Bun B's Trill OG = 5 Mics???

So yesterday I read that Bun B got 5 Mics in The Source. I had already downloaded my copy of it but had yet to listen to it. I burned it off and threw it in the car to listen to. I had already heard the track he has with DJ Premier, which is a banger and I've been giving a lot of play. I was immediately intrigued when I heard the news. Only a few good albums over the last few years. Very few. No disrespect to Bun B but I never thought I'd hear a classic album from him.

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Anytime anyone has received the 5 Mics rating, most hip-hop fans argue about it and discuss for quite some time. Below is a list via Wikipedia of all albums that received it originally and later on.

Albums That Never Originally Received Five Mikes But Were Awarded Later:

• Run-D.M.C. -- Run-D.M.C.
• Radio -- LL Cool J
• Licensed to Ill -- Beastie Boys
• Raising Hell -- Run-D.M.C.
• Criminal Minded -- Boogie Down Productions
• Paid in Full -- Eric B. & Rakim
• By All Means Necessary -- Boogie Down Productions
• It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back -- Public Enemy
• Long Live the Kane -- Big Daddy Kane
• Critical Beatdown -- Ultramagnetic MCs
• Straight Out the Jungle -- Jungle Brothers
• Strictly Business -- EPMD
• The Great Adventures of Slick Rick -- Slick Rick
• Straight Outta Compton -- N.W.A.
• No One Can Do It Better -- The D.O.C.
• All Eyez on Me -- 2Pac

Albums That Originally Received Five Mikes:

• People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm -- A Tribe Called Quest
• Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em -- Eric B. & Rakim
• AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted -- Ice Cube
• One for All -- Brand Nubian
• De La Soul Is Dead -- De La Soul
• The Low End Theory -- A Tribe Called Quest
• Illmatic -- Nas
• Life After Death -- The Notorious B.I.G.
• Aquemini -- Outkast
• The Blueprint -- Jay-Z
• Stillmatic -- Nas
• The Fix -- Scarface
• The Naked Truth -- Lil' Kim
• Trill O.G. -- Bun B

Albums That Originally Received 4.5 Mikes:

• Breaking Atoms -- Main Source
• Death Certificate -- Ice Cube
• The Chronic -- Dr. Dre
• Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) -- Wu-Tang Clan
• Ready to Die -- The Notorious B.I.G.
• The Infamous -- Mobb Deep
• Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... -- Raekwon
• 2001 -- Dr. Dre

Albums That Originally Received Four Mikes:

• Grip It! On That Other Level -- Geto Boys
• Doggystyle -- Snoop Doggy Dogg
• The Diary -- Scarface
• Me Against the World -- 2Pac
• The Score -- The Fugees
• Reasonable Doubt -- Jay-Z

After listening twice now, my opinion is the same as it always has been. The Source needs to hire me. There are quite a few tracks that should have been left off the album. A classic album should never have a skippable song. I really only like about 4-5 out of the 16. That's no 5 Mics in my book or anyone else's that I know. If I were to review this it would have gotten a 3 1/2. Drop 3-5 of the filler and it could be 4 1/2, which is very strong. My favorite song is "I Git Down For Mine". I do suggest everyone to give it a chance, it's not too bad, just not 5 Mics.

You can stream snippets of the album on the Amazon Music Player in the top right-hand corner of my page. If you like the album, click "Buy" within the player and it will take you directly to Amazon to make a quick purchase.

Sidenote--I still can't believe Reasonable Doubt didn't get 5 Mics!! They should've fired all the staff for that one.