The singles from the album, "Bad Boyz," "Bonnie & Shyne" (which both feature Barrington Levy), and "That's Gangsta" were moderate hits.

[4] In his review for Entertainment Weekly, Craig Seymour wrote that Shyne lacked the "insight, pathos, and humor" of the Notorious B.I.G.

[8] Jon Caramanica, writing for Spin, believed the album is "saved by strong producers", who "dress up [Shyne's] rhymes in frenetic electro beats, tweaked synths, and the old steel drum", but criticized the vocals too.

[10] Kim Osorio of The Source also thought the album "sport[s] some of the hottest beats hip-hop has heard in a while", but "Shyne [...] doesn't say anything here to make listeners hit rewind".

[9] Derek A. Bardowell of NME commended the rapper, who despite "say[ing] nothing new" has an "uptight, slightly nasal vocal style [...] arresting enough to keep it interesting".