16...uh, 17 Reasons Why 1994 was Awesome

1-15) Listed below.

Debuts:

The Notorious B.I.G., Ready to Die
"Juicy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noTvdpAYeHE

Nas, Illmatic
"The World is Yours" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYZ_RD--Lpg

OutKast, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
"Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T0SorIk3n0

Fugees, Blunted on Reality
"Nappy Heads (remix)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD_Enr3Ea1w

Kurious, A Constipated Monkey
"Walk Like a Duck" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tmzwEp8cQ4

Jeru the Damaja, The Sun Rises in the East
"Come Clean" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B5dOCSBBEI

*Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the 36 Chambers
"Protect Ya Neck" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GDPZpRmTg0



We also got:

Common, Resurrection
"I Used to Love H.E.R." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y12YgEIFcAY

The Roots, Do You Want More?!!!??!
"Proceed" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPepJ43SqJY

Scarface, The Diary
"I Seen a Man Die" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQeN-OXZrLo

Gang Starr, Hard to Earn
"DWYCK" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRNT_t0-miQ

Organized Konfusion, Stress: The Extinction Agenda
"Stress" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbFVp6ifTOw

Pete Rock and CL Smooth, The Main Ingredient
"I'll Take You There" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5-g5vZHqKY

*A Tribe Called Quest, Midnight Marauders
"Award Tour" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iTfrmhDdFA

**Da Youngstas, No Mercy
"Hip Hop Ride" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCB578HoF54



(*Technically, this album dropped in late 1993 but got most of its play in 1994.)

(**Not only did teenagers have mic skills, they actually understood and respected the culture.)


16) I got my driver's license.

EDIT:

17):

Ahmad, Ahmad
"Back in the Day" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4irQa0Ig7tU