Initially, Subtitle created the other version of the album that he solely produced.[2] In a 2020 interview, he recalled, "The dudes from Gold Standard weren't into it because it went all over the place, production-wise and they needed a more cohesive project to release on a semi-large scale."[2] He released that version himself, under the title Lost Love Stays Lost.[2] For two thirds of Young Dangerous Heart, he got an outside production.[2] He recalled, "As a result, I wrote better songs and the outside production made me step my beat game up, which gave me some type of credibility as a producer of some sort."[2] His main sonic influences for the album were Slum Village's Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1), Sonic Youth's Washing Machine, and Kanye West's College Dropout, as well as the Mars Volta.[2]
Stefan Braidwood of PopMatters gave the album 7 out of 10 stars, commenting that Subtitle is "certainly forging his own territory, and, more than a deep voice, R&B collabos, or plat pop appeal, that's what hip-hop is about.[4] Brian Howe of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.3 out of 10, writing, "Regardless of its merits and flaws, Subtitle's full-length debut confirms the arrival of a rap innovator in the tradition of Kool Keith, MF Doom, Doseone, and Missy Elliott; naturally, attempts to pigeonhole him end in futility."[3]
