[1][2] The album features guest appearances from Bernz, Tech N9ne, Crooked I, Posdnuos, Bun B and Liz Suwandi.

[4] In a June 2013, interview with the Miami New Times, Wrekonize spoke about the story behind the song "Anxiety", saying: "It was written on some real-life shit I went through a few years ago, not expressing my emotions, not venting when stress hit.

Bruce Smith of HipHopDX gave the album four out of five stars, saying "Throughout, The War Within, Wrekonize provides dope rhymes, substance, and even successfully strays away from the standard Hip Hop formula with offerings such as "All Alone."

The features are varied, appropriate when used (including solid performances by Posdnuos and Bun B on "Church Road" and "Easy Money" respectively), and Wreck never appears overmatched.

At a time when many artists are flocking toward the same dozen beatsmits, Wreck chose production that is both different while still complementing his flows and subject matter.

"[11] David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars, saying "With the productions from DJ Sharpsound, Michael "Seven" Summers, and others being rich, plus guest artists Beanz, Posdnous, and Tech N9ne all sounding inspired, the only thing left to mention is that Wrekonize is great with the hooks as well.