[1] While he wrote and produced most of the album himself, the singer also worked with Earl Cohen, Tim Kelley, Chris Paultre, and Claude Villani on Exodus which was preceded by the singles "42 (Grown Up Tipsy)", "When I'm Gone", and "Neva Get Enuf of U."

[3][4] SoulTracks editor Justin Kantor found that Exodus, by and large, hardly comes close to living up to its title in substance and style.

Hopefully, devotees will take the time to dig deep enough to unearth the scattering of special points where he puts that extra care into the compositions and comes up with fittingly convincing performances.

"[5] Vibe's Christine Imarenezor found that "with his single Earl Cohen-produced "Nobody" and twelve other signature, love tunes on the tracklist, Exodus serves as a solid body of work.

"[6] In the United States, Exodus debuted and peaked at number 86 on the Billboard's Current Album Sales chart in the week of July 11, 2020 .