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
Your Side of the Bed easy to see why," "perhaps the only flaw is that ‘Your Side of the Bed’ will strike too deep with some fans, making it difficult to finish," and "production by Jay Joyce makes this song one of the top singles of 2013, hands down." Daryl Addison at GAC said the song "details classic country lonesomeness with lines like, "Are you sleeping with your own regret on your side of the bed?"" The music video was directed by Becky Fluke and premiered in May 2013. "Your Side of the Bed" debuted on "Billboard's" Country Airplay chart at number 49 as the