I love that record. Hard to explain why because it's so unambitious and- to quote some guy talking about the career of noise-rock band Tar on another board-a record of strong b-sides as opposed to bangers. Still, it works. I think he updated his production formula quite a bit there and it points towards the style on "Muddy waters" and "Enigma".

As for Lord Finesse, that felt more like an EP with a bunch of interludes added to make it an album. Cool record but the best song (=Actual facts) was a hidden bonus track on my copy and I think both Big L and Show&AG delivered the DITC-heat stronger; it was a bit underwhelming IMO...