there is so much history and culture surrounding this album, it's hard to ignore it's place in music history. i mean, this caused fear, anger, hope, and a dialogue about systematic abuse and inequality in the black communities. this became a damn near rallying cry and scared the fuck out of the people this was for. the lyrics are poignant, music very well composed. and i know i may be off on my comments, but this album inspired a whole generation and multiple genres of music, which is fucking hard to ignore.