Eleven days prior, Phonte leaked the album himself to Okayplayer.com The group has confirmed the involvement of several outside producers, in addition to 9th Wonder.

Low Budget producer, Oddisee was supposed to make a contribution, however, the group wrapped up the album before finally meeting up with him.

[11]Fan reaction to this news has been mixed, with some welcoming the new changes, and many others calling for greater involvement from 9th.

In a drastic turn of events, the group announced in January, 2007 that they would be parting ways with both Atlantic Records, and their longtime producer 9th Wonder, due to creative differences but in both cases, on amicable terms.

This is just a decision that had to be made so all three of us could move forward and continue to provide the world with dope music.