Had never heard of this artist, but have to admit that compared to the other rap albums that have I listened to on the 1,001 so far, "Liquid Swords" was one of the better ones... While the lyrical content was similar - the delivery was pretty solid, and there was decent diversity throughout the album... Not sure what to make of the movie interludes between some of the tracks, but it worked okay for me, and at least wasn't contrived like some others that I've heard... The best part of this album for me, were the hypnotic instrumental tracks that were laid under the rap - as those were incredibly chill and interesting, and provided the perfect backdrop to the vocals... I almost wish there was just an instrumental version only of this album... A couple of songs that I enjoyed more than others were "Duel Of The Iron Mic" & "Gotcha' Back", so points for the music, originality, and diversity, and at the end of the day, I'll give it a 3...