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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Hip-Hop · 1988 · 16 tracks

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

A revolutionary collage of abrasive noise and authoritative oratory. Dense, fast-paced, and relentlessly political, it redefined the sonic limits of hip-hop.

June 28, 1988 · Poker Sound

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Relentless, confrontational energy with moments of profound, righteous anger.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks
01
Countdown to Armageddon
1:41
02
Bring the Noise
3:47
03
Don’t Believe the Hype
5:20
04
Cold Lampin’ With Flavor
4:13
05
Terminator X to the Edge of Panic
4:30
06
Mind Terrorist
1:18
07
Louder Than a Bomb
3:37
08
Caught, Can We Get a Witness?
5:03
09
Show ’em Whatcha Got
1:57
10
She Watch Channel Zero?!
3:50
11
Night of the Living Baseheads
3:16
12
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
6:25
13
Security of the First World
1:22
14
Rebel Without a Pause
5:05
15
Prophets of Rage
3:15
16
Party for Your Right to Fight
3:27
Moments Worth Listening For
The piercing, high-pitched kettle-whistle loop that drives the momentum of Rebel Without a Pause.
Chuck D's booming opening line on Bring the Noise cutting through the sonic shrapnel.
The sudden shift into a haunting, minimalist piano loop on Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos.
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Sample Based+0.6σ

The production is pushed a touch harder into sample based than this artist usually allows.

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