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The album received more positive reviews since then, especially for the production. Tom
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when this album is playing. The eighteen tracks move by effortlessly, jumping from shootout skits to Ice Cube disses to revolting accounts of sexual acts. Even if you are turned off, it is impossible to deny the kinetic force that exudes from this album."
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Batey, Angus (October 2009). "My record collection β Busta Rhymes".
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2646:"1991: The Most Important Year in Pop-Music History"
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1940:US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (
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2717:. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
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1727:"The Dayz of Wayback"
1653:"I'd Rather Fuck You"
1562:"Can't Stay Away" by
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1085:"I'd Rather Fuck You"
1034:MC Ren, The D.O.C.,
881:"Protest" (Interlude)
718:Top 15 Albums of 1991
390:100 Miles and Runnin'
382:Alwayz into Somethin'
264:Alwayz into Somethin'
211:100 Miles and Runnin'
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2577:on December 15, 2006
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1750:"On the Ill Tip" by
1666:"Approach to Danger"
1543:"Got to Be Real" by
1351:"Hook and Sling" by
1296:"Real Niggaz Do Die"
1216:"Just Don't Bite It"
1194:100 Miles and Runnin
1102:"Approach to Danger"
941:Alwayz into Somethin
905:MC Ren, The D.O.C.,
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80:Audio Achievements (
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1557:"To Kill a Hooker"
1528:"Prelude" by N.W.A
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