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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back was released in 1988 on Def Jam Recordings.

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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back has 16 tracks, with a runtime of 58 minutes.

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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is catalogued under Hip-Hop, Conscious Hip-Hop, East Coast Hip-Hop.

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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back runs at a median tempo of 101 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.

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Listeners of It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back also rate Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop by Boogie Down Productions, Hello Nasty by Beastie Boys, Paid in Full by Eric B. & Rakim.

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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back was produced by Chuck D, Hank Shocklee, The Bomb Squad and Bill Stephney, among 5 credited in total. Chuck D produced all of them.

Who wrote the songs on It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back?

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back was written by Chuck D, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and Charlie Benante, among 9 credited in total. Chuck D wrote 2 of them.

AlbumE · 1988

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

by Public Enemy

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is a 1988 hip-hop album by Public Enemy. It runs 16 tracks across 58 minutes on Def Jam Recordings. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.8/5 from 6 ratings.

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Tracks: 58 min
Runtime: 101 bpm
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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is the second studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released in April 1988 by Def Jam Recordings. Public Enemy set out to make the hip hop equivalent to Marvin Gaye's What's Going On, an album noted for its strong social commentary. Recording sessions took place during 1987 at Chung King Studios, Greene St. Recording, and Sabella Studios in New York City. Noting the enthusiastic response toward their live shows, Public Enemy intended with Nation of Millions to make the music of a faster tempo than the previous album for performance purposes.

The album charted for 49 weeks on the US Billboard 200, peaking at number 42. By August 1989, it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, for shipments of one million copies in the United States. The album was very well received by music critics, who hailed it for its production techniques and the socially and politically charged lyricism of lead MC Chuck D. It also appeared on many publications' year-end top album lists for 1988, and was the runaway choice as the best album of 1988 in The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop critics' poll, a poll of the leading music critics in the US. Since its initial reception, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back has been regarded by music writers and publications as one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time. In 2003, the album was ranked number 48 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, the highest ranking of all the hip hop albums on the list.

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Is It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back good?: Riffiter listeners rate It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back 3.8/5 from 6 ratings.
What is the highest-rated track on It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back?: Don't Believe the Hype, rated 5.0/5 by 1 listener on Riffiter.
When was It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back released?: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back was released in 1988 on Def Jam Recordings.
How many tracks are on It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back?: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back has 16 tracks, with a runtime of 58 minutes.
What genre is It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back?: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is catalogued under Hip-Hop, Conscious Hip-Hop, East Coast Hip-Hop.
What BPM is It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back?: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back runs at a median tempo of 101 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back?: Listeners of It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back also rate Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop by Boogie Down Productions, Hello Nasty by Beastie Boys, Paid in Full by Eric B. & Rakim.
Who produced It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back?: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back was produced by Chuck D, Hank Shocklee, The Bomb Squad and Bill Stephney, among 5 credited in total. Chuck D produced all of them.
Who wrote the songs on It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back?: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back was written by Chuck D, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and Charlie Benante, among 9 credited in total. Chuck D wrote 2 of them.

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Produced by: Chuck D Hank ShockleeThe Bomb SquadBill StephneyEric Sadler
Written by: George ClintonChuck DEric SadlerHank ShockleeCharlie Benante
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