Sean Kingston, with help from Evan Bogart, wrote the songs which range from the self-deprecating-schoolboy tale of lost love in the album's most successful single "Beautiful Girls" to the much deeper "Dry Your Eyes", in which he visits the hardship of watching his mother and sister being sent to prison at the age of 15.

At Beluga we essentially refine the talent so that it's more of a marketable product.”[6] Sean Kingston was firstly anticipated by the promotional single "Colors 2007".

AllMusic gave the album a slightly positive review, commenting that it “loads up on enough gimmicks, high-profile samples, hooks, and ridiculous lyrics that it's the textbook definition of love it or hate it and shouldn't be approached by anyone who considers themselves "hardcore.

(...) Unfortunately, a few unconvincingly tough hip-hop tracks seem like vestiges of a plot to present Kingston as a pudgy thug, before ”Girls” made him a star softie”.

[17] BBC Music argued that “JR Rotem’s production is clean and shiny, while Sean’s voice sounds a bit like Collie Buddz - although that may be because they’ve both been processed into oblivion.”[18] The New York Times gave Sean Kingston a negative review “this is a surprisingly awkward album, with too many underbaked love songs and unmenacing threats”.