you hit the nail on the head homie.... i'm feeling the exact same way.... because i'm an artist i think i appreciate lynch's work in a different way than an average listener..... when you work with music all day and you work on perfecting your game, that's when you realize how much talent the mann has... as far as beats go.... lynch picks and makes the beats that fit the songs he writes.... so there's nothign wrong with the beats at all.... plus like tre said.... the spits are so vicious you really can forget about the beat if you're listening close enough... i'll continue to give my opinion on lbi.... and in my eyes this is one of my favorite albums of all time.....