"Bye Bye Baby", a Mosley/Ty Howard produced track, is based on a true story about a woman shot by a drive-by bullet meant for her man; it's followed by "The Comeback", a soul-searing track detailing the violent revenge wreaked on the shooter.

"Darling Mary" is a playful ode to urban life's blunted reality; "When I Get Out", a pulsating ballad between TQ and Ericka Yancey, about an incarcerated brother's insecurity when it comes to his lover on the outside.

A horrifying drug-related incident from TQ's past was the source of "Remember Melinda"; "Gotta Make That Money" is a contemporary hustlers theme song, featuring a guest rap by E-40.

"The bottom line," TQ states, "is that this album is about my life, the lives of the people that are close to me, and those that influenced me."

The Los Angeles Times noted the "loopy poignancy" of "Westside", writing that TQ "has written what is perhaps the first power ballad to wax nostalgic about the West Coast gangsta rap movement.