There's 3 temptations one can fall into as a hiphop act using
unlimited live instrumentalists on an album.

1. The temptation of being too mellow (too much fender rhodes
syndrome)
2. The temptation of being too rockish.
3. The temptation of being to overdramatic sounding with strings and
such.

At times this album fell for all three temptations, it's really a
fine line to ride in a genre built on loops. And knowing when to pull
back a bit or be more aggressive with the instrumentation. But a good
3rd of this album nailed it. And the sound quality on the entire project is out of this world.