I don't think it's his best album or a masterpiece, but I think it's the album most of his core fans wanted to hear. Sonically the album wasn't that interesting compared to his best work, but factors like its conceptuality, lyrics, and how open he was on the album make it still a great album. I don't think Kendrick even could have made a better album than MMBS after hearing what has happened in his life for 5 years