The album was originally going to be called Before Hell Freezes. Over however Busta Rhymes later changed it to Back on My Bullshit, and then again to I'm Blessed and finally settled on Blessed. It was also originally planned for a release in December 4, 2007; however, it has been pushed back to June 17, 2008 and now is scheduled to be released on July 1, 2008. The album features production from P. Diddy and the Hitmen, Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Focus, Pharrell, Swizz Beatz, RZA, J Dilla, DJ Premier, DJ Scratch, Nottz, Linkin Park, and Cool & Dre, amongst others.