Best Year In Modern Music History

I was reading an article in Vibe Magazine recently about how 1998 was the last good year for hip-hop and R&B. I didn't really give it any thought, but when I got to work and went looking for music to add to my workout playlist I got this feeling to just see what all 1998 had to offer. Oh my god 1998 had like the longest string of bomb ass releases than any other year within the past 20 years. Now before you think about arguing me down on this, note that I'm saying it had the MOST string of BOMB ASS albums, not CLASSICS. So don't start droppin classic albums on me. Even though, some bonafide did come out in 1998. Check this list below and you'll see what I mean.

January
The LOX, Money, Power, & Respect "Money, Power, & Respect" (What a way to start the year)

February
Destiny's Child, Destiny's Child "No No No (Part 2)" (Destiny Child's debut)
Scarface, My Homies
Jagged Edge, A Jagged Era "Gotta Be"

March
DMX, It's Dark and Hell Is Hot "Ruff Ryders Anthem", "How's It Goin Down", "Stop Being Greedy" (bomb ass album with bomb ass singles makes a bomb ass debut)
Gangstarr, Moment of Truth
Killa Priest, Heavy Mental
Montell Jordan, Let's Ride

April
Goodie Mobb, Still Standing "Black Ice", "They Don't Dance No Mo" (album was on fire. definitely helped keep the ball rollin on the southern movement)
Mya, Mya "It's All About Me", "Movin' On", "My First Night With You" (when yall saw that video for "it's all about me" for the first time, yall lost yall mind too lol! hot album and some memorable singles)
Tamia, Tamia

May
Various Artists, The Lyricist Lounge
Big Pun, Capital Punishment "Don't Wanna Be A Player No Mo" (big pun was "super lyrical" don't sleep on puerto rico. arguable classic)
Xscape, Traces of My Lipstick "My Little Secret" (single was definitely on point)
Sparkle, Sparkle "Be Careful" (one hit wonder, but what can you do? shit was hot tho)

June
Master P, MP The Last Don
Onyx, Shut Em Down "React" (back when nobody knew who the fuck 50 cent was. single is killer. that up north crunkness)
Black Eyed Peas, Behind the Front
Def Squad, El Nino "Rapper's Delight"
MC Ren, Ruthless for Life
Brandy, Never Say Never "Have You Ever?", "Top of the World", "Almost Doesn't Count", "The Boy Is Mine", "Everything I Do" (i don't even gotta explain)
Juvenile, 400 Degreez "Back That Azz Up", "Ha" ("back that azz up" was the start of the cash money era)

July
Monica, The Boy Is Mine "The Boy Is Mine", "Angel of Mine" (nice singles)
Beastie Boys, Hello Nasty "Intergalactic" (classic track)
Cam'ron, Confessions of Fire "Horse and Carriage" (definitive late 90s hip hop)
Jemaine Dupri, Life in 1472 "Money Ain't A Thang" (this collab was just sick)
Nate Dogg, G-Funk Classics, Vols. 1 & 2
Mac, Shell Shocked (yall might not know about this album, but it's highly slept on)

August
Snoop Dogg, Da Game Is To Be Sold Not To Be Told
Kid Rock, Devil Without A Cause "Bawitdaba", "Only God Knows Why", "Cowboy" (say what yall want, white boy was rappin!)
Tatiana Ali, Kiss the Sky "Daydreamin'" (i ain't gon bold this joint, but dont act like you wasnt bobbin your head to ashley banks)
Blackstar, Blackstar "Definition", "Respiration" (yeah!)
Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill "Doo Wop", "Everything is Everything", "Ex-Factor" (took the fuckin world by storm. where you at ms. hill)
Xzibit, 40 Dayz and 40 Nightz "What You See Is What You Get"
E-40, The Element of Surprise
Kelly Price, Soul of a Woman "Friend of Mine"
Nicole Wray, Make It Hot "Make It Hot" (joint was hot)

September
Fat Joe, Don Cartagena
Flipmode Squad, The Imperial "Cha Cha Cha"
Kurupt, Kuruption! "We Can Freak It"
Canibus, Can-i-bus
Digital Underground, Who Got the Gravy
Keith Sweat, Still in the Game
Trick Daddy, www.thug.com "Nann Nigga" (brought that florida sound to the forefront and had trina lookin fine as hell in the video)
Jay-Z, Vol. 2 Hard Knock Life "Hard Knock Life", "Nigga What, Nigga Who" (don't even get me started!)
Outkast, Aquemini "Rosa Parks", "Da Art of Storytellin'", "Skew It On the Bar-B" (don't even keep me goin)
Deborah Cox, One Wish "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here" (the single that just wouldnt die lol!)
Tyrese, Tyrese "Sweet Lady" (that nigga from the coke commercial had skills and a classic ballad to boot)

October
Bizzy Bone, Heaven'z Movie "Thugz Cry"
Cypress Hill, IV
Mack 10, The Recipe
Faith Evans, Keep the Faith "Love Like This", "Never Gonna Let You Go"
Crucial Conflict, Good Side Bad Side
Dru Hill, Enter the Dru "These Are The Times", "Beauty", "How Deep Is Your Love" (tell me im wrong when i say '98 was the best year)

November
DJ Quik, Rhythm-al-lism
Pete Rock, Soul Survivor
Redman, Doc's the Name 2000 "I'll Bee Dat"
Timbaland, Tim's Bio: Life From the Basement
The Coup, Steal This Album
RZA, RZA as Bobby Digital In Stereo
112, Room 112 "Anywhere", "Love You Like I Did", "Your Letter" (no really. tell me im wrong)
R. Kelly, R. "Half On A baby", "When A Woman's Fed Up", "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time", "I Believe I Can Fly", "Did You Ever Think", "I'm Your Angel" (kells dropped a fuckin masterpiece here)
Total, Kima, Keisha, & Pam "Trippin'" (i love the video for this joint. them girls is sexy. too bad they only like girls. that song was that shit tho)

December
Jurassic 5, Jurassic 5 LP
Busta Rhymes, Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front "What's It Gonna Be", "Gimme Some More" (man that "whats it gonna be" video is one of the most memorable music videos in history and the song is fucking sick. and "gimme some more"? you know that shit is hot. the album in its entirety is butta!)
DMX, Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood "Slippin'"

There's even more than this, but I'm tired of typing lol!