I don't think it's THAT perfect. EAST should've had a darker beat.

This has to be top 10 album cover arts of all time.

This sounds way different from his later stuff.

Earl's magnum opus, without a doubt.

I will die on the hill for saying that Vince Staples' feature verse on Hive is one of the greatest moments in music history.

"Things just ain't the same for gangsters." Yeah, that seems about right...

It's one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time, without a doubt. End of story. You can argue with me all night, because I know there's so many albums better than this one. But it's just something about this album that envokes that "ruff, rugged and raw" feeling. Two MC's from Queens rapping about the other side of New York City over some grimy beats that perfectly fit the sound of this album.

I could write a whole dissertation in 50 minutes about how perfect this album is.

This album never gets enough love and it pisses me off. Tru Master gotta be top 10 Pete Rock beats of all time if I'm being honest.

I just love it when producers think about either chopping or looping some vinyl records they found.

This shit's dope but it's not as perfect as Welcome 2 Detroit or Donuts.

We all know how perfect this album is. To think that somebody made a glorious body of work on their last days alive is honestly mind-blowing.

This album should be studied in music classes for all high schools in America.

Thank God for the water[s].

Thank you, Myke C-Town.

This is one of the best modern gangsta rap albums, bite me.

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He has such a way with words...

Me: These drugs could make you look like a monster. Remember to always take care of yourself and approve my message.

*A few minutes later*

Blunt after blunt after blunt after blunt after blunt after blunt...

This album is the definition of "Everything around me is falling apart."