It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back alongside the best rap records of the time." Some of the song titles make reference to other works from popular culture. The title of the song "Party for Your Right to Fight" is a rearrangement of the Beastie Boys' 1987 hit single "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)." The vocal sample of hip hop DJ Mr. Magic stating that his show would play "no more music by the suckers" was used on the song "Cold Lampin' with Flavor" after having been recorded from Magic's radio show by Flavor Flav. Magic had dissed the group with the line when
Fight for Your Life video nasties list and was outlawed. It is notable for being the only 'video nasty' to appear on the list due to language, specifically the racism displayed by Sanderson's character. Briefly available in the United Kingdom on the independent video label Vision On, released circa 1982, but outlawed with the advent of the Video Recordings Act (1984), "Fight For Your Life" was denied a British cinema release when it was rejected by the BBFC in October 1981. "Fight For Your Life" was issued in the U.S. by Blue Underground as a remastered DVD. The original film negative, having been stored