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June 2, 2025

#241 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #6: 808 State vs. LL Cool J

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Hey folks!

First pic: The album has a grey background. On the top in large lettering is "808" in dark blue/purple. On the bottom is ": 90." The 90 is in dark pink. The two boxes of the : have pictures in them. The lower one shows a photo of an orange fish on a blue background. The top box is difficult to make out. It looks like a purple ring on a black background, perhaps a photo of an eclipse.  Second pic: LL Cool J, a young Black man in a grey kangol hat and heavy jacket that may also be part sweater, kneels in a wet alley somewhere. In front of him is a little panther cub with a giant-ass thick gold rope around its neck. Behind both is a black metal-reinforced briefcase with a pair of handcuffs attached to the handle; one of the cuffs is open.
808 State, 90 vs. LL Cool J, WALKING WITH A PANTHER

Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is:

#49 808 State, 90

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vs.

#80 LL Cool J, WALKING WITH A PANTHER

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Kent

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