[10] "Pump It Up" was also featured on soundtracks for hit movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) and You Got Served (2004), as well as the American football video game Madden NFL 2004.

"Fire (Yes, Yes Y'all)", which features guest vocals by American rapper Busta Rhymes, was released as the second single from the album on July 15, 2003.

[9] Joe Budden has made a remix with fellow with rappers Paul Cain and Fabolous, which appeared on the latter's mixtape, titled More Street Dreams, Pt.

[4] Its official remix, featuring American hip hop recording artist LL Cool J, was also released for promotional purposes in 2002.

The song was featured on the soundtrack for the 2003 action film Cradle 2 the Grave, which starred Jet Li and rapper DMX, as well as the Platinum certified-soundtrack for the basketball video game NBA Live 2003.

Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic thought the album was "promising, an omen of a greater things to come, for Budden as well as for listeners", but added that it "could use a couple more non-White Boy productions, if only for the sake of variety".

Tindal wrote: "The joy in this CD is that Joe did it without shiny suits, without a lot of ice and without an over needed amount of featured guests.

Jon Caramanica, in his review for Rolling Stone, said that "Joe Budden's rhymes have two things many round-the-way rappers could use: wit and pathos.

"[19] Anslem Samuel of XXL commended Joe Budden for his "rapid-fire barbs in his signature fluctuating cadence" and thought the artist "excels [...] in his openness about his painful past", but added that there are "moments where he shoots and misfires".