Originally Posted by Molecules

ODB's debut for sure. and all the Wu solo debuts are pretty definitive I think. some personal faves/generally acclaimed:

Black Sheep - A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
Busta Rhymes - The Coming
the Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
De La Soul - Stakes Is High
Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep
Main Source - Breaking Atoms
Mos Def - Black On Both Sides
Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
Young Black Teenagers - Young Black Teenagers
Public Enemy - Takes A Nation..., Fear of A Black Planet
Black Moon - Enta Da Stage
Guru - Jazzmatazz
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Brand Nubian - One For All