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East Coast hip-hop emerged from New York City in the 1970s, characterized by complex lyricism, jazz-influenced samples, and hard-hitting boom-bap drum patterns. The style emphasizes intricate wordplay, street narratives, and aggressive delivery over gritty production. It represents urban authenticity and lyrical skill as core values of hip-hop culture.
100 chronological releases
| Place | Cover | Date | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
2010-11-19 | Supreme General | The Supremacy EP |
| 2 | Brickyard Pro | I SEE HATERS | ||
| 3 | J. Ferb | Chase the Dreams, Not the Competition | ||
| 43 | 1989 | Kool G Rap & DJ Polo | Road to the Riches | |
| 34 | 1993 | Top Quality | Magnum Opus | |
| 50 | 1994-02-28 | Gang Starr | Hard To Earn | |
| 44 | 1994-04-15 | Nas | Illmatic | |
| 31 | 1994-11-15 | Method Man | Tical | |
| 46 |  |
1995 | Raekwon | Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 |
| 23 | 1996-07-01 | Nas | It Was Written | |
| 15 | 1999-02-22 | The Roots | Things Fall Apart | |
| 28 |  |
2000 | Wu-Tang Clan | The Essential |
| 18 |  |
2001-09-11 | Jay-Z | The Blueprint |
| 21 |  |
2003-10-21 | Matt Mays | Matt Mays + El Torpedo |
| 4 |  |
2006-02-28 | Blaq Poet | Rewind << Deja Screw |
| 5 | HYPERFUKBOT | CLICK THE MONKEY TO WIN A FREE IPOD EP | ||
| 25 |  |
2007 | Everyday Process | Everyday Process: The Process Of Illumination & Elimination |
| 6 |  |
2007-12-11 | Wu-Tang Clan | 8 Diagrams |
| 7 | Brickyard Pro | Brickyard Pro: Why Should We Keep Dying? | ||
| 19 | Basically the Best Band Ever | This Is Our Second Album and it Cost Us A Lot … So Buy Eight Copies and Have All of Your Friends and Family Buy Eight More | ||
| 17 |  |
2008 | Inspectah Deck | The Resident Patient 2 |
| 35 |  |
2008-07-11 | Nas | Untitled |
| 8 |  |
2012-09-18 | English Words | Red Potion |
| 9 | ampersanded | Recompense | ||
| 20 | 1996-11-01 | Mobb Deep | Hell on Earth | |
| 16 | 1998-03-31 | Gang Starr | Moment Of Truth | |
| 42 |  |
2002 | Clipse | When The Last Time (Single) |
| 26 | 2002-05-14 | P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family | We Invented the remix | |
| 47 | 2003-10-20 | Mobb Deep | Amerikaz Nightmare | |
| 14 | 2006-12-18 | Nas | Hip Hop Is Dead | |
| 49 | 2007-06-12 | Canibus | For Whom The Beat Tolls | |
| 11 |  |
2009-07-10 | Hell Rell | BullPen Therapy |
| 36 |  |
2010 | Jay-Z | Reasonable Doubt |
| 30 | 2010-05-18 | Necro | Die! | |
| 10 |  |
2018-11-05 | ThomasTekno | Morris Heights |
| 12 | ampersanded | ENi80XLu1P EP | ||
| 13 | Rich iCoast | I'm RICH, Not Yet | ||
| 22 | jakob battick & friends | Heavy The Mountains, Heavy Are The Seas | ||
| 24 | 2009-01 | Freeway | Month Of Madness | |
| 29 |  |
2010-10-11 | Dive Index | The Surface We Divide |
| 33 | Gatsby Gets The Green Light | Choose Your Own Adventure | ||
| 37 | Al'Tarba | La Nuit Se Lève | ||
| 40 | 1993-04-13 | Mobb Deep | Juvenile Hell | |
| 59 |  |
1995 | Raekwon | Only Built 4 Cuban Linx … |
