has a few standout stars, mainly Drake, Nicki, Wayne, then some who are borderline stars or just not as big, like Tyga...then a WHOLE LOT of D-List artists that most folks don't know of at all.

Quality wise, you could definitely say they were on a downward shift, but they just put out TOO MUCH shit as a whole. I was looking at this list and said SHIT....

1997
Various Artists - West Coast Bad Boyz II
TRU - Tru 2 da Game
Steady Mobb'n - Pre-Meditated Drama
Various Artists - I'm Bout It
Mia X - Unlady Like
Mr. Serv-On - Life Insurance
Master P - Ghetto D
Mystikal - Unpredictable
1998
Young Bleed - My Balls & My Word
Silkk the Shocker - Charge It 2 da Game
C-Murder - Life or Death
Various Artists - I Got the Hook Up
Sons of Funk - The Game of Funk
Fiend - There's One in Every Family
Soulja Slim - Give It 2 'Em Raw
Master P - MP Da Last Don
Kane & Abel - Am I My Brother's Keeper
Mac - Shell Shocked
Snoop Dogg - Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told
Big Ed - The Assassin
Skull Duggery - These Wicked Streets
Magic - Sky's the Limit
Various Artists - Mean Green
Prime Suspects - Guilty 'til Proven Innocent
Gambino Family - Ghetto Organized
Mia X - Mama Drama
Ghetto Commission - Wise Guys
Steady Mobb'n - Black Mafia
Full Blooded - Memorial Day
Various Artists - We Can't Be Stopped
Mystikal - Ghetto Fabulous

In 97, they only released 8 albums, yet most of us knew at least one song from 6-8 of them. They put out 23 albums in 98, which was much more quantity over quality.

Yet, they were hot enough to get away with it, and most of them still sold a decent amount, even with no real promotion. If I had been older and more critical, I probably would have seen it as a step back. In hindsight...it kinda was, but Death Row did have Snoop under a HORRIBLE deal, and P helped him out of it, and gave him major advice for the future.