Recorded 1991–1992 Artist Da Lench Mob Label Street Knowledge Records | Length 41:24 Release date 1992 | |
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Released September 22, 1992 (US) Guerillas in tha Mist
(1992) Planet of da Apes
(1994) Genres Hip hop music, West Coast hip hop, Political hip hop Producers Ice Cube, Chilly Chill, T-Bone Similar Planet of da Apes, Grand Theft Auto: San Andr, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, The Predator, Death Certificate |
Da lench mob guerillas in tha mist official video
Guerillas in tha Mist is the debut album by Da Lench Mob, who originally appeared on Ice Cube's debut solo album, Amerikkka's Most Wanted. The titular "Guerillas in tha Mist" was a hit at the release of the album, which also appears in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, on the fictional radio station "Radio Los Santos". The album was produced by Ice Cube, and he is featured throughout the album though uncredited. The single "Freedom Got an A.K." peaked at number 7 on the Hot rap singles charts.
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The album title is a pun on the popular movie title Gorillas in the Mist and guerrilla warfare. In the post-Los Angeles Riot atmosphere of the album's release, the title was also perceived as a clever reference to a comment made by one of the police officers who had arrested Rodney King. Laurence Michael Powell, one of King's arresting officers, had described through radio message a domestic disturbance involving two blacks as something straight from "Gorillas in the Mist." Powell's comment was seen as racist, comparing blacks to gorillas, and was used against the officer during the Rodney King trial.
Track listing
Samples
Capital Punishment in America
Buck tha Devil
Lost in tha System
You & Your Heroes
All on My Nut Sac
Guerillas in tha Mist
Ain't Got No Class
Freedom Got An A.K.
Ankle Blues
Who Ya Gonna Shoot wit That
Lord Have Mercy
Songs
1Capital Punishment in America1:55
2Buck tha Devil4:28
3Lost in tha System3:35