3.7 - I struggle with some of these early hip hop records because: a) my musical diet growing up consisted of mostly rock, b) as a genre, hip hop has evolved and many artists display tighter MC'ing and glossier production. On an intellectual level, I can appreciate how Tribe laid the foundation for almost everything that would follow. And compared to many contemporaries, I appreciate the light-heartedness of tracks like "Ham 'N' Eggs" (side note: "I Left My Wallet..." is corny AF). But I won't gush about this record as others do. At best, I'd say it has some bangers like "Footprints", "Bonita Applebum" and the classic "Can I Kick It?"