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

Tonight is one of two RDAT Semifinal matchups - Illmatic vs. The College Dropout.

With no written foundation from 2018, we again discuss if a moment in time is disrupted by the future beyond compare. How influential is an all-time classic, how is the future heard afterwards, and do the streets care about your Ultimate Mixtape?

Tonight's Trivia Answer - 206

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The Snowdown Shakes report is filed for the final time in 2026 as we reflect on what took place in the desert without medical advice from Dr. Farthing.

Talk about the postseason shifts to the upcoming NBA season and what it will take for Jaylen Brunson to immortalize himself amongst the throngs. What's wrong with SNL (nothing, but...) and what does any of that have to do with a Hard Rock band from Baltimore?

Tonight's Trivia Answer - 15

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The end of the 20th century saw two staples slowly fade away from the public eye - movie soundtracks and Hollywood-supported Black cinema. Both reach a proverbial pinnacle with the release of Dead Presidents in 1995.

Terminal gates are open from all over to discuss both fading staples, the rise (and fall) of starlets from these projects and as far as Dead Presidents; to paraphrase Troy McClure - Ehh...the movie or the soundtrack?

Tonight's Trivia Answer - 4

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