- hip hop, conscious hip hop, political hip hop, east coast hip hop
- 58 min
- 16 tracks
- Columbia
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is the second studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released on June 28, 1988, by Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records. It was recorded from 1987 to 1988 in sessions at Chung King Studios, Greene St. Recording, and Sabella Studios in New York.
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Grave, relentless, earnest and spare.
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
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Tracks
- 1Countdown to Armageddon1:40
- 2Bring the Noise3:46
- 3Don’t Believe the Hype5:19
- 4Cold Lampin’ With Flavor4:17
- 5Terminator X to the Edge of Panic4:31
- 6Mind Terrorist1:20
- 7Louder Than a Bomb3:39
- 8Caught, Can We Get a Witness?4:53
- 9Show ’em Whatcha Got1:56
- 10She Watch Channel Zero?!3:49
- 11Night of the Living Baseheads3:15
- 12Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos6:23
- 13Security of the First World1:20
- 14Rebel Without a Pause5:03
- 15Prophets of Rage3:19
- 16Party for Your Right to Fight3:25
16 tracks, 58 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Public Enemy
- Label
- Columbia
- Released
- 1988
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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