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.

Tonight starts the Groups Play-In from the 4th article in the RDAT series – Brooklyn vs. Atlanta – We discuss the No. 6 seed – Smif-n-Wesson’s ‘Dah Shinin’ (2:12). After a live read (14:55), we discuss the No. 3 seed – Outkast – Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik.

Each album breakdown features:

• 1st Thoughts
• Album’s Strength
• Tracks to Skip
• No. 1 Song

A winner is determined (30:20), and a question is posed.

Tonight’s Trivia Answer – 45