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Jun 28, 2024 · But It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back made Public Enemy legends, cultural icons, and representatives of cutting-edge Black music. It’s like they suddenly saw their potential...
- Ian Mccann
Before the release of It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Professor Griff, in his role as Minister of Information, gave interviews to UK magazines on behalf of Public Enemy, during which he made controversial remarks.
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back charted for 47 weeks on the US Billboard 200, peaking at number 42, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA in 1989. The album received widespread acclaim from critics, who praised its production techniques and Chuck D's socially and politically charged lyricism.
Oct 24, 2007 · “Christopher Columbus did not discover America,” says Professor Griff, former member of the politico-rap group Public Enemy. “There were people here 16,000 years before you were even a...
Jun 28, 2024 · While their debut album, Yo! Bum Rush The Show! promised a war on vinyl, Public Enemy’s urban battle only truly materialised when they dropped their second long player, It Takes A Nation Of...
Nov 25, 2014 · Released the following summer, Public Enemy’s sophomore album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back was a brash refinement of the themes of Yo! and a jab at the jaws of...
Dec 6, 2018 · Chaotic, relentless and utterly abrasive, Public Enemy’s second full-length album It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back remains as one of the most influential pieces of work to emerge from hip-hop’s golden age.
