| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRS-ONE w/Cold Crush Bros | Throw Down-87 bpm | Jive |
| 2 | CAPONE & NORIEGA | Illegal Life-87 bpm | Penalty |
| 3 | MADD HEAD | Representin'-89 bpm | Geffen |
| 4 | TOO SHORT | Never Talk Down-88 bpm | Jive |
| 5 | T-BOZ/ RICHIE RICH | I Touch Myself [remix] | La Face |
| 6 | DA BRAT | Sittin' On Top Of The World | SoSo Def |
| 7 | COMMON SENSE | The Bitch In You-87 bpm | Relativity |
| 8 | DE LA SOUL | Sunshine-88 bpm | Tommy Boy |
| 9 | E-40 w/Too Short | Rapper's Ball-89 bpm | Jive |
| 10 | WESTSIDE CONNECTION | Bow Down-90 bpm | Priority |
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | JERU THE DAMAJA | Ya Playin' Yaself | FFRR |
| 12 | DA ORIGINAL GUNN CLAPPAZ | No Fear-88 bpm | Priority |
| 13 | MEANER | Real Rap Song | Loose Cannon |
| 14 | OUTKAST | ATLiens | LaFace |
| 15 | TRIBE CALLED QUEST | Stressed Out-90 bpm | Jive |
| 16 | BIZ MARKIE | Studda Step-87 bpm | Epic |
| 17 | AL TARIQUE | Peace Akki-91 bpm | Correct |
| 18 | NICKKI | No Understanding-91 bpm | Supreme Ent |
| 19 | KEITH MURRAY | The Rhyme | Jive |
| 20 | SALT-N-PEPA | Champagne | MCA |
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | CHUCK D | Paid | Mercury |
| 22 | GROUP THERAPY | East/West Coast Killa [remix] | Interscope |
| 23 | RAS KASS | Nature Of The Threat | Priority |
| 24 | XZIBIT | Eyes May Shine-86 bpm | Loud |
| 25 | GRAV | C'mon-91 bpm | Correct |
| 26 | POP DA BROWN HORNET | Black On Black Crime-86 bpm | Smoke |
| 27 | SADAT X | Lump Lump-93 bpm | Loud |
| 28 | MYSTIC JOURNEYMEN | World Wide | 4001 |
| 29 | BLAZAH BLAZAH | Good Cop Bad Cop-89 bpm | Mercury |
| 30 | LOST BOYZ | Music Makes Me High-93 bpm | Universal |
| 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 |
| Date | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/96 | BONE | Days Of Our Livez | EastWest |
| 9/96 | BOUNTY KILLER | My Experience Sampler..EP | Blunt |
| 9/96 | BUSTA RHYMES | Do My Thing | Elektra |
| 9/96 | CALL O' DA WILD | Intellectual Dons | Ruff House |
| 9/96 | DA 5 FOOTAZ | The Heist | Def Jam |
| 9/96 | DBA FLIP | It's Friday Night | Work Group |
| 9/96 | DE LA SOUL | Itzsoweezee | Tommy Boy |
| 9/96 | MOBB DEEP | Drop A Gem On 'Em | Loud |
| 9/96 | MOP | Dead & Gone | Relativity |
| 9/96 | NAS | The Foulness | Sony |
| 9/96 | NATE DOGG | Never Leave Me Alone | Death Row |
| 9/96 | ORIGINAL GUNN CLAPPAZ | No Fear | Priority |
| 9/96 | OUTKAST | ATLiens | La Face |
| 9/96 | POSITIVE K | Black Cinderella | +K Records |
| 9/96 | MC REN | Keep It Real | Ruthless |
| 9/96 | THE ROOTS | Concerto Of The Desperado | DGC |
| 9/96 | SET IT OFF | Set It Off Soundtrack...LP | East/West |
| 9/96 | SILKK | The Shocker..LP | No Limit |
| 9/96 | SOUTHERN PLAYAS | Dirty South Bass Track | Critique |
| 9/96 | THA MEXAKINZ | Tha Mexakinz.. LP | Wild West |
| 9/96 | WEED LIFE | I Need More Chronic | Tommy Boy |
| 9/96 | WHODINI | Six..EP | SoSo Def |
| 9/96 | WISE INTELLIGENT | Rastafarian Girl | Profile |