A quorum about the Rap Debut Album Tournament (RDAT); A fictional invention from six years ago essentially working backwards from the statement – Illmatic by Nas is the greatest rookie rap album.

The foundation for tonight’s discussion is the 2nd article in the RDAT series – Tournament Seeding and Brackets – The official 2018 RDAT seedings are stated (5:23) and guests are asked for albums that should have been selected AND where they should be placed among the 2018 rankings. Albums and artists discussed include:

• Benny the Butcher – (7:43)
• ‘Enta Da Stage’ by Black Moon – (16:32)
• ‘Cypress Hill’ by Cypress Hill – (18:22)
• Live Read – (24:50)
• ‘Dead Serious’ by Das EFX – (25:29)
• ‘Food and Liquor’ by Lupe Fiasco – (26:58)
• ‘Mecca and the Soul Brother’ by Pete Rock and CL Smooth – (28:28)
• DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince – (30:19)
• 3rd Base – (35:42)
• A Heartfelt Word for Lupe – (38:28)
• 50 Cent – (39:29)

Tonight’s Trivia Answer – 43