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1988 studio album by Public Enemy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ALL REFERENCES NOT IN THE NOTES SECTION NEED TO BE CONVERTED TO {{CITATION}} 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 on Def Jam Recordings. Widely regarded as a seminal work in hip hop and rock and as the group's magnum opus, the album is considered by critics as one of the greatest and most influential recordings of all time.[1][2][3] either listify or find a specific source In 2003, the album was ranked number 48 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, and is the highest ranked hip hop album on the list.[4]
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Released | June 28, 1988 | |||
Recorded | July–October 1987 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 57:51 | |||
Label | Def Jam (FCT-44303) Columbia (CK-44303) | |||
Producer | The Bomb Squad, Terminator X, Professor Griff | |||
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Uncharacteristically aggressive for its time, It Takes a Nation of Millions represented a radical shift in the hip hop zeitgeist towards black nationalism and as a result was hailed as revolutionary by rap and rock aficionados alike.[5][6] Under the direction of Hank Shocklee, Public Enemy's production team, The Bomb Squad, developed a dense, haphazard, sample-driven soundscape which created a blueprint for hardcore rap in the 1990s.[7] It Takes a Nation of Millions had surprising chart success, peaking at #42 on the Billboard 200 and being certified as platinum by the RIAA in 1989.[8]