Stone Cold Rhymin' 1989 Album

Young MC

As far as all the Dust Brothers records go, this is the one that's most dated and entertaining at the same time. As far as pop rappers went, you couldn't get more pop than Young MC, yet for his debut record he pulls off the style rather cleanly, other than a weird penchant for rolling his R's. But "Bust A Move" and "Principal's Office" are so stupidly catchy it's diabolical. It doesn't nearly hold up through the entire record, the Dust Brothers' work is slipshod at points ("Know How"), but there are enough reminders to hold interest ("Fastest Rhyme").