Grab It!
| Grab It! | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Label | Time-X/Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Larry Davis | |||
| L'Trimm chronology | ||||
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Grab It! is the debut album by the American hip hop duo L'Trimm, released in 1988.[1][2] It was originally released by Time-X Records before being licensed to Atlantic Records.[3]
The album peaked at No. 132 on the Billboard 200.[4] "Cars with the Boom" (also known as "Cars That Go Boom") peaked at No. 54 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] Grab It! sold almost a million copies or 969,000 copies by 1989, reaching certified Gold by the RIAA.[2]
Production
[edit]The album was produced by Larry Davis, for Paul Klein's Hot Productions.[6][7] The tracks were constructed around synthesizers and 808 drums, per the Miami bass sound.[6]
"Grab It" was written as a cheeky answer record to Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It".[8][6]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [10] |
The Los Angeles Times wrote of "Cars With The Boom": "One of the dumber rap songs to come down the pike lately, this ode to noise pollution is also the most irresistible."[11] The Morning Call listed the album among the ten worst of 1988, writing that the duo "may single-handedly erase all the musical respect more serious rappers have earned."[12]
AllMusic called the album "silly, goofy, escapist fun," writing that the "very pop-minded, club-oriented songs are infectious and entertaining despite the group's obvious limitations."[9] Praising "Cars With The Boom", Miami New Times wrote that "the fact stands, there's something almost benign and cute about this affair ... [L'Trimm's] delivery, and it's all based on their delivery, is fun and childish."[7] The Rolling Stone Album Guide thought that "the giggly good nature of the duo's delivery keeps these raps from sounding like mere sexploitation."[10] Writing of "Cars With The Boom"'s 2020 reemergence via TikTok, The Washington Post declared that "the song stands out in the landscape of hip-hop for being so unapologetically light."[13] Calling L'Trimm "the female equivalent of the mighty Tone Loc," the Chicago Sun-Times also chose "Cars with the Boom" as the duo's "finest" song.[8]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Grab It" | 4:38 |
| 2. | "Better Yet L'Trimm" | 4:30 |
| 3. | "We Can Rock the Beat" | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Sexy" | 4:37 |
| 5. | "Cuttie Pie" | 4:18 |
| 6. | "He's a Mutt" | 4:02 |
| 7. | "Don't Come to My House" | 4:25 |
| 8. | "Cars with the Boom" | 3:53 |
Personnel
[edit]- Lady Tigra - vocals
- Bunny D - vocals
References
[edit]- ^ "L'Trimm Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Nunes, Joseph C. (22 Oct 1989). "The Newest Sound in Town Is Loud, Fast Miami Bass". Sun Sentinel. p. 1F.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 359.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums, 1955-1992. Record Research. p. 436.
- ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
- ^ a b c Hope, Clover (2021). The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop. Abrams Image. pp. 75–76.
- ^ a b Folgar, Abel (May 5, 2010). "Blast from the Past: L'Trimm – Grab It!". Miami New Times.
- ^ a b DeRogatis, Jim (February 14, 1999). "She's gotta have it – The success of Lauryn Hill rests on those hot women of rap who came before". Showcase. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 1.
- ^ a b "Grab It! L'Trimm". AllMusic.
- ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 438.
- ^ Willman, Chris (18 Dec 1988). "Sam Kinison Reaches for a New Low". Los Angeles Times. p. 104.
- ^ Righi, Len (30 Dec 1988). "A Look Back at 1988". The Morning Call. p. D1.
- ^ "'Cars That Go Boom' has made a comeback, thanks to TikTok. The '80s duo L'Trimm says it's 'surreal.'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 May 2021.