Episodes
Time to say goodbye to season 2!
We're going to remember the highs, the lows, and most importantly...the classics.
Enjoy and we'll see you soon!
- The Liner Notes Crew
Published 08/29/22
"Straight outta Compton, crazy m**********r named Ice Cube
From the gang called N****z With Attitudes
When I'm called off, I got a sawed off
Squeeze the trigger, and bodies are hauled off"
- Straight Outta Compton
Final album review of season 2. NWA changed the game with Straight Outta Compton. This put the west coast on the map and the rest of Hip-Hop on notice.
Is it a Classic?
Published 08/22/22
"I know you want lots a jewels and stuff
Backyards with swimming pools, bars with stools and stuff
Fancy foods - Lobster, Sushi
Gear - Versace, Gucci, crazy Lucci"
- Nuttin' But Love
Next album up: Nuttin' But Love by Heavy D. Dropped in 1994, this album contained some of Hev's biggest hits.
Is it a classic?
Published 08/15/22
I got bass, tone, I use cologne
And then I rock the funky rhyme on the microphone
- Perfection
Next album up: Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C. This was the first platinum Hip-Hop record and sent the group to super stardom.
Is it a classic?
Published 08/08/22
"Real ass bitch, give a f**k 'bout a n***a
Big Birkin bag, hold five, six figures"
- Act Up
Next album up: Girl Code by the City Girls. The City Girls dropped their debut album in 2018 and it put the girls on a national stage.
Is it a classic?
Published 08/01/22
"Need to know, I'm a product of a dead poet rhyming at his low
Equals Maya Angelou, my emphatic flow can rise the status quo"
- Outside
Next album up: Book of Ryan by Royce Da 5'9. Dropped in 2018, This is seen as Royce's most introspective album.
Is it a classic?
Published 07/25/22
"Yeah, this shit way too formal, y'all know I don't follow suit
Stacey Dash, most of these girls ain't got a clue"
- Sicko Mode
Next album up: Astroworld by Travis Scott. Travis dropped this in 2018 to critical acclaim and commercial success.
Is it a classic?
Published 07/18/22
"Y'all can have the bars, n***a, I spit hard metal gates
Henry Louis Gates when I cop me some new estate"
- Nina
Next album up: Eve by Rapsody. Rapsody dropped her 3rd album in 2019 and it received widespread critical acclaim.
Is it a classic?
Published 07/11/22
"Virginia's for lovers, but trust there's hate here
For out-of-towners, who think that they gon' move weight here
Ironic, the same place I'm makin' figures at
That there's the same land they used to hang n****s at"
- Virginia
Next album up: Lord Willin' by the Clipse. Their major label debut dropped in 2002 and was entirely produced by the Neptunes.
Is it a classic?
Published 07/04/22
"Said lil' bitch, you can't f**k with me if you wanted to
These expensive, these is red bottoms, these is bloody shoes"
- Bodak Yellow
Next album up: Invasion of Privacy by Cardi B. Cardi's debut took the music game by storm and was a massive commercial success.
Is it a classic?
Published 06/27/22
"We could trade places, get lifted in the staircases
Word up, peace, incarcerated scarfaces"
- Incarcerated Scarfaces
Next album up: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon. Raekwon's debut was loved by critics and peers alike. Is it a classic?
Published 06/20/22
"Can't Touch This" - Can't Touch This
Next album up: Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em by MC Hammer. The first Hip-Hop album to go Diamond.
Is it a classic?
Published 06/13/22
Who am I? Someone that's afraid to let go, uh
You decide if you're ever gonna let me know (Yeah)
Suicide if you ever try to let go, uh
I'm sad, I know, yeah, I'm sad, I know, yeah
- Sad
Next album up: ? by XXXtentaction. This album has over a billion streams on Spotify and created a strong cult following.
Is it a classic?
Published 06/06/22
Drop your glasses, shake your asses
Face screwed up like you having hot flashes
Which one? Pick one, this one, classic
Red from blonde, yeah, bitch, I'm drastic
- Blow Ya Mind
Next album up: Scorpion by Eve. Eve's second album was nominated for a Grammy and helped certify her standing as a star.
Is it a classic?
Published 05/30/22
Don't call it a comeback, I been here for years
I'm rocking my peers, putting suckas in fear
- Mama Said Knock You Out
Next album up: Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J. People thought LL went soft after Walking with a Panther dropped. His grandmother told him to knock the critics out on the next one.
Is it a classic?
Published 05/23/22
My voice physically fit, tracks I'm bench-pressin'
The mic chord is an extension of my intestine
Delicate MC's sliced in my delicatessen
My mind state is that of the S-P connection
- Table of Contents
Next album up: Things Fall Apart by the Roots. This album gave the Philly legends critical acclaim and mainstream exposure.
Is it a classic?
Published 05/16/22
Spoke some things into the universe and they appeared
I say it's worth it, I won't say it's fair
Find your purpose or you wastin' air
F**k it, though, y'all n****s scared
- Victory Lap
Next album up: Victory Lap by Nipsey Hussle. Nipsey Hussle dropped his debut album in 2018 which helped cement his status as one of Hip-Hop's icons.
Is it a classic?
Published 05/09/22
Who me I'm cooling in New York
I'm chilling in New York
The hoods is on my block and the brother's at the court
-Pacifics
Next album up: Reachin' (A new Refutation of Time and Space) by Digable Planets. This debut album put Digable on the map, gave them a name and critical acclaim.
Is it a classic?
Published 05/02/22
Last time I checked I was the man on these streets
They call me residue, I leave blow on these beats
-Trap or Die
Next album up: Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 by Young Jeezy. This album helped kick in the door for Atlanta and the Trap Music sound.
Is it a classic?
Published 04/25/22
On a rainy die day early morn', my lethal legacy was born
Ask any rapper around, 'bout the f****n mics I left torn
- Get Me
We're on album debate #50. Today we're discussing Kamikaze by Twista. Twista dropped this after a 7 year break and this album eventually went platinum.
Is it a classic?
Published 04/18/22
Hey kid, you could use a little bit of your imagination
It could do you right, improve a life you busy wastin'
Said it's your money if you make it
Otherwise, it's just a conversation
Conversation, Pt. 1
Next album up: Swimming by Mac Miller. Mac's fifth album and the last one to be released during his lifetime. This gave a window into Mac's life and his inner thoughts.
Is it a classic?
Published 04/11/22
So that's how I'm livin', I do as I please, you see
A younger brother that's up on reality
'Cause everybody knows you have to be stomping
If you're born and raised in Compton
- Born and Raised in Compton
Next album up: Quik is the Name by DJ Quik. This debut laid the foundation for a legendary career and Quik has been a household name in the culture, ever since.
Is it a Classic?
Published 04/04/22
Nate Dogg still here 'cause of n****s like me
Police still scared 'cause of n****s like me
In the hood, like a dollar sweet tea or a Louis Burger
You ain't with the business, n***a, who you murdered?
- Norf Norf
Next album up: Summertime 06 by Vince Staples. This was Vince's debut and is full of memorable bars and bangers.
Is it a classic?
Published 03/28/22
I'm from the home of Red Fox, Ced the Entertainer
Jettin' off with Brian Cox, I'll see ya later
Maybe not 'cause I got somethin' hot
In the Navigator, waitin' in the parkin' lot
-St. Louie
Next album up: Country Grammar by Nelly. Nelly's debut was a smash hit and made him a superstar.
Is it a classic?
Published 03/21/22