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October 16, 2025

#356 The Best Album of 1989, Round 3 Match #99: N.W.A vs. Prince

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Hey folks!

First pic: Six young Black men shot from the ground looking up, so they appear to be standing over you. They are arranged in a circle. One of them is pointing a gun at the camera. They all look a little disappointed, like you fucked up and now they have to kill you. Also, please note there is no period after "A" in N.W.A Second pic: It's the Batman logo as used in the 1989 film, an oval with a bat shape inside it. The bat is black, everything around it is gold and there are glints on it, as if made of metal. The logo is zoomed in a bit so it's cut off on the left and right edges.
N.W.A, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON vs. Prince, BATMAN

Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is:

#8 N.W.A, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

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vs.

#25 Prince, BATMAN

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To vote, follow this link to the Google Form. You will need a Google login to vote. If you can’t or won’t have one, let me know ASAP (either through this newsletter, my email [kentmbeeson@hey.com] or on the Best Album Brackets Bluesky account) and I’ll see what I can do.

Click here to see the current results for the entire tournament, and click here to see the current results for the prediction bracket contest.

Yesterday, #16 Galaxie 500, ON FIRE defeated #17 Faith No More, THE REAL THING, 125-115-1. This match had the most total votes (241) of any in the 1989 tournament so far. Great job, folks!

Thanks, as always,

Kent

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