Released on the independent label Clappers, it is considered the first political hip hop song.

He met with Daryl Aamaa Nubyahn, who wrote lyrics for the song and agreed to meet with him at A&R Studios to record it.

On meeting at the studio, Nubyahn had invited several people to record the verses with him who were known as Collective Effort.

"[1] Hewan-Howe disagreed, offering him a copy of the album Rastaman Vibration which was released by Island.

[1] Nubyahn had written lyrics for a song and suggested a Philadelphia based record to be on the rhythm section which Hewan-Howe turned down.