I knew this album ever since it came out, but never really got into it, and now I wonder why because, essentially, this is an amazing piece of music. For a mid-90s hip-hop record it shows incredible musical awareness and a playful hunger for experimentation. Never straying too far from banging New York rap, as when joined by Guru and Jeru da Damaja, the Planets nevertheless reach new heights, as on their first album, by cleverly blending intelligent rhymes with deeply jazzy influences. If you enjoy contemporary work by artists such as the Roots or Common, you are going to love this.