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
(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) David Cross, Orlando Bloom, Martin Starr, and the actual Mike D, Ad-Rock, and MCA. Many of the listed people only appear for a few seconds. Although the song itself is not performed, it can be heard at the beginning of the short. Singer/songwriter Cara Quici sampled the song and added new lyrics for her 2013 song "Fight" personally approved by Rick Rubin and licensed by Sony ATV and Universal Music Group. The "Fight" video by Cara Quici features a cameo by Dennis Rodman. On August 2, 2009, Coldplay performed an acoustic piano-based version of this song during their concert on