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Grab It! is the debut album by the American hip hop duo L'Trimm, released in 1988.[4][5] It was originally released by Time-X Records before being licensed to Atlantic Records.[2]

Grab It!
Studio album by L'Trimm
Released	1988
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Time-X Records/Atlantic Records
Producer	Larry Davis
L'Trimm chronology
Grab It! (1988) Drop That Bottom (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

The album peaked at No. 132 on the Billboard 200.[6] "Cars with the Boom" (also known as "Cars That Go Boom") peaked at No. 54 on the Billboard Hot 100.[7] Grab It! sold almost a million copies, reaching certified Gold by the RIAA.[5]

Production

The album was produced by Larry Davis, for Paul Klein's Hot Productions.[8][9] The tracks were constructed around synthesizers and 808 drums, per the Miami bass sound.[8]

"Grab It" was written as a cheeky answer record to Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It".[10][8]

Critical reception

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."[1] 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."[9] The Rolling Stone Album Guide thought that "the giggly good nature of the duo's delivery keeps these raps from sounding like mere sexploitation."[3] 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.[10]

Track listing

Personnel

• Lady Tigra - vocals
• Bunny D - vocals

References

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