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| Revolutionary hip-hop masterpiece. Bring The Noise, Don't Believe The Hype, Rebel Without A Pause, Prophets Of Rage, more. |
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| 1 Countdown to Armageddon |
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| 2 Bring the Noise |
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| 3 Don't Believe the Hype |
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| 4 Cold Lampin' with Flavor |
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| 5 Terminator X to the Edge of Panic |
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| 6 Mind Terrorist |
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| 7 Louder Than a Bomb |
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| 8 Caught, Can We Get a Witness? |
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| 9 Show 'Em Whatcha Got |
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| 10 She Watch Channel Zero?! |
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| 11 Night of the Living Baseheads |
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| 12 Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos |
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| 13 Security of the First World |
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| 14 Rebel Without a Pause |
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| 15 Prophets of Rage |
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| 16 Party for Your Right to Fight |
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Album Review
"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 rewrote the rules of what hip-hop could do. That's not to say the album is without precedent, since what's particularly ingenious about the album is how it reconfigures things that came before into a startling, fresh, modern sound. Public Enemy used the template Run-D.M.C. created of a rap crew as a rock band, then brought in elements of free jazz, hard funk, even musique concrète, via their producing team, the Bomb Squad, creating a dense, ferocious sound unlike anything that came before. This coincided with a breakthrough in Chuck D's writing, both in his themes and lyrics. It's not that Chuck D was smarter or more ambitious than his contemporaries -- certainly, KRS-One tackled many similar sociopolitical tracts, while Rakim had a greater flow -- but he marshaled considerable revolutionary force, clear vision, and a boundless vocabulary to create galvanizing, logical arguments that were undeniable in their strength. They only gained strength from Flavor Flav's frenzied jokes, which provided a needed contrast. What's amazing is how the words and music become intertwined, gaining strength from each other. Though this music is certainly a representation of its time, it hasn't dated at all. It set a standard that few could touch then, and even fewer have attempted to meet since. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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