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For many, Public Enemy’s second album is the greatest in rap history. And when it hit music stores in 1988, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back enshrined Chuck D’s gang as the Rolling Stones of hip hop. An uppercut that changed the course of the genre’s history, Public Enemy remains thanks to this album THE benchmark in terms of ideological AND musical engagement. Offering a black version of CNN stripped of political correctness, examining each corner of American society with (extremely) rich rhymes and layers of literate and often carnivorous samples, Public Enemy impose their words as well as their sound. An aggressive approach to musical production (the Bomb Squad led by producer Hank Schocklee) that produces literal acoustic miracles. An electric and groovy tsunami, light years away from the bling-bling rap that would eventually take control of the genre, which attained its creative Golden Age in 1988. This Deluxe Edition includes a second record featuring thirteen bonuses, including the No Noise version of Bring The Noise, instrumentals for Rebel Without a Pause, Night Of The Living Baseheads and Black Steel In The Hour of Chaos, and the soundtrack version of Fight The Power for Spike Lee’s eponymous film. © MZ/Qobuz
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Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Rick Rubin, Producer - Eric Sadler, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Public Enemy, MainArtist - James Henry Boxley III, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Carl Ryder, Producer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Rick Rubin, Producer - Eric Sadler, ComposerLyricist - Public Enemy, MainArtist - George Clinton, ComposerLyricist - Hank Shocklee, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Benante, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Alan Spitz, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Bellardini, ComposerLyricist - Scott Ian Rosenfeld, ComposerLyricist - Frank Joseph Bello, ComposerLyricist - James Henry Boxley III, Producer - Carl Ryder, Producer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Rick Rubin, ExecutiveProducer - Eric Sadler, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Public Enemy, MainArtist - Chuck D., Vocalist - Hank Shocklee, Producer - Professor Griff, Vocalist - Harry Allen, Vocalist - James Henry Boxley III, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Flavor Flav, Vocalist - Fab 5 Freddy, Vocalist - Carl Ryder, Producer - Erica Johnson, Vocalist - Oris Josphe, Vocalist
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick Rubin, Producer - Eric Sadler, Composer, Producer - Public Enemy, MainArtist - Hank Shocklee, Producer, ComposerLyricist - James Henry Boxley III, Composer, Producer - William Jonathan Drayton, Lyricist - Carl Ryder, Producer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, Lyricist - N. Rogers, ComposerLyricist - Rick Rubin, Producer - Eric Sadler, Producer - Public Enemy, MainArtist - Hank Shocklee, Producer - James Henry Boxley III, Producer - William Jonathan Drayton, ComposerLyricist - Terminator X, Composer - Carl Ryder, Producer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Rick Rubin, Producer - Eric Sadler, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Public Enemy, MainArtist - James Henry Boxley III, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Carl Ryder, Producer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, Lyricist - Rick Rubin, Producer - Eric Sadler, Composer, Producer - Public Enemy, MainArtist - Hank Shocklee, Producer, ComposerLyricist - James Henry Boxley III, Composer, Producer - Carl Ryder, Producer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, Lyricist - Rick Rubin, Producer - Eric Sadler, Composer, Producer - Public Enemy, MainArtist - Hank Shocklee, Producer, ComposerLyricist - James Henry Boxley III, Composer, Producer - Carl Ryder, Producer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Rick Rubin, Producer - Eric Sadler, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Public Enemy, MainArtist - James Henry Boxley III, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Carl Ryder, Producer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, Lyricist - R. GRIFFIN, Lyricist - Rick Rubin, Producer - Eric Sadler, Composer, Producer - Public Enemy, MainArtist - Hank Shocklee, Producer, ComposerLyricist - James Henry Boxley III, Composer, Producer - William Jonathan Drayton, ComposerLyricist - Carl Ryder, Producer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Rick Rubin, Producer - Eric Sadler, Composer - Public Enemy, MainArtist - Hank Shocklee, Producer - James Henry Boxley III, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Carl Ryder, Producer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Rick Rubin, Producer - Eric Sadler, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Public Enemy, MainArtist - Hank Shocklee, Producer - James Henry Boxley III, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Carl Ryder, Producer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Rick Rubin, Producer - Eric Sadler, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Public Enemy, MainArtist - James Henry Boxley III, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Carl Ryder, Producer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Eric Sadler, ComposerLyricist - Public Enemy, MainArtist - James Henry Boxley III, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Norman L. Rogers, ComposerLyricist - Carl Rider, Producer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Eric Sadler, ComposerLyricist - Public Enemy, MainArtist - James Henry Boxley III, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William Jonathan Drayton, ComposerLyricist - Carl Rider, Producer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Rick Rubin, Producer - Eric Sadler, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Public Enemy, MainArtist - Hank Shocklee, ComposerLyricist - James Henry Boxley III, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Carl Ryder, Producer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Jones, Remixer - Eric Sadler, ComposerLyricist - Public Enemy, MainArtist - Hank Shocklee, Producer - Charlie Benante, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Alan Spitz, ComposerLyricist - Scott Ian Rosenfeld, ComposerLyricist - Frank Joseph Bello, ComposerLyricist - Joe A. Belladonna, ComposerLyricist - James Henry Boxley III, ComposerLyricist - Carl Ryder, Producer - Bill Stephney, Producer
