Since its formation, RLP had released much of Esham's discography, and had been home to a number of other artists, including Natas, Dice, Mastamind, T-N-T and The Dayton Family.

[3] His older brother, James, encouraged him to seriously pursue a career as a rapper because of the city's limited hip hop scene.

[3] Esham met Mastamind as a student at Osborne High School, who gave him a three-song demo tape of his music, leading the two to form the group with Esham's longtime friend, T-N-T, deciding on the name Natas, an acronym for "Nation Ahead of Time And Space".

[9] In 1995, Reel Life began its association with the Detroit rapper Dice,[10] who did not sign a contract with the label, but made appearances on albums by Esham, Natas and Mastamind.

[7][9] Gothom signed the band 20 Dead Flower Children and released their album Candy, Toy Guns & Television on June 24, 1997.

[20] Tongues featured appearances by Kool Keith, The Dayton Family and Insane Clown Posse's Violent J.

After RLP folded, Esham signed with Psychopathic Records, releasing two solo albums before leaving that label and reforming Reel Life Productions.

That same day it was confirmed that the first official release on the newly relaunched Reel Life Productions would be a new Natas album.