Edomites, from the land of Edom, are a biblical tribe who were descendants of Esau. Edomites are believed to be raiders, as they are reported to have helped plunder Jerusalem during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (Obadiah 1:11-14). Another report includes nomads of the tribe moving towards Egyptian territory.

“Harder than the diamond” naturally refers to the fact that diamond is an extremely hard material, and Brother J uses that to play on his personality.

De Lench Mob use the jungle – specifically gorillas – as an extended metaphor for the city life, in “Guerillas in tha Mist”, possibly even playing on the 1988 movie Gorillas in the Mist’s title to create the names of the group’s debut song and album.

A slang term for information on something, hence dialing 411 for local directory assistance in Canada and the United States.

“Tribal Jam”, to be exact. Of course very fitting with the whole jungle metaphor.

Ice Cube ended up producing the whole album together with Da Lench Mob, featuring on “All on My Nutsac”, and providing additional vocals on “Guerillas in tha Mist” and “You and Your Heroes”.

E.P.M.D. released the track “Jane”, a sequel-spawning monster, in 1988 on their first album Strictly Business, a rather interesting song to play on as a funky and straight-up West Coast group.

Check the annotation for this line out here, and find out who the “bitch” is Da Lench Mob don’t like.

A description, of what would be done to “a devil named Tarzan” when caught up with.

The “Here It Comes” B-side “Back to the Grill” featured Nas, Chubb Rock and Red Hot Lover Tone spitting in another posse cut format, as hosted by MC Serch. The title is said to play on 3rd Base’s “Kick Em in the Grill”, but may also be a reference to the aforementioned “Live at the Barbeque”.