This is one of my all-time favorite albums. Over half the songs are enduring classics and the remainder range from good to amazing. My favorite song is Da Mystery of Chessboxin'. ODB's verse on this is one of my favorites by him, and everyone else delivers as well. The stretch from Chessboxin' through Protect Ya Neck is an insane barrage of bars with amazing beats. I regularly listen to just that when I don't have time to get through the entire album. 31 years later, this album hasn't lost one step.