''There Is Only Now'' gets its inspiration from a near fatal incident involving A-Plus, Opio, Tajai and Phesto early in their careers. Younge says, ''... the whole album just starts off with this incident, and then it blossoms into these different stories that are a result of this volatile incident. ... As far as stylistically, it's kind of like if Bob James and Herbie Hancock recorded with Q-Tip back in the day, you know what I'm saying."