still has her ears to the street." John Leland reviewed for Spin magazine "(...) the new album is unrelentingly on, making a hard virtue of its simplicity and crudeness. In a genre that shows little patience for the vicissitudes of growing up, Lyte hangs onto her youth, battling more as a tomboy than a sexual warrior, all the while slipping into a childless world of drug dealers and casual murders." Retrospect In 1999, Ego Trip's editors ranked the album 17 in their list Hip Hop's 40 Greatest Album by Year 1989 in Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists. Alex Henderson of AllMusic commented that the album "tends to be one-dimensional lyrically -- she spends too much time bragging about how superior her rapping skills are and how inept sucker MCs are. Though it's hard not to admire the technique and strong chops she displays on such boasting fare as "Shut the Eff Up! (Hoe)" and "Slave 2 the Rhythm," she's at her best when telling some type of meaningful story." He also considered "Cappucino" the most outstanding song on the album "Were everything on the album in a class with "Cappuccino," it would have been an outstanding album instead of simply a good one." In October 2019, on the 30th anniversary of its publication, it was reviewed by Jesse Ducker of Albumism, who commented "Eyes On This showcases Lyte's tenacity and increased confidence as an artist. Her lyrical abilities continued to improve, as she sounded even more confident . With the determination of a bulldog, she attacks each track, showing no mercy towards those who dare step to her." He would also comment on his later albums "Though Eyes On This was a success for Lyte, it was her last album where she mostly focused on emcee shit." In November 2019 HipHopDX commented on the album "The original femme fatale turned heads and reloaded her arsenal on her sophomore album with a sharp wit, thick-as-molasses funky production and inspired a generation of female rappers including her fellow Brooklynites Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, and contemporaries such as Nicki Minaj and Rapsody." In September 2020 it was reviewed by Sha Be Allah of The Source, who considered the album a "classic", described it as "Lyte’s introduction into stardom" and highlighting songs like "Cappucino," "Cha Cha Cha," and "Shut The Eff Up (Hoe)!" Track listing The song writing information is according to the