In this episode, Mark does a track-by-track breakdown of DJ Clue’s 1998 album The Professional. This project represents a time in Hip-Hop where many of the dominant forces and ethos of commercial rap began to coalesce.

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The Professional is the debut studio album by American record producer DJ Clue?. It was released on December 15, 1998, from Roc-A-Fella Records. It features appearances from DMX, Fabolous, Big Noyd, Big Pun, Boot Camp Clik, Cam’ron, Canibus, Drag-On, EPMD, Eve, Flipmode Squad, Foxy Brown, Ja Rule, Jadakiss, Jay-Z, Jermaine Dupri, Keith Murray, Lord Tariq, Made Men, Ma$e, Memphis Bleek, Missy Elliott, Mobb Deep, Mocha, M.O.P., Nas, Nature, Nicole Wray, N.O.R.E., Puff Daddy, Raekwon, Redman, R.O.C., and Styles P.