Rolling Stone (9/28/00, p.58) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...[It] highlights LL's greatest talent: to be everything to everybody. A freaky hybrid of bad boy and good guy, LL is hard as a ny gangsta but can also be cuddly and sincere..."
Entertainment Weekly (9/24/00, p.78) - "...[LL] in near top form. Talking trash, passing the mic to guests like DMX and Snoop Dog, reeling off endlessly inventive boasts - he makes it seem easy..." - Rating: B+
Q (12/00, p.126) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...He still has it and, unsurprisingly, he is not slow to alert his audience..."
Vibe (9/00, pp.239-40) - 4 records out of 5 - "...[His] most enthralling album in years.....delivering uncharacteristically bad-tempered put-downs, froths at the mouth, denounces his critics and maintains that [his] ability to compete with grittier contemporaries [has not weakened]..."
NME (Magazine) (9/16/00, p.36) - 7 out of 10 - "...He still sounds fresh..."
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