Public Enemy - Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back [FLAC]

Public Enemy - Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back [FLAC] TNT Village

.: Release Originale :.


http://forum.tntvillage.scambioetico.org/index.php?showtopic=358134

Anno: April 14, 1988
Genere: Hip hop

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.

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.: Tracklist :.

Countdown to Armageddon (C. Ridenhour E. Sadler, H. Shocklee) – 1:40
Bring the Noise (C. Ridenhour, E. Sadler, H. Shocklee) – 3:46
Don't Believe the Hype (C. Ridenhour, E. Sadler, H. Shocklee, W. Drayton) – 5:19
Cold Lampin' With Flavor (E. Sadler, H. Shocklee, W. Drayton) – 4:17
Terminator X to the Edge of Panic (C. Ridenhour, N. Rogers, W. Drayton) – 4:31
Mind Terrorist (C. Ridenhour, E. Sadler, H. Shocklee) – 1:21
Louder Than a Bomb (C. Ridenhour, E. Sadler, H. Shocklee) – 3:37
Caught, Can We Get a Witness? (C. Ridenhour, E. Sadler, H. Shocklee) – 4:53
Show Em Whatcha Got (C. Ridenhour, E. Sadler, H. Shocklee) – 1:56
She Watch Channel Zero?! (C. Ridenhour, E. Sadler, H. Shocklee, R. Griffin, W. Drayton) – 3:49
Night of the Living Baseheads (C. Ridenhour, E. Sadler, H. Shocklee) – 3:14
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos (C. Ridenhour, E. Sadler, H. Shocklee, W. Drayton) – 6:23
Security of the First World (C. Ridenhour, E. Sadler, H. Shocklee) – 1:20
Rebel Without a Pause (C. Ridenhour, E. Sadler, H. Shocklee, N. Rogers) – 5:02
Prophets of Rage (C. Ridenhour, E. Sadler, H. Shocklee, W. Drayton) – 3:18
Party for Your Right to Fight (C. Ridenhour, E. Sadler, H. Shocklee) – 3:24