Executive produced by Eminem and Alex da Kid, the album includes songs about domestic violence, unexpected pregnancy and even first love. "The album tells a lot of different stories from my life and growing up," she told Radio.com on album release day.

"It's about growing up and coming into your own. For me that was going through a lot of different struggles as a kid. I look back into the past, into my childhood on this album."

This isn't her first time working with Eminem, for whom she wrote the 2010 monster hit "Love the Way You Lie," featuring Rihanna. The same week she wrote "Love The Way You Lie," Grey penned another deeply personal song that appears on Don't Look Down, titled "Final Warning." "It was inspired by the same relationship [as 'Love The Way You Lie']," she said. "I think you can pick up on that."

Eminem, who also appears on the album's first single "C'mon Let Me Ride," encouraged her to trust her gut and make something that takes an honest, hard look at where she's been.