Little Johnny from the Hospitul: Breaks & Instrumentals Vol.1

Member Bigg Jus left the group before the album's creation, leaving Company Flow back down to its original core two members, El-P and Mr. Len.

Despite not being officially released as singles, the songs "Workers Needed" and "Blackout" originally appeared on the CD version of the group's single "End To End Burners," released the previous year, with vast differences to the album versions of both songs. "Workers Needed" was originally 4:59 and featured a spoken word intro from El-P and BMS that lasted for a minute and seven seconds. El-P and BMS's vocals were removed and the intro was cut down on the final version, cutting the track down by over 40 seconds. "Blackout" was originally a minute longer than the album version and featured scratching by Mr. Len, but it was cut down in length and the scratching was removed on the final version.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]
City Pages	favorable[4]
The Independent	HHHH[5]
NME	6/10[6]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]

Chris Smith of Stylus Magazine gave the album a favorable review, saying, "this is a fine record, and an absolute must for fans of oddball, rule-breaking hip-hop production."^[8] Ron Hart of CMJ New Music Report said, "El Producto and DJ Mr. Len — now the group's sole members — twist up a series of instrumental tracks while maintaining breaks steady enough for rhyming and b-boy poppin' and lockin'."^[9] Charles Aaron of Spin called it "the group's most skilled production work yet, layering meticulously warped electro passages and sinister guitar riffs amid vivid, gritty beats."^[10]

In 2015, Fact placed it at number 48 on the "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.^[11]

Note: On the physical editions of the album, track 12 is spelled "Wurker Ant Uprise".