In my mind, this CD is what east coast hip hop should sound like.  This album had an impact in that was summed up well by one reviewer that said: "When this album dropped in '96, everybody's ears perked up a bit and heads turned."  This was one of those albums that you could turn on and just zone out to.  Tracks like "The Yearn", "Music Makes Me High", and "Get Up" were sure to get any party started while cuts like "Legal Drug Money", "All Right", "Straight From The Ghetto", and "1,2,3" were equally effective tales of ghetto life.  Then you throw in classics tracks like "Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz, & Benz", "Lifestyles Of The Rich & Shameless", and "Renee" and you have as good a rap album as you're gonna find on the east coast.  Even the intro is hot without taking all day to get to the point.  This is easily the best album released by the Lost Boyz.  It seems that Mr Cheeks leads the charge while Freaky Tah picks up the slack.  Tah doesn't rhyme much, but he does manage to spit a few bars on "Legal Drug Money", "The Yearn", "All Right", and "1,2,3".  And when he's not rhyming, he's ad libbing in the background on most songs (don't front like I was the only one that was singing along with Tah in most of those songs).  There are a few shortcomings that keep this album from achieving classic status.  Freaky Tah has a very simplistic flow that can come off as boring from time to time (but not often).  Then there are tracks like "Da Game" and "Is This The Part" that could've been left off the album and no one would've missed it.  Aside from those mishaps, the rest of the album is flawless.  It's been 8 years since this album came out (damn, that was 8 years ago?!) and you can still zone out to it in 2004.  Overall, this album is near classic with party jams and street tales that are effective in their purposes.  This CD is definitely worth your money if you're considering buying it.