Upon the release, pan-European magazineMusic & Media commented, "Watch out, Los Hermanos are aiming their verbal machine guns at your heads again. Still not insane from these "gangstas" on spliff?"[1]James Hamilton from theRecord Mirror Dance Update described it as a "rasping gruff unison rap chanter" in his weekly dance column.[2] Gareth Grundy fromSelect wrote that it "wouldn't offend anyone, though,DJ Muggs' beats might be the most distinctive and imaginative in the field, but like most of the band'sBlack Sunday album, this is a fairly whitey-friendly version ofgangsta rap."[3] AnotherSelect editor,Adam Higginbotham, noted that "fat, acoustic sounds predominate" on tracks like 'Lick a Shot'.[4]
