Aside from the initial opening salvos of Straight Outta Compton and F*ck The Police, both of which sent shockwaves through hip hop with their take-no-prisoners attitude and unapologetic swagger, and one or two other tracks such as Express Yourself, what surprises on a relisten is how underwhelming a lot of the tracks are - mostly posse cuts touching on tiresome topics (money/women) over sparse beats. It’s pretty standard hip hop fare for its time. Its also evident how far ahead of the rest Ice Cube is as a rapper (and doesn’t feature enough). As far as producing goes, the record is surprisingly flat, lacking any depth (Dre would of course improve). A significant record if not a great one.