[1] The album mixes soul, gospel, blues, rock, classical and hip-hop into a collage of machine samples, drum machines, live instrumentation and sound effects, incorporating a gospel influenced Sprechgesang and Vocalese style reliant upon African American alliteration, consonance and assonance while abstaining from the common techniques of poetic monologue popular in spoken word and slam poetry.

PEOPLE Magazine [7] described the cd as "Merging poetry, hip hop and ambient beats with old-time R&B, this debut album is hypnotic, intense and thought-provoking."

POP MATTERS [8] praised Rux's cd, calling it "fully realized effort to present poetry as musical theater.

The production quality is excellent, a testament to both the producers (among them Toshi Reagon) and to Rux’s command over his material and his relationship with his band."

But he's also interested in his musical accompaniment, and while his deep voice will recall Gil Scott-Heron, that isn't his only reference point...." All lyrics are written by Carl Hancock Rux; all music is composed by Carl Hancock Rux, Dust Brothers, Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapff