that's a pretty strong week. i owned all of those albums (all 5 on vinyl even) and probably bought them all around that debut week. crazy..

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In fact, 10 years ago, on September 29, 1998, members of the Complex staff stood on line at Tower Records because hip hop was sofa king hot that there were 5 highly anticipated albums from marquee acts all dropping at the same time and we had to have them all. It was like Kanye and 50’s totally totally hetero gladiator showdown last year, except even more manly. In honor of the anniversary, we decided to take a look back at the 5 landmark albums and see how they’ve held up a decade later…

#5: Brand Nubian The Foundation

First Week Sales: 24,983
Total Sales To Date: 183,229

What We Thought Then:

What We Think Now:

Okay, to be honest, even in 1

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#1: Jay-Z In My Lifetime, Vol.2: Hard Knock Life

First Week Sales: 352,219
Total Sales To Date: 5,278,765

What We Thought Then:

What We Think Now:

It may be hard for those of you south of 25 to believe, but prior to this album’s release, Jay-Z was one of many good, but not revered, NY rappers.

 

 http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/09/30/remembering-hip-hops-greatest-release-date/