In comparing this to his previous albums, for me his debut lacks my type of production like much '80s/really early '90s rap to love it, and while 'Death Certificate' is also great, there are a few tracks that I don't love, particularly toward the end of the album. This album probably suffers a touch as well with a bit of a drop off in quality toward the end, but when there are classics like 'Wicked', 'It Was a Good Day' and so on starting the album, it is hard to keep that quality up. Overall, the production is great with a funky aggressiveness to many of the tunes, and Ice Cube makes this one of the better albums in the hip hop genre. Beats: ★★★★★ Rapping/Bars: ★★★★★ Hooks: ★★★★☆ Best Tracks: When Will They Shoot?, Wicked, Now I Gotta Wet 'Cha, It Was a Good Day, We Had to Tear This Mothafucka Up, Dirty Mack, Check Yo Self