Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | link |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B) link |
| RapReviews.com | link |
| Robert Christgau | link |
Alex Henderson of Allmusic called the album "an engaging, disturbing effort that comes across as much more heartfelt than the numerous gangsta rap albums by the N.W.A and Cube clones and wannabes who jumped on the gangsta bandwagon in the early '90s." James Bernard of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a "B," concluding his review with "Still, much of their new album stings, and their raw honesty has driven it onto the Billboard pop Top 40..."
The track "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" has been singled out for praise. Pitchfork Media ranked the song #45 on its Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s list, with reviewer Tom Breihan writing "This track established the South as a serious force in the music, proving that these Texans could do dark better than anyone on either coast." XXL ranked the song #14 on its list of the 250 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs from 1990 to 1999. The Source gave the track its "Best Song" award in 1991.
There's a 'Chopped and Screwed' version of the album by DJ Spice.
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