[1] The album features guest appearances from P-Square, Omawumi, Olamide, Stormrex, Efa, Flavour N'abania, Runtown, Ice Prince, M.I, Mr Raw, Timaya and Illbliss.

Primarily recorded in Igbo and Nigerian Pidgin, No Guts No Glory was supported by the singles "Ghost Mode", "Man of the Year", "Parcel" and "O Set".

Initially scheduled for release in November 2013, No Guts No Glory was strategically postponed in order to capitalize on the downtime of the Nigerian music industry during the first quarter of the year.

On March 4, 2014, Phyno released the album's fourth single "O Set", which was produced by WizzyPro and features guest vocals by P-Square.

"Alobam" is an ode to Phyno's friends who have contributed to his success; the song's instrumental is a cross between Drake's "Worst Behavior" and Olamide's "Sitting on the Throne".

"Good Die Young" samples Marvin Gaye's version of "Abraham, Martin and John", and is a tribute to the friends Phyno lost to diseases, accident and armed robbery.

[16] In a lukewarm review for YNaija, Wilfred Okiche said Phyno "makes some dubious decisions instead and dilutes the punch hinted at by the title.