We also know Timbo got some unreleased joints that haven't leaked yet, one with Nas (though I'm not sure he'd be able to release this), as he has those deep cuts like "To My" with Nas and Mad Skillz, which is fire, and "Get My Shit Off" with Jay. Not sure he'd bring those into a battle, even...
The hook is weak, but it's good track (though it's an overused sample). Nas goes in.
And Summer on Smash has obnoxious Swizz Beatz on the hook, but I think that beat is hard. Both songs just needed to cut those hooks.
4:44 doesn't have any skippable tracks really. They worked hard to make it really tight, future-classic status, but still, I think "Stay" might be better than anything on all three albums.
Just proves how underrated Common is. How is he not top 5 or 10 with arguably 4 classics?
I gotta go with LWFC. Be is great, but LWFC got the replay value. Its musicality and lyrics just have more layers to it that you want to keep going back and study. Be is like a tight, masterfully...
I remember when he was getting all that buzz. Never got it. I thought he was wack. Clearly seemed like he was trying too hard to be like one of the GOATs, but had nothing interesting or unique about him.