Atlanta label
Quality Control had one of the most successful and ubiquitous rap rosters of the late 2010s, with multi-platinum game changers like
Lil Yachty,
Migos, and
Lil Baby all calling the label home. In 2017 they memorialized their royal status with the compilation
Quality Control: Control the Streets, Vol. 1. That collection captured the atmosphere of its time nicely, with unreleased material from artists at the height of their powers and retaining the same sense of triumph and excitement as their omnipresent hits. Two years later, the sprawling, 36-song
Control the Streets, Vol. 2 boasted a veritable Rolodex of the biggest names in late-2010s rap, with unreleased tracks by
Migos (as a group and broken into individual contributions from all three members),
Megan Thee Stallion,
Travis Scott,
Young Thug,
DaBaby,
Playboi Carti,
Gunna,
Lil Yachty, and many others.
Tee Grizzley's passionate flows on "Once Again" and the tightly wound production on "Baby" -- a tense back-and-forth between
Lil Baby and
DaBaby -- are high points. ~ Fred Thomas