It was a mainstay my freshman year in college and always reminds me of that wonderful, mystical year everytime I listen to it. I didn't understand the hatred for it then and don't get it now, though someone above brought up a good point that every one of the neo-soul associated acts caught shade for stepping outside the "Soulquarian" box and making different tunes. Which, as I stated in another post in here, I will ALWAYS appreciate and prefer over rehashing the same shit over and over, even if ultimately, in the end, I like the neo-soul sound better than anything else they tried.