I marathoned ( and still do on occasion) the first album. I still love it. Though, I didn't have as much luck getting my friends into it. Royce can be a hard sell. For me it was hearing those primo scratches and jabs on the first one that hooked me in.
but this feels like a different experience all together....
Meanwhile we got roc sounding the same on every album, and he is one cat I would LOVE to hear change it up a bit, both cadence and beats. to each his own.