I hate to parrot the Amazon official review, but I'm finding that it is pretty spot-on in my opinion.  This album is pretty solid, and the whole "I don't have a persona" persona is really paying off for Shady.  I don't consider myself a hardcore fan by any means, but I found myself liking most of the tracks and skits on the cd.  Dre collaborations are definitely not overused, and Slim's crew offer support in a variety of great ways.