Well we know dude is rich. I mean dude was one of the biggest drug dealers in the NY. He got 1 mil to sign with Eminem. He has already made about 1 1/2 mil from his independent CD "Guess Who's Back"(he got 5 dollars for every CD sold and he's sold abt 250,000 copies already) and This CD has sold about 1.8 million copies in a week and a half. So yeah dude is rich. Is the bang to hype ratio right should be the proper question. I'd have to say yes. Listening to this CD to me is like the first time is saw "New Jack City" or heard the infamous GETO BOYS. It's just unadulterated thugism! Being shot 9 times and havin such a horrible childhood really proves to be a backdrop for this CD. The CD starts with "What up Gangsta". A cool lil song settin the tone for the rest of the CD. Track 3 "Patiently Waiting" features Eminem.. They go real hard on this one. Great sound effects on this one. One of the better cuts on the CD. Track 4 "Many Men" is cool but I was really feelin the lyrics, especially when he talks about dude that shot him. Of course track 5 "In Da Club" probably will be the club song of the year. I've never heard a song looped so much in the club. They play this song for 10 minutes straight and the club stays hype! Track 6 "High All the Time" is his tribute to the sticky icky! Good cut. Track 7 "Heat" is classic Dre production. This song is just raw! A gun cocks in the background on the wholeeeee song. Track 8 is another Dre staple song. Track 9 "Blood Hound" is a cool song with a nice little chorus. He sounds alot like Bushwick Bill on this one. Track 10 "Back down" is one of the CD highlights. Dude rips Ja Rule apart!!!! Track 11 "P I M P" is another banger. Track 12 "Like My Style" features his crew G UNIT. My  2nd favorite cut on the CD is track 14 "21 Questions". It's a Dre production with Nate Dogg. This song is essentially a song talkin to a girl and askin her questions to see where her mind is at. Great song and Nate Dogg hasn't sounded this good in a longgggg time. The beat is off da hook. Track 15 "Don't Push Me" features Eminem again and once again is STRONG. Track 16 "Gotta make it to Heaven, I'm going thru Hell" pretty much sums up this CD. Just raw East Coast Gansta Rap! "Wanksta" makes an appearance here but really it's just a playful radio cut to me. Overall this CD is great. He puts his foot down and even steps to Nas and Jigga. My favorite tracks are 2-11, 14-16. I personally haven't heard anything this raw in a long long time. The hype for this dude is incredible and fortunately the CD comes about as close as it possibly could to that. After a few earchecks this is a must have for the true hip hop fan..