Guerillas in tha Mist

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Guerillas In Tha Mist
Studio album by Da Lench Mob
Released	1992 (US)
Recorded	N/A
Genre	Hip-Hop
Length	41:24
Label	Street Knowledge
Producer(s)	Ice Cube
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Da Lench Mob chronology
Null	Guerillas In Tha Mist (1992)	Planet of Tha Apes (1994)

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. The album also features controversial songs such as "Freedom Got an A.K." and "Buck Tha Devil". Most of the album was produced by Ice Cube, and he is featured throughout the album though uncredited.

[edit] Meaning of the Title

The album title is a pun on the popular movie title Gorillas in the Mist and guerilla 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.[1]

[edit] Track listing

1. "Capital Punishment In America" – 1:55
2. "Buck Tha Devil" – 4:28
3. "Lost In The System" – 3:34
4. "You & Your Heroes" – 2:59
5. "All On My Nut Sac" – 4:33
6. "Guerillas In Tha Mist" – 4:25
7. "Lenchmob Also In Tha Group" – 1:47
8. "Ain't Got No Class" (ft. B-Real) – 3:36
9. "Freedom Got An A.K."– 3:03
10. "Ankle Blues" – 2:47
11. "Who You Gonna Shoot Wit That" – 2:43
12. "Lord Have Mercy" – 3:40
13. "Inside Tha Head of a Black Man" – 1:55