>It’s not even like I have complaints with the album.
>
>I like all the features as well.
>
>But I feel like they had the opportunity to put an absolute
>classic in the hip-hop canon but they fell short and the
>failing of that in my eyes just can’t not out-weigh the
>product for whatever reason. Lol
>
>It’s like they had all the skill to win the championship but
>decided to just go play pick-up at The Y.

I think their approach to this album was what made it work so well (being that I think this came together pretty organically, in that they didn't know where the project/idea would go at first), but also contributed to why it may not be a "classic" in your eyes and the eyes of others.

To me it's a definite classic, but can appreciate your "gripes" (for lack of a better term) and why others would share them.