Produced by Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind of the group Jedi Mind Tricks, the album was released on July 22, 2003, through Babygrande Records.

Canibus had recorded his lyrics to send to Stoupe before joining the United States Army and did not hear the final product until he bought a copy of the album.

The album garnered acclaim from critics who praised the combination of Canibus' sharp lyricism with Stoupe's intricate production.

[5] Due to his military obligations, he did not hear the songs in the final format until a week after the album's release when he purchased a copy at Best Buy.

[7] Produced by Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind, the album frequently samples golden age hip hop tracks.

[8] Stylus Magazine's Kilian Murphy wrote that: The entire English language is seemingly contained in [Canibus'] mind: the sheer volume and variety on each track is astounding.

Club wrote that Canibus "sounds like a kid who spends his free time reading the dictionary" and that the album was his "strongest, most consistent work to date.

A shameless name-dropper, he references Noam Chomsky, Joseph Heller, Niels Bohr, and David Hume in his dense, challenging rhymes".