"[7] Johnny Loftus of AllMusic wrote that "Love's musical voice and singsong delivery are still in effect, but her raps are decidedly more aggressive, lacking the playful air of her first record.

"[2] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "another challenging and articulate set ... informed by Love's recent experience of motherhood.

"[4] Hiedi Siegmund of The Los Angeles Times with praise said, "A combination of substance and sass, Monie Love’s second album is tougher and funkier than the pop-hop featured on 1990’s Down to Earth.”[5] Trouser Press opined that "only 'There’s a Better Way,' a cautionary story about HIV, hits the right mix of music and mind.

"[12] Parry Gettleman of the Orlando Sentinel also commented "Three years after her bright debut, Down to Earth, London-born rapper Monie Love is back.

None of the new tracks are quite as catchy as her Monie in the Middle or It's a Shame, but producer/co-writer Marley Marl provides her with plenty of highly danceable beats and throws in savvy, jazzy horn accents.