Even though Gray's "In The Zone" mixtape made him feel like a real official rapper, he was also disappointed by the mixtapes overall look, sound, and feel. Gray wished he had invested a lot more time, energy, and resources on creating his first mixtape project. Gray believes he could have done a better job with creating the songs and the cover artwork graphic design for his "In The Zone" mixtape. Gray always felt like his first mixtape project was hurting his music career. Gray felt like his first mixtape was like a track and field athlete falling in the beginning of a race. Somehow Gray was able to get back up in the race and catch up to his competition. Now, Gray feels like the new and improve re-release of his "In The Zone" mixtape will help him win the race to the top of the music business.