Gangsta Rap · 1990s

Gangsta Rap loudness in the 1990s

-10.3 Median integrated LUFS
-18.6 to -6.5 Range
88 Tracks

Loudness distribution

-19 to -18 LUFS: 1 track-18 to -17 LUFS: 1 track-17 to -16 LUFS: 3 tracks-16 to -15 LUFS: 1 track-15 to -14 LUFS: 3 tracks-14 to -13 LUFS: 3 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 10 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 8 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 21 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 16 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

Dynamic range distribution

9 to 10 DR: 1 track10 to 11 DR: 3 tracks11 to 12 DR: 15 tracks12 to 13 DR: 20 tracks13 to 14 DR: 21 tracks14 to 15 DR: 9 tracks15 to 16 DR: 9 tracks16 to 17 DR: 1 track17 to 18 DR: 1 track18 to 19 DR: 3 tracks19 to 20 DR: 2 tracks20 to 21 DR: 1 track21 to 22 DR: 2 tracks 9 DR 15 DR 22 DR

Loudest and quietest

Loudest: Let's Get High
Dr. Dre
-6.5 LUFS
Quietest: The Doctor's Office
Dr. Dre
-18.6 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 88 measured tracks, not a survey of every Gangsta Rap release from the 1990s.