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Track Listings
| 1. Countdown To Armageddon |
| 2. Bring The Noise |
| 3. Don't Believe The Hype |
| 4. Cold Lampin' With Flavor |
| 5. Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic |
| 6. Mind Terrorist |
| 7. Louder Than A Bomb |
| 8. Caught, Can We Get A Witness? |
| 9. Show Em Whatcha Got |
| 10. She Watch Channel Zero?! |
| 11. Night Of The Living Baseheads |
| 12. Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos |
| 13. Security Of The First World |
| 14. Rebel Without A Pause |
| 15. Prophets Of Rage |
| 16. Party For Your Right To Fight |
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It Takes a Nation of Millions was the sign that hip-hop had exploded like a grenade. A rap record as abrasive, hard-core and eloquent as a Winston Churchill speech, the 1988 disc is one classic track after another: tense, multilayered, harmonically wild music. Chuck D declaims like a master preacher with foil Flavor Flav's voice darting around his. They have got the desperate energy of people fighting for their lives, and everything from their pumped-up rhetoric ("Prophets of Rage") to the group's quasi-paramilitary organisation, to the sirens and sax squeals in nearly every track declares how urgent their mission is. It is a hugely influential album, and it still sounds fresh and frightening after all these years. --Douglas Wolk
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Jared Pitt
Format:Audio CD
Let me first start out by saying rap is a new thing for me. I generally listen to metal (sludge, doom, death, black, power) and hardcore punk. The next thing is that this cd is awsome. Funked out beats and very powerful lyrics. I also have to dissagree with the people that say they are racist. They arent just because they mistrust our goverment, (and rightfully so) dosent mean they are racist. They teamed up with Anthrax, remember? Im not going to do a song by song review, but let me say "Black steele in the hour of Chaos" is one of the best songs ever written. If you want a fast paced cd that packs a punch than this is for you. The lyrics arnt for the ignorant. Well perhaps they are and thats why they were written in the first place. Defiant, angery, and politaclly charged all the way. Greate cd.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Wayne Maye
Format:Audio CD
If you are a long time hip hop fan like me, you remember the explosive year that was 1988, with all of the TIMELESS classics that were released that will stand the test of of time. Public Enemy's second album, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, is one of the most influential albums to ever be released in music. NO ONE, other than Krs-One, came this politically correct on an album. Chuck D's delivery is so CAPTIVATING on this album that ever song he's on, you just have to listen to him all the way through. And what resulted was one EXCELLENT album. Here's the review:
Album Highlights: Let's keep it real, this entire album is worth listening to all the way through.
Production: Thumbs up, The Bomb Squad at their best.
Lyrics and Subject Matter: Thumbs up.
Originality: Thumbs Up.
The Last Word: This is a MUST HAVE for any collection. I true masterpiece in the history of hip hop. Hip hop will NEVER be like this again. Another STRONG RECOMMENDATION.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
What can I say? Public Enemy is the most politically strong album of all time. It is outspoken and fearless. It tells basically the truth about America and what many people feel. Public Enemyis the frontrunner to this kind of music, only to be rivalled by NWA and their outspoken album 'Stright Outta Compton' Public Enemy didn't have trashy lyrics filled with swears and misleading long phrases. They went straight to the point and finished what they were saying, no matter how controvertial itmay be. The best tracks on this album are "Black Steel in Hour of Chaos" "Louder Than A Bomb" "Rebel Without a Pause" "Don't Believe the Hype" and "Bring the Noise"
This album is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to ANY hip-hop fan. It is a hip-hop essential. With Chuck D's and Flavor Flav's outspoken lyrics and Terminator X's DJing. It is a true, hardcore album and is their best by a LONG shot.
This album is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to ANY hip-hop fan. It is a hip-hop essential. With Chuck D's and Flavor Flav's outspoken lyrics and Terminator X's DJing. It is a true, hardcore album and is their best by a LONG shot.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Dont slag this record...
...because you're a hip-pop loving doucher.
This is a cornerstone of hip-hop and should be treated as such and if this was all then I would probably not even be writing this... Read more
Published on July 6 2004 by Cancer
1.0 out of 5 stars
Where Have You BEEN All My Life?
Why have I been wasting my time listening to Charlie Parker and Claude Debussy all these years? What ever made me think that Aretha Franklin and Gundula Janowitz could actually... Read more
Published on Jun 8 2004 by Remy Hillaire
4.0 out of 5 stars
Genius but can get annoying
Well this cd presents the dualities of rap: great flow and great beats and complete obnoxiousness. Both rappers Flavor Flav and Chuck d are obviously very talented and deserve more... Read more
Published on May 26 2004 by S. Koropeckyj
2.0 out of 5 stars
No Boyeee!
I wanted to like this album, but after the hearing Flava Flav shout "yeah boyee!" for the 100th time I lost my enthusiasm. Read more
Published on May 10 2004 by "bubba_sparks"
5.0 out of 5 stars
Probally the most influential Rap album 1-A
This album is considered a classic and the rock list have this one as the Top Rap album of them all. Read more
Published on April 22 2004 by Chris
5.0 out of 5 stars
The classic of rap music
Considering I don't like much rap music but for this I'll make a major exception. This is the most explosive thing I've ever heard and must be in everybody's collection. Read more
Published on Mar 14 2004 by filterite
5.0 out of 5 stars
Old Skool Hardcore Rappers
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... Read more
Published on Feb 26 2004 by "xklox"
5.0 out of 5 stars
Easily One of the 5 Best Hip Hop LP's Ever
Aside from perhaps 'Paid In Full', this album may be the single most influential album in hip hop. If you gave this album less than 5 stars out of 5, you cannot legitimately call... Read more
Published on Jan 26 2004 by Ephram Da Retarded Rabbit
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great landmark in music
Having bought this album in 1988 and not coming from a Rap/Black background, I found this album to be mind blowingly good. Read more
Published on Jan 25 2004 by M F DIVER
5.0 out of 5 stars
"Wax is for Anthrax;still it can rock bells"
As a life long listener and lover of hip hop music, I can say without hestitation that this the "Neo" of hip hop; otherwise known as THE ONE. Read more
Published on Jan 24 2004 by hiphopforlife
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