In 2005 the album was selected by Is This Music?

The album was selected as an "Album of the Month" by several magazines.

In 1998, the album was selected as one of the 100 Best Rap albums by The Source.

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The album was selected by the editors at Amazon.com as number 7 out of 50 "Best Albums of 2012."

The album was selected by CMT.com as one of the top 10 albums of 2004.

In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.

The album was selected as the Hotpress "Album of the Year" and received positive reviews but failed to break into the mainstream.

The album was selected as the 32nd-best of all time by Mojo in January 1996.

In 2004 the album was selected to be preserved in the National Recording Registry.