One enormous step up from Straight Out of the Jungle. At first the delivery or flow or something still kind of annoyed me, like they were too smugly aware of their own differentness, but by What U Waitin 4 I was in the groove. The production is absolutely stellar, and a good indication of how quickly things were moving in the late 80s, which is why, as opposed to the quality of the output, I think it's really considered the golden age. But it's also bound together so coherently by a clear vision, which is what I think pushes it above and beyond. Not on par with A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, but probably the best of Native Tongues after that.
Choice cuts: What U Waitin 4, Good Newz Comin, Done by the Forces of Nature
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