The problem with most of the so-called alternative rappers I've heard, especially those early on, is that they bring unusual perspectives or topics to the table and think that's sufficient for good music. But you have to be a good MC too! Or at least do something sonically interesting. If Prince Be was writing battle raps at this level he'd be laughed off the stage. It's not that he's terrible, it just seems like he's using his cool hippie point of view as an excuse for lazy rapping. I do really like the production and I was enjoying the album initially before it just got monotonous. I liked the sung tracks too but even those seemed to start recycling melodies. A lot of these criticisms could also be lobbied at De La Soul, for instance, so I'm not sure why I really like their first two albums and don't care for this so much, maybe it's their wider breadth. Anyhow not awful but vaguely frustrating.
Choice cuts: Comatose, A Watcher's Point of View (Don't 'Cha Think), In the Presence of Mirrors
Fire in Castilla's great and all but this is next level.
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