Trey aimed for the album to be more mainstream-oriented than his debut album. In mid-2006, Songz began work on a follow-up album to his debut with longtime collaborator Troy Taylor and also employed successful Bryan-Michael Cox, Danja, Stargate and R. The single, “Girl Tonite”, reached #14 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming a huge hit. After promotion for his debut concluded, he was featured on the lead single from Twista’s fifth album, The Day After. The album’s second and final single, Gotta Go, was released in July 2005 and reached #67 on the Hot 100 and #11 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming even more successful than his debut single in the R&B/urban community and in the mainstream community. It garnered success in the R&B/urban community but failed to make a mark in mainstream music.

Songz’s debut single, Gotta Make It, featuring Twista, was released in March 2005 and reached #87 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #21 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It debuted at #20 on the Billboard 200, selling 40,000 copies in its first week of sales. His debut album, I Gotta Make It was released on July 26, 2005. Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet”, entitled “Open the Closet”. One of the mixtapes featured an “answer track” to R. While recording his debut album in 2004, Songz released multiple mixtapes under the alias Prince of Virginia.

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