I don't have a problem with the Beanie verse, the problem is they didn't make room for it. His voice simply can't sit on top of beats anymore. You gotta mix him different because there's literally no treble or bass in his voice anymore. Strip down the beat with some reverb or something...but you can't do what they tried to do. It sounds horrible but that's not Beanie.
In terms of the album...I fukk it, a lot. The problems (from the Beanie mix to some of the hooks) aren't enough to drown out some great rap shyt. Lots of personal, DARK shyt here. Not just the super gangsta lyrics, although they're certainly here too. Beats knock, you can tell things were replayed due to sample issues yet it doesn't sound empty. I've been hating on Beat Butcha for quite some time but I can't deny the shyt hits on here. Stressed for instance...
And we gonna talk about Jill Scott dropping bars?
The singles feel like the weakest part of the album. I like just about everything else. And even Piano Love sounds better in the context of the album. I just wish there was more to the beat...pretty lazy for Alch to me. But man, that Alchemist outro, the title track? Immaculate track, beat, rapping, everything. Great ending.