I didn't enjoy it very much. but I also think this perspective/experience is what influences our ideas/opinion of who has and hasn't fallen off. it goes back to your post about Souls, Del and the Pharcyde where you asked folks about the post-classic releases... we as listeners/fans tend to abandon artist after one "flop" (flop no in terms of money, but our own critical admiration or what not. how can we really say so and so fell off when they've released material and we choose to ignore it.

interestingly enough with NAS not matter what he does, we ALWAYS check for it because of his ability to pull a "Nasty" out his ass EVERY record, and it proves he's still great lyrically.