I think I get what you're saying.

I'm the opposite of you, I'm a little West Coast biased so that may be why it was taking me a bit to understand, but I do see where you're coming from, though I am still not sure if I totally agree.

And again - I need to make totally clear that I love Ready to Die and think it's a classic despite it's flaws. I just am careful to throw around "game changer" since I think that needs to be reserved for a certain few albums/artists.