Slept on...
None of your business | CT, USA | 09/03/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This is not a "must have", but it is a worthy effort. The lyrics are pretty basic, but not bad and sometimes funny also. The beats are not bad either, especially for 10 years ago. By listening to this album, due to the lack of bling bling you would never believe Damon Dash had anything to do with it since that's all he seems to be about over the past few years. Jay-Z even makes a non-bling, bling appearace on "Can I Get Open", very rare for Jay. That track, as well as "Many Styles" and "All That" may be familiar to some fans of the "old school", but those are the real highlights on the album. Nevertheless, it's a pretty good CD all around."