Cee-Lo's second album establishes him as an innovative talent. His music explores soul, R&B, funk, and hip hop with pop sensibilities. His lyrics are intelligent and honest, escaping the posturing and machismo that accompanies much of modern rap music. Cee-Lo splits his time between rapping and singing in his distinctly high-pitched tone, and brings a number of guests on to help him, most notably, Timbaland, Ludacris, and The Neptunes including Pharrell.

Cee-Lo's messages are distinctly positive. He praises love and family above all else. Songs like "All Day Love Affair" and "Lets Stay Together" are fun and soulful. Beware of a few songs that carry a darker message, though. "Scrap Metal" and "Glockapella" have references to anger, hatred and violence, and "Glockapella" incorporates the sound of gunshots in its backbeat. "When We Were Friends" nostalgically recounts a broken relationship, and "Sometimes" branches into spoken word poetry.

Overall, this album is excellent for older teens. The music and the lyrics are great and the messages are mostly positive. In "The Art of Noise" he asserts, "I really think true wealth is home and happiness and health, a little cash and you'll need nothing else." Cee-Lo has a larger vocabulary than most rappers, and he weaves creative rhyme schemes. In the last song, he declares, "I aint gonna have to lie to ya, to make it sound fly to ya, I keep my feet on the ground and bring the sky to ya." A few listens and everyone will be singing along.