| 86 | 1995-03-28 | Big L | Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous | |
| 58 | 1996-10-01 | Real Live | The Turnaround: A Long Awaited Drama | |
| 91 |  |
1997 | The Beatnuts | Street Level |
| 57 |  |
1999-11 | Will Smith | Willenium |
| 61 | 1999-11-23 | Nas | Nastradamus | |
| 55 | 1999-11-30 | dead prez | Lets Get Free | |
| 64 | 2000 | Sourvein | Sourvein | |
| 79 |  |
2001 | DMX | It's Dark And Hell Is Hot (Enhanced Reissue) |
| 99 |  |
2001 | Fat Joe | Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E) |
| 93 |  |
2001-05-08 | Hi-Tek | Hi-Teknology |
| 66 | 2001-10-02 | Ja Rule | Pain Is Love | |
| 87 | 2001-10-30 | Masta Ace | Disposable Arts | |
| 53 |  |
2001-12-08 | Nas | Stillmatic |
| 74 | 2001-12-11 | Mobb Deep | Infamy | |
| 81 |  |
2002-08-20 | Clipse | Lord Willin' |
| 68 | 2002-11-12 | Fat Joe | Loyalty | |
| 39 |  |
2002-12-16 | Nas | God's Son |
| 52 | 2003 | 50 Cent | 24 Shots | |
| 71 | 2003 | MF DOOM | The Doomilation Bootleg | |
| 78 |  |
2003 | 50 Cent | Get Rich or Die Tryin' (edited) |
| 80 |  |
2003 | 50 Cent | The New Breed |
| 92 |  |
2003 | DMX | Grand Champion |
| 69 |  |
2003-07-14 | Joe Budden | Joe Budden |
| 77 |  |
2003-08-26 | Babbletron | Mechanical Royalty |
| 88 | |
2003-09-09 | DMX | Grand Champ |
| 76 |  |
2004 | Method Man | What's Happenin' |
| 100 |  |
2004 | Lloyd Banks | Hunger For More |
| 67 | 2004-03-16 | Cassidy | Split Personality | |
| 56 | 2004-06-29 | Lloyd Banks | The Hunger For More | |
| 60 |  |
2004-08-10 | Mobb Deep | Americaz Nightmare |
| 83 | 2005 | Joel Plaskett | La De Da | |
| 65 |  |
2005-01-01 | Tony Yayo | Thoughts of a Predicate Felon |
| 94 | 2005-06-14 | Fat Joe | All or Nothing | |
| 85 | 2006-05-02 | Mobb Deep | Blood Money | |
| 84 | 2006-10-16 | P. Diddy | Press Play | |
| 54 |  |
2006-11-28 | Clipse | Hell Hath No Fury |
| 73 | 2007-10-02 | Dive Index | Mid/Air | |
| 98 | 2007-11-05 | Nas | Greatest Hits | |
| 75 | 2007-12-11 | Beanie Sigel | The Solution | |
| 62 | 2008-01-22 | Big Noyd | Illustrious | |
| 70 |  |
2009 | Hell Rell | Get In Line Or Get Lined Up |
| 89 |  |
2009-09-08 | Jay-Z | The Blueprint 3 |
| 96 |  |
2009-09-08 | Raekwon | Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt II |
| 41 |  |
2010 | Shyheim | Aka The Rugged Child |
| 95 | 2010-03-12 | Slaughterhouse | The Gathering | |
| 51 | 2011-02-15 | DC the MIDI Alien | East Coast Avengers present DC the MIDI Alien : Avengers Airwaves | |
| 63 | 2011-06-21 | Blaq Poet | Blaq Poet Society | |
| 27 |  |
2012 | Outasight | From There To Here… Presented by Mick Boogie & The Press Play Show.Com |
| 38 |  |
2015 | Jim Jones | Dipset Da Riches Niggas In Harlem |
| 90 |  |
2015-06-02 | Jedi Mind Tricks | Army Of The Pharaohs: The Unholy Terror |
| 82 |  |
2016-02-22 | Mike | Black Soap |
| 48 |  |
2017 | KRS-One | Live Hardcore Worldwide(BDP) |
| 45 |  |
2017-11-17 | Talib Kweli | Reflection Eternal |
| 32 |  |
2019-09-05 | Ceremony | EAST COAST |
| 97 |  |
2020-05-01 | Ka | Descendants of Cain |
| 72 | 2023 | Various Artists | Eastern Conference All Stars III |