Large parts of "The Grunt"'s melody and arrangement are borrowed, uncredited, from The Isley Brothers' song "Keep on Doin'", which was released earlier in the same year.

Three different tracks on Public Enemy's album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back loop portions of the recording.

Other artists who have sampled "The Grunt" include Eric B. and Rakim, 2 Live Crew, Jungle Brothers, Compton's Most Wanted, Ultramagnetic MCs, Wu-Tang Clan, Pete Rock & C.L.

It was featured in one of the Ultimate Breaks and Beats series of records in an extended remix format (Edition 522).

"The Grunt" appears on the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack on the Master Sounds 98.3 station.