illegal Life-87 bpm | Penalty |
| 12 | DE LA SOUL | Sunshine-88 bpm | Tommy Boy |
| 13 | CHUCK D | No-90 bpm | Mercury |
| 14 | GROUP THERAPY | East Coast West Coast Killa | Interscope |
| 15 | NICKKI | No Understanding-91 bpm | Supreme Ent |
| 16 | MYSTIC JOURNEYMEN | World Wide | 4001 |
| 17 | BLAZAH BLAZAH | Good Cop Bad Cop-89 bpm | Mercury |
| 18 | DA ORIGINAL GUNN CLAPPAZ | No Fear-88 bpm | Priority |
| 19 | KEITH MURRAY | The Rhyme | Jive |
| 20 | XZIBIT | Eyes May Shine | Loud |
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E-40 | Hall Of Game | Jive |
| 2 | CHUCK D | The Autobiography Of MistaChuck | Mercury |
| 3 | OUTKAST | Atliens | La Face |
| 4 | DE LA SOUL | Stake's Is High | Tommy Boy |
| 5 | NAS | It Was Written | Sony |
| 6 | RAS KASS | Soul On Ice | Priority |
| 7 | TOO SHORT | Gettin' It [Album 10] | Jive |
| 8 | BLAZAH BLAZAH | Blah Blah Blah | Mercury |
| 9 | AMERICA IS DYING SLOWLY | Various Artists | East West |
| 10 | SOCIETY OF SOUL | Brain Child | La Face |