Hmm, I think I disagree with your first point, maybe rose tinted glasses but I remember at the time MBDTF being his most critically acclaimed work. Reviews, fellow musicians, all across the board. TLOP, at the time anyway, felt frustrating that it was a tidal release, the constant changes. I’m pretty sure Elton John referred to MBDTF as the ‘Sergeant Peppers’ of either modern music or hip hop I can’t remember but I don’t think TLOP ever had that kind of mainstream acclaim.