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
Love On Your Side (song) Love On Your Side (song) "Love On Your Side" is a 1983 song by the British pop group Thompson Twins. It was released as the second single from the band's third studio album, "Quick Step and Side Kick", which was renamed "Side Kicks" in the U.S. (1983). In 1982, after the commercial failure of their second album "Set", the Thompson Twins collaborated with producer Alex Sadkin to record "Quick Step and Side Kick". Sadkin produced the album including "Love On Your Side". The original lyrics were written by Alannah Currie, but were later altered to that of a male perspective,