I'm raising my original rating a point because "Way 2 Fonky" is the coldest smoothest diss track there ever was. No yelling or screaming just laidback..."pull the trigger now you're missin a nose an um...". The track following "Jus Lyke Compton" got ironically misconstrued as a diss track at the time when it really was an observation. The rest of the record is fairly hit-miss.

I'd just checked out 'Rhythm-al-ism' and was underwhelmed but this is better. The beats do more, are funkier and harder, and just more my thing. There are still some average moments though on this album like the content on some of the sex songs such as 'Mo Pussy' and the attempt at reggae with 'Me Wanna Rip Your Girl' is a skip, but most are worthy west coast, g-funk, gangsta rap songs. Another song I won't be going back to is the closing shout-out track. I've said it before, but shout-outs should've been left to being text in the CD booklet. I don't know why it was a trend in the '90s, which is a shame, as the production bangs on 'The Last Word'. At only 42 minutes, there are still some skips, but it's a fairly enjoyable funky album. Beats: ★★★★ Rapping/Bars: ★★★★ Hooks: ★★★☆ Best Tracks: America'z Most Complete Artist, Jus Lyke Compton, When You're a Gee, Only Fo' tha Money