"[6] Gregory Lee Johnson, an activist who had a flag-burning conviction overturned by the Supreme Court of the United States, introduces the song.
Alex Henderson, in AllMusic, gave it a 4-star rating (out of 5) and called it "one of the strongest -- and most unjustly neglected -- rap releases of 1991... a riveting, gutsy work that makes its share of highly valid points when addressing social and political issues.
"[9] Christgau also praised the album, awarding it a B+ grade and writing: "The music of this Harlem crew is loud beats anchored to spare guitar, the hip hop obverse of death metal if death metal didn't always strain for drama...
Without reveling in brutality for its own sake, they state the amoral facts as they understand them--or misunderstand them, if it makes any difference.
"[6] One track, "War on Drugs," addresses the possibility of the federal government's role in the crack epidemic.