Banky W revealed the album's cover art to the public several days after signing a 100 million naira contract with Samsung West Africa.[4] The cover art was designed by The Eclectic Source, a design company.[5] Banky W promoted the album by holding the "Grand Love Concert" at the Civic Centre in Victoria Island.[4]
Singles
The album's lead single, "Yes/No", was released on 19 November 2012.[6] Its music video was co-directed by Banky W and Clarence Peters. British-Nigerian model Angela Tokunbo Daniel made a cameo appearance in the video.[7]
R&BW received generally positive reviews from music critics. TayoTV gave the album an 8.75 rating out of 10, concluding: "Banky made it known that he still has it and The W Experience wasn’t a fluke. This is what we want out of Nigeria not the glorified noise most of these artistes call songs or albums."[10] Music blog Jaguda awarded the album a rating of 9 out of 10, saying it doesn't "lack in originality and freshness".[9] Chiagoziem Onyekwena of Nigerian Entertainment Today gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, highlighting Wizkid's absence on the record.[12]