
'No Mercy' samples The Ballot or the Bullet' by Malcolm X and 'Yuri Escapes' by Maurice Jarre.'Dance with the Devil' samples 'Survival of the Fittest' by Mobb Deep, 'Love Story' by Francis Lai, and 'Think (About It)' by Lyn Collins The hidden track version with Diabolic also contains a sample of 'Sonata for Viola and Harpsichord - 1st Mvt' by Johann Sebastian Bach.'No Me Importa' samples the song 'Comin' Home Baby' by Herbie Mann.


Writing on RapReviews in November 2005, Steve 'Flash' Juon responded positively to the album, calling Immortal Technique 'a smooth flowing, rough hewn vocalist with an excellent sense of timing and breath control' and judging the production as 'good to outstanding'.
