The third album by Guru and DJ Premier is better than the previous one. The Boston MC improves his flow and delivers political lyrics, braggadocio, festive and several battle rap tracks, but his lyrics are no better than the previous effort, albeit recited with a relaxed and effortless delivery. His rapping style here is simple, monotonous and fluid, often dope, thanks to DJ Premier's extraordinarily excellent production. While Guru spits out his bars, Preemo raises the game and everyone is forced to chase him to keep up with him, suddenly. The smooth and fluid jazz production is fantastic, as light as the previous one but darker, made up of great jazzy samples and wild scratches on the hooks. In "I'm the Man", Jeru the Damaja and Lil' Dap (Group Home) debut, Premier divides the rhythm into three different parts to adapt to the MCs, in one of the first examples of a song in which the rhythm changes constantly, before then few had tried. Jazz rap masterpiece album, one of the best records of the year.
Highlights: "Soliloquy of Chaos", "I'm the Man", "Take It Personal", "2 Deep".
Rating: 9/10.
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