It was released on August 1, 2006, by Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Sony Urban Music and Columbia Records.

The album received generally positive to mixed reviews from music critics but was a moderate commercial success.

[2] XXL gave it an "L" score equivalent to three stars out of five and stated, "Clearly, X's poetic touch remains intact.

Lyrically, the project sounds as if the Dog has been living in isolation for years, rarely shifting from his trademark style.

Much like his outlandish antics and brushes with the law, X is all over the place on wax, battling incoherence and sane thinking.