>The singles didn't really work for me at the time and I never
>listened to it. I was hungover from Moment of Truth and just
>wanted Moment of Truth II as new material. Hey what can I say,
>I was in my twenties and a bit spoiled by the late 90's.
>
>But for whatever reason, I went back to it a few years ago and
>was amazed at how well-crafted it is. Especially the first
>half of the album. That run from Put Up or Shut Up to Deadly
>Habitz is tough.

I def felt the same MoT hangover you did. Also, personally by 2003 the prototypical Preemo beat had kinda worn on me a little bit. Not only was his sound watered down a bit at that point (I think we'd all agree that he'd hit a rut for a couple years there when his formula was basically the same each time out) but I had also listened to soooo much Preemo for so many years that I needed something new.

So while I really liked TO, I was also a little disappointed by it at the time and sorta knocked it. But upon revisiting it - both after Guru died and now as this new album approached - I have a newfound love and respect for it as well. It's way better than I gave it credit for in the moment.

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