13396797, I did a quick review on Wiki... Posted by Marbles, Fri Jul-31-20 11:58 AM
In my age-addled brain, the 2nd half of the 90s was when things started falling off. I checked a list on wiki for hip hop releases in 1997. There were a few gems but not close to 96.
I wanna make sure that I say that I don't mean that 98, 99 or 2000 were complete wastes. There were some great albums dropped here & there, some of them my all-time favorites. But overall, I feel like the percentage of great albums too a big drop in these years.