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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (Parental Advisory)
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- 457,394 plays
- 978 favs
- 180 shares
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- Public Enemy
- Released 1988
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- Bring Tha Noize
- 03:45
- 76,778 plays
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- Don't Believe The Hype
- 05:18
- 64,729 plays
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- Rebel Without A Pause
- 05:00
- 46,335 plays
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Countdown To Armageddon
- 01:41
- 16,548 plays
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Bring Tha Noize
- 03:45
- 76,778 plays
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Don't Believe The Hype
- 05:18
- 64,729 plays
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Cold Lampin' With Flavor
- 04:16
- 18,001 plays
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Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic
- 04:31
- 35,457 plays
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- 6
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Mind Terrorist
- 01:20
- 13,420 plays
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Louder Than A Bomb
- 03:37
- 17,349 plays
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- 8
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Caught Can We Get A Witness
- 04:55
- 15,438 plays
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- 9
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Show 'Em Whatcha Got
- 01:56
- 26,959 plays
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- 10
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She Watch Channel Zero?!
- 03:49
- 16,140 plays
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- 11
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Night Of The Living Baseheads
- 03:13
- 31,388 plays
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- 12
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Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos
- 06:24
- 37,203 plays
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- 13
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Security Of The First World
- 01:19
- 13,028 plays
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- 14
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Rebel Without A Pause
- 05:00
- 46,335 plays
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Prophets Of Rage
- 03:18
- 15,281 plays
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Party For Your Right To Fight
- 03:26
- 13,340 plays
album review
Yo! Bum Rush the Show was an invigorating record, but it looks like child's play compared to its monumental sequel, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, a record that rewrote the rules of what hip-hop could do. That's not to say the album is without precedent, since what's particularly ingenious about the album is how it reconfigures things that came before into a startling, fresh, modern sound. Public Enemy used the template Run-D.M.C. created of a rap crew as a rock band, then brought in elements of free jazz, hard funk, even musique concrète, via their producing team, the Bomb Squad, creating a dense, ferocious sound unlike anything that came before. This coincided with a breakthrough in Chuck D's writing, both in his themes and lyrics. It's not that Chuck D was smarter or more ambitious than his contemporaries -- certainly, KRS-One tackled many similar sociopolitical tracts, while Rakim had a greater flow -- but he marshaled considerable revolutionary force, clear vision, and a boundless vocabulary to create galvanizing, logical arguments that were undeniable in their strength. They only gained strength from Flavor Flav's frenzied jokes, which provided a needed contrast. What's amazing is how the words and music become intertwined, gaining strength from each other. Though this music is certainly a representation of its time, it hasn't dated at all. It set a standard that few could touch then, and even fewer have attempted to meet since. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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- 9/4/2009 01:59:52
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