As soon as I heard "Perfect World" produced by Rza, I felt awkward. It didn't sound like the normal Rza style nor like the old Method Man beat of "Tical". It's very electronic and futuristic... cool.

Then, "Cradle Rock" has Left Eye from TLC. I was glad to hear that she only does the chorus and a short talked verse at the end. It would be horrible if she had a complete rap.. "Dangerous Grounds" with Street Life (the single on the radio) is dope! The beat is slamming and Meth starts if off with a Busta Rhymes "Yo-yo-yo!" style!. Not too catchy, not a sell-out, far from commercial..  Pure MF hip hop!

"Sweet Love" with Cappadonna and Street Life is pretty cool... A hard-core sexfest "All I Need" meets "Camey".

The main tracks that stand out the first listen are: "Dangerous Grounds" with Street Life, "Retro Godfather" which uses a dope retro/disco beat along with Meth's deep voice chorus. Short and sweet, it has commercial appeal without being wack. "Big Dogs" with Redman is probably one of the best tracks on the entire album.. Though it is different from the version on "Survival Of The Illest Vol. 3" (off of Def Squad's "El Nino") because the chorus is only rapped at the end, it's a banging tune produced by Erik Sermon. "Break Ups To Make Ups" featuring D'Angelo could have been a boring sell out R&B rap track but Meth keeps it hardcore. He pushes the envelope. It reminds me of "Chicka Woo" from Heltah Skeltah's Magnum Force LP because it deals with the frustration and anger of relationships. Very Honest, from the heart, and not afraid to express the true emotions. "Spazzola" is pretty cool because it has Raekwon and others from The Wu Tang Clan."Step By Step" is dope and has Meth alone doing the song.. This shows that he can carry a song completely by himself... Mobb Deep is on "Play IV Keeps" and represents in their ill way. This is another dope song.  The last real song, "Judgement Day" is dope too. It's fast, dope beat accentuated with Method Man's unique flow reminds me of "Bring The Pain". You know when you first heard "Bring The Pain" back then and you said to yourself, "Damn'! That MF can rhyme!" And Method Man reminds us that lyrics are what it is all about! Some songs that don't stick out are "Killing Fields", "Suspect Chin Music" and "Party Crasher" (which is obviously about walking into a party/club)... These songs are not wack! They just don't seem to stand out from the others. Street Life from Method Man Entertainment is on too many of the tracks. Meth should have mixed it up more.. Perhaps, had Genius/Gza, Rza, or U-God in some of the songs. 

There are also many skits in the album too.. (Something that Tical never had). 28 tracks on the album 19 real songs, 9 skits.. Some of the skits follow each other! Chris Rock and Ed Lover have the funniest skits on the album because they make fun of Method Man's many names (John Blaze, Iron Lung... etc.). Some other skits could have been hidden in the tracks like on Busta Rhyme's "When Disaster Strikes" LP. They don't seem to be too important...

Overall, this is a dope album... Better than Tical??? Hmm... different.. There's much more variety in the beats, production, rhyme styles, emcees, and skits. It's much more full, longer, and more diverse than Tical. Method Man's first album was raw, noisy, and very tight while sounding loose at the same time. This is similar but there's just much more. Since Tical had 13 tracks, Tical 2000 has 28 tracks! Of course, some of it is filler but not too much of it.. Method Man did it again.. He's an emcee you can probably have faith in him that he will not sell out..

The beats: 8/10,
The lyrics: 9/10,
Production: 9.5/10,
Album flow: 9/10.
Originality/Creativity: 8.5/10,
Hardcore rating: 9.5/10.
[ Overall Rating: 8.92/10 ]
-Todd E. Jones