Episode 155: Make it a Classic - Ghetto Fabolous
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Fan Sourced:  As requested, the 80z Babies tackle the debut album from Brooklyn emcee Fabolous entitled Ghetto Fabolous, released September 11, 2001.   Timestamps: (0:42) Why this Fabolous album to Make a Classic? (1:35) Remembering the William Holla family (3:09) Does Fabolous have a classic album in his catalog? Is he a better mixtape artist? (4:45) Where was Yinka? (5:10) DJ Clue introduces Fabolous Sport. Origins of the name 'Fabolous' (7:37) Remembering 106th & Park's Freestyle Fridays (10:53) Where was Outlaw? His thoughts on DJ Clue (11:58) DJ Clue vs Funkmaster Flex (13:53) Superwoman remix with Lil' Mo (15:00) Ghetto Fabolous vs Blueprint (17:15) Who started the trend of the throwback jerseys and fitted hats? (21:52) Critical Reception (22:18) Did we anticipate Fabolous albums? (24:09) Overarching Highlights (24:40) Did Fabolous force his rhymes? Were the MA$E comparisons fair? What was Fabolous' image? (28:28) Overarching Lowlights (29:49) Does an album need to have themes to be great? Does Fabolous have any substance? (32:25) Track for track analysis (34:47) Remembering the Harlem Shake (Holla back, young'n) (37:10) Outlaws recalls how he first learned to Shake (42:45) Who is Fabolous? Does anybody actually know anything about him? (47:00) Is Timbaland given his proper flowers? Timbaland vs Pharrell (50:33) Fabolous vs Ludacris? Can you take either seriously? Did Fabolous ever see himself as having a rap career? Would Fabolous have been more successful today? (53:15) East coast artists on West coast beats vs West coast artists on East coast beats (58:54) Is Fabolous believable as a 'bad guy'? (1:03:11) Yinka attempts to Make it a Classic (1:14:55) Closing thoughts   Socials: 80z Babies: @the80zbabies Yinka Diz: @YinkaDiz Outlaw: @outlawbebe
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