PUBLIC ENEMY "IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK" LP ORIGINAL DEF
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Aug 29, 2015 Sold Date
Nov 3, 2014 Start Date
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YOU ARE BIDDING ON A LP BY PUBLIC ENEMY CALLED "IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK". IT WAS RELEASED ON THE DEF JAM LABEL (C 44303) OUT OF THE U.S. IN 1988. THE COVER & THE LP ARE NEAR MINT 

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 Tracklist

Countdown To Armageddon Bring The Noise Don't Believe The Hype Cold Lampin With Flavor Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic Mind Terrorist Louder Than A Bomb Caught, Can We Get A Witness? Show Em Whatcha Got She Watch Channel Zero?! Night Of The Living Baseheads Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos Security Of The First World Rebel Without A Pause Prophets Of Rage Party For Your Right To Fight

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.








                                      















                            



                                                    
                   


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