Grab It!
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| Grab It! | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Label | Time-X/Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Larry Davis | |||
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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][2]
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
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| 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]