Like a lot of albums in those days, esp. RR/Interscope ones, it was too long, over stuffed with filler, or mediocre tracks....I will say as a 16 year old, who felt like I was waiting 10 years for that Styles solo it was a personal classic, or favorite that summer, and the next. I remember grabbing it from Target the first day, after a long night smoking blunts and drinking Mickeys 40 oz, woke up early, smoked and my boy and I took a ride to get the album, threw it in right after the plastic came off. It's aged in some spots, but the standouts remain classic NY hip hop shyt and bring back memories of those summer were we ran that back again and again.....