[9] The resulting case was Grand Upright Music, Ltd. v. Warner Bros. Records Inc., in which the court granted an injunction against the defendants to prevent further copyright infringement of the plaintiff's song by sampling and referred them for criminal prosecution.

[11] After Cold Chillin' ended its deal with Warner, the album was re-pressed without the illegal track.

Trouser Press called I Need a Haircut "a fairly diverting record that could have been suppressed on the basis of good taste.

"[12] Billboard wrote that the "delivery here is rhythmically slack and mush-mouthed, and production values are skimpy.

"[13] The Calgary Herald wrote that Markie is "entertainin' enough but after a while his one- dimensional thumping-as-music and five-minute listing of friends becomes dull.