Guest appearances include Jay-Z, Ozzy Osbourne, R. Kelly, Ghostface Killah, and other notable musicians.

[2] Jay-Z makes an appearance on the track "Gutted",[2] while Diddy, Ghostface Killah, and Peedi Crakk hook up with Beanie on "Shake It For Me".

[21] As iTunes' review points out, however, "The Solution displays a lyrical mastermind who nonetheless faces an identity crisis when it comes to marketing himself.

The album jumps from radio crossovers (“All of the Above”) to concrete body slams (“U Ain’t Ready for Me”) to party songs (“Shake It For Me”)."

The album's message failed to maintain itself to its title, and made various direction changes in its delivery, going between very conflicting topics.

[22] But As Chris Gaerig praises, "What Beanie Sigel lacks in sheer marketability he makes up for with a vicious flow and an ingenuity rarely seen from an artist of his caliber.