Produced entirely by the Alchemist himself, it features guest appearances from Evidence, Prodigy, Blu, Capone-N-Noreaga, Jadakiss, Keak da Sneak, Kid Cudi, Nina Sky, Pusha T, Snoop Dogg and Styles P. The six-track EP's title was inspired by the 1971 book The Anarchist Cookbook.

[2] The EP serves as a build-up to the Alchemist's second full-length studio album Chemical Warfare.

The song "Calmly Smoke" previously appeared on the 2008 mixtape The Cutting Room Floor 2.

The song "Lose Your Life" was released as the second promotional single from the EP with an accompanying animated music video co-created by Devin Flynn.

[2] "Lose Your Life" and "Therapy" ended up included in the final tracklist of Chemical Warfare.