℗ 2014 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Jones, Remixer - Eric Sadler, ComposerLyricist - Public Enemy, MainArtist - Hank Shocklee, Producer, Remixer - Charlie Benante, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Alan Spitz, ComposerLyricist - Scott Ian Rosenfeld, ComposerLyricist - Frank Joseph Bello, ComposerLyricist - Joe A. Belladonna, ComposerLyricist - James Henry Boxley III, ComposerLyricist - Carl Ryder, Producer - Bill Stephney, Producer
℗ 2014 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Jones, Remixer - Eric Sadler, ComposerLyricist - Public Enemy, MainArtist - Hank Shocklee, Producer, Remixer - Charlie Benante, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Alan Spitz, ComposerLyricist - Scott Ian Rosenfeld, ComposerLyricist - Frank Joseph Bello, ComposerLyricist - Joe A. Belladonna, ComposerLyricist - James Henry Boxley III, ComposerLyricist - Carl Ryder, Producer - Bill Stephney, Producer
℗ 2014 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Eric Sadler, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Public Enemy, MainArtist - Hank Shocklee, Producer - James Henry Boxley III, ComposerLyricist - Norman L. Rogers, ComposerLyricist - Carl Ryder, Producer
℗ 2014 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Eric Sadler, Composer, Producer - Public Enemy, MainArtist - Hank Shocklee, Producer - James Henry Boxley III, ComposerLyricist - Carl Ryder, Producer
℗ 2014 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Eric Sadler, Composer, Producer - Public Enemy, MainArtist - Hank Shocklee, Producer - James Henry Boxley III, ComposerLyricist - Carl Ryder, Producer
℗ 2014 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Eric Sadler, Producer - Public Enemy, MainArtist - Hank Shocklee, Producer - William Jonathan Drayton, ComposerLyricist - Norman L. Rogers, ComposerLyricist - Carl Ryder, Producer
℗ 2014 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Eric Sadler, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Public Enemy, MainArtist - Hank Shocklee, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Norman L. Rogers, ComposerLyricist - Carl Ryder, Producer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Eric Sadler, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Public Enemy, MainArtist - Hank Shocklee, Producer - James Henry Boxley III, ComposerLyricist - William Jonathan Drayton, ComposerLyricist - Carl Ryder, Producer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, Lyricist - Eric Sadler, Composer, Producer - Public Enemy, MainArtist - Hank Shocklee, Producer, ComposerLyricist - James Henry Boxley III, Composer - Carl Ryder, Producer
℗ 2014 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Keith Shocklee, ComposerLyricist - Eric Sadler, ComposerLyricist - Public Enemy, MainArtist - The Bomb Squad, Producer
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Eric Sadler, ComposerLyricist - Public Enemy, MainArtist - James Henry Boxley III, ComposerLyricist - Bill Stephney, Producer
℗ 2014 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Keith Shocklee, ComposerLyricist, AssociateProducer - Eric Sadler, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Public Enemy, MainArtist - Hank Shocklee, Producer - Spike Lee, ExecutiveProducer - Rod Hui, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Carl Ryder, Producer
℗ 1989 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
For many, Public Enemy’s second album is the greatest in rap history. And when it hit music stores in 1988, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back enshrined Chuck D’s gang as the Rolling Stones of hip hop. An uppercut that changed the course of the genre’s history, Public Enemy remains thanks to this album THE benchmark in terms of ideological AND musical engagement. Offering a black version of CNN stripped of political correctness, examining each corner of American society with (extremely) rich rhymes and layers of literate and often carnivorous samples, Public Enemy impose their words as well as their sound. An aggressive approach to musical production (the Bomb Squad led by producer Hank Schocklee) that produces literal acoustic miracles. An electric and groovy tsunami, light years away from the bling-bling rap that would eventually take control of the genre, which attained its creative Golden Age in 1988. This Deluxe Edition includes a second record featuring thirteen bonuses, including the No Noise version of Bring The Noise, instrumentals for Rebel Without a Pause, Night Of The Living Baseheads and Black Steel In The Hour of Chaos, and the soundtrack version of Fight The Power for Spike Lee’s eponymous film. © MZ/Qobuz
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 29 track(s)
- Total length: 01:42:44
- Main artists: Public Enemy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Def Jam Recordings
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2014 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2014 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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