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| It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back | ||
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| Album by Public Enemy | ||
| Released | April 1988 | |
| Recorded | Summer/Fall 1987 at Greene Street Recording & Chung King House of Metal in New York, New York & Sabella Recording in Roslyn, New York & Spectrum City Studios in Hempstead, New York | |
| Genre | Rap & Hip-Hop | |
| Length | 57 min 51 sec | |
| Record label | Def Jam | |
| ProducerIn the music industry, record producer designates a person responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. In earlier days, record producers bore the title of A&R men for Artists and Repertory which gives a clearer picture of | Hank Shocklee & Carl Ryder | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| All Music Guide review | 5 stars out of 5 | link |
| Public Enemy Chronology | ||
| Yo! Bum Rush the Show ( 1987) | It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back ( 1988) | Fight the Power...Live!Fight the Power. Live is a live album by Public Enemy in 1989 and also a video. This footage was recorded live on that same year and somewhat never been sold in stores on CD. Track listing # "Countdown To Armageddon" # "Public Enemy No. 1" # "Miuzi Weighs ( 19891989 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 7 Akihito becomes Emperor of Japan following the death of Hirohito. The Heisei period begins January 8 the Kegworth Air Disaster A British Midland Boeing 737 cra) |
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is a 1988 (see 1988 in musicSee also 1987 in music, other events of 1988, 1989 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music' Events January Broadcast of the Cinemax television special Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night, recorded on September 30, 1987 at the) album by the hip hopHip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban , African American & Puerto Rican youth in New York and has since spread around the world. The four main elements of hip-hop are MCing, DJing, graffiti art, and breakdancing. Some consider beatboxing group Public Enemy. Enormously influential, the album's mix of The Bomb Squad's sample-heavy beats and revolutionary lyrics railing against corporate control, structural racism and police brutality turned the album into a sensation, peaking at #1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart, and #42 on the Billboard 200 chart.
In 2003 the TV channel VH1 named It Takes A Nation Of Millions the 20th greatest album of all time.