He mentions life experiences, including being arrested at a protest, visiting slave dungeons in Egypt and Ghana, and losing his childhood best friend, as significant influences on the album's content.

"[6] The bonus track on the album, "Gifted", features Roddy Ricch and was released on August 27, 2020, with a music video directed by Cole Bennett.

[8] Notably, NME gave the album a perfect rating, writing, "The older generation may wish to cast doubt on younger artists, but he breathes hope into the continuation of hip-hop with his imaginative, playful flows.

"[1] Clash praised the album's "amazing moments of storytelling and technical rapping", though the reviewer noted that tracks such as "C Carter" fell short of Cordae's standards.

"[13] Fred Thomas wrote, "Still in command of strong technical skills and now rapping over instrumentals crafted with bigger budgets, Cordae falls short when he starts sounding a little too comfortably at home in the mainstream.