The album contains three further parodies, based on "Confessions Part II" by Usher, "Do I Make You Proud" by Taylor Hicks, and Trapped in the Closet by R. Kelly.

The other half of the album is original material, containing many "style parodies"—musical imitations of existing artists, such as Brian Wilson, Rage Against the Machine, Sparks, animated musical specials, Cake, and 1980s charity songs.

By late 2005, six originals—"Pancreas", "Close but No Cigar", "Virus Alert", "Don't Download This Song", "I'll Sue Ya", and "Weasel Stomping Day"—had been recorded.

[5] Yankovic chose to juxtapose the style of Rage Against the Machine with lyrics about lawsuits because he felt that humor could be derived by pairing the anger of the band's music with a topic so vacuous.

[3] "Virus Alert" is a style parody of Sparks, specifically their work in the mid-1970s, such as their album Kimono My House (1974).

"[5] "Close but No Cigar" is a style parody of Cake[3] that tells the story of a man who breaks up with his seemingly perfect girlfriends due to the most inconsequential of flaws.

Yankovic joked that the reason the song was written was because "my pancreas has given so much to me over the years, I felt like I needed to give something back to it".

[3] Thus, the song is an excruciatingly detailed narrative about a couple going to a drive-thru, which was "the most banal thing [Yankovic] could think of at the time.

"[3] After being denied permission to include "You're Pitiful" on the album, Yankovic wrote "Do I Creep You Out" and "White & Nerdy" to take its place, recording both on July 22, 2006.

", a medley of popular hit songs set to a polka beat, was recorded during the second parody session.

Yankovic explained that, "if there's a song that I think is really ripe for parody but I just can't think of a clever enough idea, sometimes it'll end up in the polka medley.

"[3] Yankovic had originally wanted to record a parody of James Blunt's hit "You're Beautiful" and release it as the lead single for the album.

[20] The cover art, inspired by "gangsta imagery",[21] depicts Yankovic, wearing a Lynwood, California, letterman's jacket and holding a pit bull on a leash, in front of a 1967 Chevrolet Impala Convertible Lowrider.

Blackwell is an Atlanta, Georgia-based photographer who has also taken images of notable hip hop stars as T.I., Lil' Scrappy, and Young Jeezy.

[21][22] The cover features a pit bull named Dough Boy, owned by a local couple that was walking by during the photo shoot.

The numbers and letters on the album cover each have double meanings: "NLY" are the initials of both Yankovic's daughter and his father.

[23] The photo featured on the back of the CD case was Yankovic's initial pick to be the album's cover, before the current image was selected.

A music video for "Virus Alert" was helmed by David Lovelace (creator of the online animated series "Retarded Animal Babies"); Yankovic admitted to exercising more creative control over this video than the others present on the DVD, citing concern with Lovelace's previous content.

[28] Soon thereafter, VH1 began airing the video in "large rotation", meaning it was shown roughly 20 times a day.

The site allowed a user to launch an e-card that included a download and stream of the song, as well as options to email the card to friends.

[35] He called it "another solid record to add to the collection; just the right nostalgic blend of parodies, gross-out songs and polka.

", and "Weasel Stomping Day" as the album's stand-out tracks, but felt that original songs like "Pancreas" and "I'll Sue Ya" were either not funny or "late to the party".

[33] He highlighted "White & Nerdy" as a choice single, calling it a "reason to celebrate [Yankovic's] return".

[33] Jeffries applauded "Canadian Idiot" and "Trapped in the Drive-Thru", calling both funny, and he also noted that the originals from the album were humorous as well.

However, he felt that the Usher and Taylor Hicks parodies were "only mildly humorous" and that some of the original songs "really drag" when compared to the others.

He praised "Pancreas" and "Virus Alert" as the album's best style parodies, comparing the latter to the 1985 single "Dare to Be Stupid", while criticizing "I'll Sue Ya", "Close but No Cigar", and "Don't Download This Song".

Shipley concluded that the most hilarious moment on the album was Yankovic singing the lyrics to "Candy Shop" by 50 Cent over a polka beat in "Polkarama!

[42] The album's lead-off single, "White & Nerdy", was a hit on the Billboard Hot 100, charting at number 9.

[45][46] In late 2013, Yankovic sued his label, Volcano, and its parent company Sony Music Entertainment, for unpaid publishing royalties from several of his albums, as well as for his track "White & Nerdy".