ðə lˈeɪdbˈæk bˈiːts wˌɪtʃ ʃˈɔː hɪmsˈɛlf dˈʌbd "dˈoʊp fˈiːnd bˈiːts"wʊd biː ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˈɪnfluːəns ɪn hˈɪp hˈɑːp jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ ænd wʊd hˈɛlp sᵻmˈɛnt tˈuː ʃˈɔːɹts lˈɛɡəsi æz ɐ paɪənˈɪɹ ʌv wˈɛst kˈoʊst hˈɪp hˈɑːp, ænd ðɪ ˈælbəm wʌz kˈiː ɪnðə dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌv wˈɛst kˈoʊst bˈɔːɹn dʒˈiːfˈʌŋk ðæt dˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ðə tʃˈɑːɹts fɚðə nˈɛkst fjˈuː jˈɪɹz.
The laid-back beats (which Shaw himself dubbed "dope fiend beats") would be a major influence in hip hop years later (and would help cement Too Short's legacy as a pioneer of West coast hip hop), and the album was key in the development of West Coast born G-funk that dominated the charts for the next few years.