[3] The album was produced by Ant Banks, Blackjack, E-A-Ski & CMT, and Spice 1.

[5] Along with singles, music videos were produced for four songs: "In My Neighborhood",[6] "Welcome to the Ghetto",[7] "187 Proof"[8] and "East Bay Gangsta".

AllMusic - "...His style, an appropriate mix of irony, disdain, acceptance and confusion, never succumbs to the situation or seeks to justify or downplay the sense of impending doom.

"[1] Entertainment Weekly (7/24/92, p. 60) - "...Spice 1's lyrics are clever enough to make you forget you've heard it all before...his tales unfold with the drama of short stories..."[10] The album was included in The Source's 100 greatest hip hop albums.

Welcome to the Ghetto 187 Pure City Streets F***ed in the Game In My Neighborhood Money Gone Money or Murder Peace to My Nine Young N**** Note: The sample credits contain a disclaimer from George Clinton disparaging the lyrical content of the song, yet stating the sample was allowed due to the message of music as a free agent of change inherent in "Mothership Connection."