ocr: The beals are stark and sharp,like Neu York Cily itself,and the lyrics are consistently shrong.They Fealure Hhe kind of complexily thal Kool moe Dee pioneered - a decade ago. Butl could haue done wuithoul "Da Bichez, 17 the Damaja's unconuincing attemph to separate Hhe "ladies" andi the queens' - from you-know-who ("Don't talk about R-E-S-P-E-C-T, 'cuzltreah my black sisters like royally." Okay,Jeru-but you shill sound like a misogynistic pig). The sun rises in - Hhe east, indeed. This album may not topple the South Cenhral rap aristocracy overnight, but - itsure isas step in Hhe righh direchi ...
