Released to mixed reviews by music critics, the album reached number 14 on the Japanese Albums Chart. Its preceding two singles, "All Eyez on Me" and "Too Hood", achieved moderate commercial success on the charts however. Expected to be released on November 12, 2002 in the United States, the album was eventually put on hold after it had experienced heavy bootlegging following its Japanese release and became widely available through Internet file-sharing services. The album was then partially re-recorded and retooled as "After the Storm" in 2003 with original album cut, "U Should've Known Better", released as its fourth single in 2004.