It debuted at #14 on the Billboard 200 with approximately 205,000 copies sold in its 1st week released.

He discussed the conversation between Dre and Rifkind: "So I was at odds with the label...and so then when we finished the tour, he was like 'Let's go do a record.'

'"[5] Xzibit credits this conversation as one that gave his project the green light.

Restless received generally positive reviews from music critics.

AllMusic, Rolling Stone and Vibe all gave the album 4 out of 5 stars.