in june 2013, during an interview with "xxl", freddie gibbs previewed the album. he spoke about “eastside moonwalker”, saying: "that’s one of the dopest tracks. shout out to gmf. he produced that. it’s showing people that i’m the staple of the game when it comes to gary [indiana]. michael jackson is dead, so i gotta pick up the torch and run with it for my city. actually, i am the only person grabbing it. i am just doing what i got to do. i’m the eastside moonwalker. i stay high, baby.” he also spoke about “freddie soprano”, saying: "that’s the definitive verse from the album. basically, telling y’all what it is. how i feel about what’s what." he spoke about “f.a.m.e.” which features daz dillinger and spice 1, saying: "[the acronym stands for] ‘fuck all my enemies.’ you know who i am talking about. if you an enemy—fuck you. i grew up listening to daz and spice-1. if it wasn’t for guys like that, i wouldn’t be rapping. any project i do, i try to pay homage to guys that i respect. last project i fucked with jadakiss. he's one of the guys that when i came up, i came up listening to. he's still an athlete in this game. he's still one of the best in it. he don’t get his credit. i always try to pay homage to the guys that were instrumental in my career with me coming up. that's why i linked up with daz and spice-1. [this is a diss] track to anybody who want it. if the shoe fits, wear it. i’m talking shit about all of you niggas. if the shoe fits, wear it. if you pick up the shoe and you put it on. you want to take to twitter and you want to get on your track and say something about freddie gibbs, make sure you got your hardhat on." he spoke about “lay it down” which is produced by willie b, saying: "shout out to willie b. he fuck with jay rock and them. he produced that shit. that’s one of them hard-hitting joints. it’s going straight to the point. lay it down. that’s a robbing song." he also spoke about “have u seen her” which features hit skrewface, saying: "this is featuring my boy screwface. smka, they produced that. that’s one of them bangers. it’s hard.”