"Doin' Me Right", built around a sample of The Whispers' 1976 "Chocolate Girl", was noted as one of the "few songs about good men" on "The Makings of Me", alongside Underdogs-crafted "My Everything". Considered as this album's "Knock Knock" (the second single from 2003's "After the Storm"), it was praised by critics who called the track "another sweet twist on a soft-soul classic." The seventh track, "Raw", features production and guest vocals by Swizz Beatz and was noted the only upbeat track on the album next to "Everytime tha Beat Drop". It chronicles the protagonist's lament on so-called "playas" over a speaker-jarring 808 beat, and received mixed reviews. "Gotta Move On", the ninth track, incorporates minor elements of oriental music. Featuring backing vocals by singer Tweet, it was declared "a kiss-off dipped in honey" by Allmusic. The closing track, "Getaway", is an all-piano song, except for a few accents from a snare drum briefly throughout the tune. It discusses the witnessing of Monica's former boyfriend Jarvis Weems' death in 2000.