It's a shame how some of these brilliant beats-due largely to great sampling-could have been brilliant songs, and there are enough great beats for it to have been a brilliant album. But unfortunately, like another producer come rapper in Black Milk, they bring some of the songs down a notch by being on them. I think it says something when my favourite track is the 'instrumental' final track. Even a number of the features have weak voices. Nevertheless, the album is good, a grower, and one which improves as it goes. Couldn't give it any lower than 3.5 / 5 Best Tracks: They Told Me, When I Was Young, The New Day (Death Has No Meaning)