This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1994.
| Artist | Peak position | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| "Regulate" | Warren G featuring Nate Dogg | 2 | |
| "Fantastic Voyage" | Coolio | 3 | |
| "What a Man" | Salt-N-Pepa feat. En Vogue | ||
| "Funkdafied" | Da Brat | 6 | |
| "Getto Jam" | Domino | 7 | |
| "Gin and Juice" | Snoop Dogg | 8 | |
| "Who Am I? (What's My Name?)" | |||
| "Tootsee Roll" | 69 Boyz | ||
| "Flava in Ya Ear" | Craig Mack | 9 | |
| "This D.J." | Warren G | ||
| "Keep Ya Head Up" | 2Pac | 12 | |
| "U Better Recognize" | Sam Sneed | 16 | |
| "Got Me Waiting" | Heavy D | 20 | |
| "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony | 22 | |
| "Bop Gun (One Nation)" | Ice Cube featuring George Clinton | 23 | |
| "Born to Roll" | Masta Ace Incorporated | ||
| "Back in the Day" | Ahmad | 26 | |
| "Pumps and a Bump" | MC Hammer | ||
| "Juicy" | The Notorious B.I.G. | 27 | |
| "Sweet Potatoe Pie" | Domino | ||
| "You Know How We Do It" | Ice Cube | 30 | |
| "None of Your Business" | Salt-N-Pepa | 32 | |
| "Heaven 'n Hell" | |||
| "Give It Up" | Public Enemy | 33 | |
| "Playaz Club" | Rappin' 4-Tay | 36 | |
| "Get Down" | Craig Mack | 37 | |
| "Fa All Y'all" | Da Brat | ||
| "I Seen a Man Die" | Scarface | ||
| "Player's Ball" | Outkast | ||
| "Nuttin' But Love" | Heavy D | 40 |
| Album | Artist | 1st-week sales | 1st-week position | Refs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder Was the Case | Various Artist | 329,000 | 1 | West Coast Hip Hop | |
| 2 | Creepin on ah Come Up | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | 220,000 | 12 | Midwest Hip Hop | |
| 3 | Regulate... G Funk Era | Warren G | 176,000 | 2 | West Coast Hip Hop | |
| 4 | Tical | Method Man | 120,000 | 4 | East Coast Hip Hop |