I've heard much worse albums. To be honest, while I won't be saving any of these songs in to a playlist, I don't find this a hard listen. Lyrically, 'I Love You' is corny as it gets, but the musical breakdown is chill and enjoyable. The classic, 'Ice Ice Baby', is decent thanks to the sample, which can be said for a few here like 'Play That Funky Music'. 'Hooked' is probably the barest in terms of the production but works with the transition from the verses to the hook. The only really bad moments are the final beatboxing 'Havin' a Roni' and the reggae influenced 'Rosta Man'. Best Tracks: Ice Ice Baby, Hooked, Go Ill, I Love You

Too hit or miss for me, some bangin' tracks but too many I don't like enough to give this a higher rating. Best Tracks: The Sound of Revenge, Turn It Up, Ridin', Frontin', Void in Me Life.

I had this at 3.5 / 5 for the longest time but upon revisiting it years later I think it deserves more. Jeru's rapping is quality, with a unique voice and flow, and the tracks I like I love which all but earn this its 4/5. The production doesn't do it for me on a few tracks, which is surprising as Premo did it in his heyday. It's probably Premo's most experimental/original production though, and I can see why so many people dig it, it has a certain dark rawness to it. While his follow up may not have as good standouts, it's a more well rounded consistent album in my opinion. Beats: ★★★★ Bars: ★★★★☆ Hooks: ★★★★ Best Tracks: Ain't the Devil Happy, My Mind Spray

A banging album where the energy never stops. While the first and final tracks are new, this is basically a remix album of their previous release, 'Grip It! On That Other Level'. I have heard the aforementioned album but I can't remember it well enough at the moment to make comparisons. At first I wasn't really feeling the sample on 'Gangster of Love' but it has grown on me and the 'gangsta boogie' part kind of makes up for it. 'Assassins', which is probably the most '80s sounding rap song in terms of the production (edit: it's the only song taken from their debut, so that makes sense), has a couple of what seems to be added/badly sampled vocals in the final verse that almost ruin that part of the song. I'll have to check the original to see what has happened there but it just sounds unprofessional. Best Tracks: Do It Like a G.O., City Under Siege

The best stuff on this is straight fire and years later I can still go back to it and enjoy it as much as ever. Lyrically, there is some controversial stuff but at the same time humorous, and while the beats do sound a bit dated, most still bang. The weakest portion of this album is 'What?' to 'Nothing 2 Show' with all three lacking in the production department, but then it finishes fairly well with the funnily overly misogynistic BushWick solo 'Dirty Bitch' - "I wouldn't care if you burned in a fire, Crashed in a plane or got hit by a motherfuckin train." A solid banging album from the hip hop vets. Best Tracks: Declaration of War, Yes, Yes, Y'all, I Tried, G-Code, Dirty Bitch