I admit I hadn't been a fan of KRS-One in a long time. Not because I though he fell of lyrically...because he didn't. It was because his flow seemed dated and his whole demeanor was that of "the old man in the club". He seemed to be trying to regain the joys of his youth, even though the times had changed and he was stuck in the past. With that being said, I saw the video for "Robot" and was cautiously optimistic. Buckshot was his usual, effortless, lyrical, "sound bwoy killing" self, but KRS' verse was the one that stood out the most to me. He sounded like somebody had told him he was "the old man in the club" and he was determined to do something about it.

Fast forward a few weeks later and I finally got a copy of the completed album. I took a look at the credits to see what I was in for... I saw tracks produced by: 9th Wonder, Havoc, Marco Polo, Ill Mind, Khyrisis and Black Milk. Impressive, very impressive. I kept reading and saw guest appearances by: Talib Kweli, Mary J Blige, Melanie Fiona, K'naan, Phaorahe Monch, Smiff & Wessun, Sean Price, Bounty Killer and others. More than impressive, this was an all-star cast.

I stopped reading and immediately started listening, and just as I'd hoped KRS-One no longer sounded like an outdated MC. In fact he drops the best verses on a lot of the tracks. All in all this is a fantastic project, I would go through the merits of my favorite tracks, but that would take way too long to do. A few of the tracks were so-so, but the vast majority are definitely bangers. A must have album for any real Hip-Hop head. Like KRS-One said "You haven't heard a Hip-Hop album like this in a while".