basically it is like this... i am new to most of the okayplayer artists except D'angelo. I did not feel the roots till i saw them perform live in the "burgh" last november and i now see why they are off the meter. so now i am trying to expand even more and get into some common. Some body tell me why you think this cat is a superior MC and why he should make statements like the one the other day where he said that his new ish is gonna be better than illmatic. that is a bold statement to me, so pardon my ignorance, just let me know. <P>peace