Episode 155: Make it a Classic - Ghetto Fabolous

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

 

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