Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses as Foxx describes the album, as a focus on a former relationship, he had in Hollywood, California, where his girlfriend abandons him in his time of need. stating: “This what you learn about Hollywood sometimes the person is not all into you as maybe as like a step up as to whatever next person is. So I find this out in a weird way, I was suppose [sic] to go to a premier, I’ve gotta 104 temperature, so i’m laying in the bed & the girl that I was dating at the time saids um what you doing, I said what you mean, well ugh it’s the premier, it’s the biggest premier, yeah i’m sick, well ugh I got this dressed & I was like Word, said yes & people are there & people going to be on red carpet for me & i’m gone see me & i’m gonna be me there. So I get up go to the closet & grab the dress & said go head, but don’t come back & that was something that like tripped me out like you really need that shine like crazy & I said okay cool & I seen her float on to somebody else in Hollywood.”