The album received positive reviews from the hip hop press and is also notable for featuring the recording debut of rapper Zev Love X of KMD, later known as MF Doom, on "The Gas Face".

[2] Most of the music was produced by Sam Sever, alongside members MC Serch and Pete Nice, except for the Prince Paul-produced tracks "The Gas Face" and "Brooklyn-Queens," and "Steppin' to the A.M." and "Oval Office" by the Bomb Squad.

The album generally features songs that are either lyrical showcases or are about women, such as the hidden sexual meaning of "Oval Office".

The accompanying music video, which featured a bevy of humorous cameo appearances that included Gilbert Gottfried, Flavor Flav, Salt-n-Pepa, and Erick Sermon, garnered MTV airplay.

KMD were mentioned several times on the album, and they appeared in the music videos for "The Gas Face" and "Steppin' to the A.M." The Orange County Register concluded that "credit has to go to 3rd Bass' all-star lineup of producers—Prince Paul (Stetsasonic), Hank Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Sam Sever—who makes sure the twosome's rhymes are blade sharp (if repetitive in parts) and the beats are brick heavy.