Now that I've had a couple of days to digest this album (I have been listening it to it non-stop both on headphones and on a booming system), I think this might be the album of the year.
The production is insane! Wasn't sure what to think when I heard a couple of those songs with the "reverb effect" but it is like they are paying homage to both the past, the present, and the future with their production. They brought in EPMD's deejay (the legendary DJ Scratch) to add that classic scratch sound on a couple of songs, I felt the "reverb" was a shout-out to the classic "dub style" reggae sound (as well as both Busta and Phife chattin' on a few songs), they had a couple classic J. Dilla sound effects for a nice subtle nod to him, Jarobi was surprisingly nice with the flow and Consequence (who I didn't really like on 'The Love Movement') really stepped up his game on this album. (EDIT: Con was actually on 'Beats, Rhymes and Life' not 'The Love Movement')
In fact, it is almost like they made a dope album for old and new fans alike but they added a few extra layers that only the die hard Tribe "stans" would pick up on as well. This is a deeply-layered album and I keep picking up on new things after each listen. (i.e. the "Killing Season"... Kanye's chorus is a true triple entendre... dope)
