To The 5 Boroughs
Boroughs unabashedly travels backward, but like Missy Elliott's  similarly retro-minded Under Construction, it's so joyful that it makes  regression feel progressive and growth overrated. --The Onion (A.V. Club)Boroughs' greatest strength is its aural cohesiveness, fueled by a  litany of Golden Age samples... and the heavy, often dark, bass-driven  soundscapes. --FilterThe beats... are simple and effective, with a welcome lack of  distracting bells and whistles that made Hello Nasty feel overstuffed. [18  Jun 2004, p.83] --Entertainment WeeklyTo the 5 Boroughs is an exciting, astonishing balancing act: fast,  funny and sobering. --Rolling Stone