The album was produced by members Q-Unique, Jise One and Swel Boogie, as well as DJ Doom and Psycho Les.

DiBella wrote: "while the album lapses occasionally with a couple of patches of redundant production, Date of Birth is a strong follow-up from a crew who keep it real by nature".

Club, Nathan Rabin found that the album "doesn't reinvent hip-hop, but it mines considerable rewards just by operating within the style's familiar confines".

[1] In mixed reviews, Alternative Press critic stated: "the sample-based backing tracks, hard-hitting but plain, don't have much choice but to play second-best".

[1] Sonicset reviewer wrote: "Date Of Birth is packed with hard-driving, repetitive beats that are equal parts Wu-Tang Clan and Gang Starr, yet the music lacks either of those groups' charms".