[4] As of 21 May 2007, Obie Trice told MTV that he was at the time "a few songs deep", and had by that point collaborated with just Daz Dillinger.

He also stated that he'd like to get work done with Eminem, 50 Cent, Slaughterhouse, Young Buck, Akon, Cashis, Jazze Pha, and Devin the Dude.

On the topic of collaborating, Obie Trice also explained to MTV, "I don't really know a lot of artists—I'm in Detroit.

"[6] Obie had also mentioned in another interview that he does have beats from Dr. Dre, which he received during Second Round's on Me, but decided to keep them for Bottoms Up.

[9] In September 2008 in an interview with Detroit's FM98 WJLB, Obie said he expected the album would be released in February 2009, under his new label Black Market Ent.

[12] The album's second single "Spend the Day" featuring Drey Skonie, was released on iTunes on March 6, 2012.