Gangsta Rap loudness in the 1990s

-10.2 Median integrated LUFS
-18.6 to -6.5 Range
67 Tracks

Distribution

-19 to -18 LUFS: 1 track-18 to -17 LUFS: 0 tracks-17 to -16 LUFS: 2 tracks-16 to -15 LUFS: 1 track-15 to -14 LUFS: 3 tracks-14 to -13 LUFS: 3 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 9 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 4 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 13 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 10 tracks-9 to -8 LUFS: 12 tracks-8 to -7 LUFS: 7 tracks-7 to -6 LUFS: 2 tracks -19 LUFS -13 LUFS -6 LUFS

Loudest and quietest

Loudest: Dr. Dre — Let's Get High
-6.5 LUFS

Most-represented engineers

Brian Gardner
n=38 · median -8.9 LUFS
Bernie Grundman
n=29 · median -12.2 LUFS

This database is hand-curated and not exhaustive — treat this cohort as a sample of 67 measured tracks, not a survey of every Gangsta Rap release from the 1990s.