Dope post yo....i was freshman in 96 and i was still waving the wutang flag proudly! But i was extremly turned off by lame upperclassmen that thought they were the all knowledgeble when it came to hip hop. So i slowed down on the wu a bit( still supported wutang forever and ghost's ironman of course) and really got into Mystik Journeymen of the Living Legends crew. My friends and I lived just over an hour from Oakland and these guys had the area on fire!!! This was before everyone had the internet so it was all word of mouth still( so grateful i got live through word of mouth and cassettes being swapped).

Other notable albums that really blew me away during those years
Things fall apart(shit fucked my head up! Listened to so so so much!)
Moment of truth( i remember being disgusted with A Primo interview where he talked about using kc and jojo for a track. Wtf Primo!!? Then i coppex the album andheard royalty!!! That shit was bananas and became 1 of my favs off the lp)

Third eye vision
Stakes is high
Beats ryhmes and life
Aquemini
Chronic 2001
Lots of good memories got stirred up with this post...thanks homez.