The best songs on this are among the best in hip hop which show Pac's poetic side probably more than any of his other albums and feature his best rapping performance. The alliteration used on 'If I Die 2Nite' alone is brilliant. The songs I love I never tire of and they go a long way to earning this the great rating I've given it. However, there are a few that, that while happy to hear them, they ain't the kind of songs to put of repeat such as the first two tracks particularly which are favourites. With a lil' more in the beats on a few tracks, mainly located in the middle of the album, this could have been perfect, but it isn't too far away. Best Tracks: If I Die 2Nite, Me Against the World, Temptations, Young Niggaz, Old School, Fuck the World, Death Around the Corner

To sum this album up in a sentence, it's pretty much the definition of hit or miss imo. Best Tracks: Maneater, Promiscuous, Say It Right All amazing songs. ^

Better than lots of VA compilations. The two DMX tracks are great, with 'Right / Wrong' being the lesser-known but the better of the two. He also has a dope song on the 'Exit Wounds' soundtrack with 'No Sunshine' that is well worth checking out. X, Em and Obie combined for the strong 'Go to Sleep' and then 'What's It All For?', that samples CkY's '96 Quite Bitter Beings', is hard as nails once it gets into the song. The other best moment for me is Big Stan's 'Hand That Rocks the Cradle'. Comp's 'Do Sumptin' is the weakest of the lot but is the only one real skippable tune, with the rest being decent-strong songs. Best Tracks: X Gon' Give It to Ya, Go to Sleep, What's It All For? Fireman, Right / Wrong, Hand That Rocks the Cradle, My Life (Cradle 2 the Grave)

Not bad and I'd say this is his most mature release. Still nothin' outstanding though and plenty of average tracks. If he wrote more songs like 'How We Feel' and 'Lovely Ladies' he would probably have more respect from the wider hip hop community. Best Tracks: Kick Drum, All Aboard (Ride It), Lovely Ladies, How We Feel, Roll on Em

Joe has some of the best R&B songs out there and this album features some of them. Many artists get worse in quality after releasing many albums but this is up there with his best. Apart from the best songs below, the others are solid also, with only a few exceptions. The production is great, coming from heavy-hitters such as, Tim & Bob, Cool & Dre, Tank, Bryan-Michael Cox and Sean Garrett to name a few. If you like artists like Bobby Valentino, Ne-Yo, or past Joe material, check out this album. Best Tracks: Get To Know Me, If I Was Your Man, Where You At, Let's Just Do It, Just Relax (samples Tribe's 'Electric Relaxation'), You Should Know Me.