Released at the perfect time - just as was enjoying their first genuine crossover hit, 'Stay Fly' - compiles most of the group's best songs from over the years, stretching back all the way to the standout album. Thankfully incorporates some of the one-off albums affiliated with over the years, including the soundtrack and the and albums. All that's really missing are the group's better-known underground recordings, of which there are many.
For instance, there's nothing here from the group's breakthrough album - only songs from the major-label releases that began with. Since most of 's albums were filled to the brim with music and by nature uneven, it's nice to have a best-of like this. Newly intrigued listeners who were turned on to in the wake of 'Stay Fly' should find this release very beneficial. It's a cost-effective way to sample the deep back catalog.