This had been on my to-listen-to-list for the longest time. Johnny produced some of Pac's best songs and there is lots of enjoyable west coast/g-funk instrumentation here too with layered variety from song to song. The beat for 'Better Off' was reused for 'Picture Me Rollin' from Pac's 'All Eyez on Me'. The thing you'd hope he learnt from Pac was to include some interesting subject matter though, as most of this is just about lust/misogyny with a little bit of love around the edges. Overall, the topics are weak and Johnny isn't winning a best MC award, but his rhyming efforts don't ruin this, and he knew how to produce catchy shit. The only skip is the bonus track, 'Love's the Way', that sounds like a bad David Byrne song with singing by an additional artist that isn't likeable.
Beats: ★★★★
Rapping/Bars: ★★☆
Hooks: ★★★☆
Best Tracks: I'm a Better Man, Why You Want Me Now?, Better Off, It's a Wonderful Day
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