The album cover pays homage to John Coltrane's Blue Train.

[3] Brad Haywood of Pitchfork gave the album an 8.5 out of 10, noting that "[J-Live's] delivery is similar to Posdnuos, and his lyrical content is along the same lines: intelligent, educated, confident, and socially conscious.

"[10] Josh Wells of HipHopDX said: "There are virtually no weak tracks on 78 minutes of music.

Club praised it as being "as assured and consistent as his debut, but far more ambitious in scope".

[14] Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and called it "an album for a select audience that prefers intellect and understated beats over bombast, boasting, booty, and bluntedness.