If I forget everything I know about The Roots, and the music they have done up until now, this is an interesting and enjoyable piece of music. It's weird. It's different. The high point for me was Black Rock.

Comparing this to my favorite Roots albums though, I don't know. This is super short (coming from someone who hates long albums), and there's not much Black Thought on here at all. There is definitely a cohesive overall vibe (it sounds like the album cover), but it seems a little lacking in substance.

Looking forward to seeing how I like it after many more listens though.