Tech has given a consideration of trying to get James Hetfield to appear on the song. Tech attempted to get Corey Taylor to record vocals for 'Love 2 Dislike Me', however, Corey was unable to commit due to the timing because of personal reasons. While speaking with The Spokesman-Review about the album, when he has noted for the fact that he has been working with both Citizen Cope and Macklemore, but neither appeared on the album. He also worked with various other collaborators, such as B.o.B, Big K.R.I.T., CeeLo Green, The Game, Info Gates, Red Café, Serj Tankian, T-Pain, The Doors and Trae tha Truth. Recording and production ĭuring the album's recording process, Tech N9ne worked with several of his Strange Music label mates including Big Scoob, Ces Cru, Krizz Kaliko, ¡Mayday!, Rittz and Stevie Stone. Tracks 2-10 are the Fire part, 11-13 the Water part and 14-24 the Earth section. The 'Fire' section is a darker within the themes while the 'Earth' section was shorter and has heavenly themes, similar to Tech's earlier album Anghellic.

In March 2013, during an interview with The Arizona Daily Wildcat, Tech N9ne revealed the album has divided into three separate parts titled Fire, Water and Earth. It's always been there, but it's getting bigger having to prove to fans and critics that we ain't goin' nowhere. It's super personal and I've got a big chip on my shoulder again. I'm telling stories that I've never told – that I was afraid to tell on some songs. It feels like it's Hell, Purgatory and Heaven all over again. I don't mind that it contradicts itself because that's what people do. It's so beautiful because the King, the Clown, and the G are still present on this album. On one song I say, 'The saint is ours', like we're in the saint's corner and then I have another song called 'I'm Not A Saint'. What I mean by that is that it's contradictory. All I can say about it now is that it's a very human album. The features that I'm going for are something you would never imagine.

The beats sound nothing like anything you've ever heard me on. During the preview on the Strange Music blog, Tech N9ne spoke about what to expect from the album, saying: On February 8, 2013, the album was first announced on the Strange Music blog.

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