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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

"Straight outta Compton, crazy motherfucker named Ice Cube

From the gang called Niggaz 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?

"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?

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?

"Real ass bitch, give a fuck 'bout a nigga

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?

"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?

"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?

- 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?

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?

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?

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?

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

Fuck it, though, y'all niggas 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?

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?

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?

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?

Nate Dogg still here 'cause of niggas like me

Police still scared 'cause of niggas like me

In the hood, like a dollar sweet tea or a Louis Burger

You ain't with the business, nigga, 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?

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?

Like the mob ties in Houston, we got rag ties

I pray the Lord forgive me the day that I got baptized

'Cause I'ma clutch the sticky every time a car passin' by

I don't wanna be Ricky or another victim to homicide

- War Baby

Next album up: Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial by Roddy Ricch.  Roddy's debut was a commercial success and had a diamond single with The Box.

Is it a classic?

Bitch say he want a show, you got nine grand?

I ain't rappin' shit until my money in my hand

South Texas, motherfucker, that's where I stay

Gettin' money from your bitches every goddamn day

- Murder, Pimp C

Next album up: Ridin' Dirty by UGK. Released in 1996, This is UGK's third album and one of their most influential. 

Is it a classic?