Blade of the Ronin

It features guest appearances from The Quantum, Artifacts, Double A.B., Elohem S.T.A.R., Elzhi, Irealz, Kenyattah Black, MF Doom, Space, Swave Sevah and U-God.

[5] Dan Weiss of Spin found the album "isn't quite that esoteric or ambitious, just an adept, hour-long reminder of how 14 years ago these guys turned your average boom bap into elaborate fantasies of iron galaxies and screamed phoenixes".

[12] AllMusic's David Jeffries saw the album "comes shockingly close to the sound and the excitement of their 2001 effort The Cold Vein, and offers the same kind of combination of street knowledge and sweet punch lines, all delivered over rickety yet compelling beats".

[7] In mixed reviews, Colin Fitzgerald of PopMatters called the album "a modest, dignified return for one of underground hip-hop fans' long lost favorites.

[8] Paul Bowler of Record Collector claimed: "while Vast Aire and Vordul Mega rarely hit the heights of their former lyrical ingenuity, their stream-of-consciousness rapping style remains one of the most potent forces in hip-hop".