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Considering it was released almost three years after his death, it'd be easy to dismiss
's third album as a cash-in or merely a tribute album, similar to
's
. Fact is,
includes a lot of previously unheard material from
, and guest spots from
,
and
, and
work better than could be expected. It's difficult to say where all this material came from, but it's probable that the productions were simply arranged around old rhymes from
himself. On most tracks, he takes a spotlight and then the guest rapper comes in. Thanks to executive producer
, it'd be easy to fool those not into
that
was still alive. The outro, a spoken-word reminiscence by
(his mother) is a bit touching but also a bit ghoulish. For
fans, this is another must-have, but for anyone who thinks the
industry routinely goes too far in pursuit of the almighty dollar,
is yet further proof. ~ Keith Farley