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LABEL: Def Jam
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 11 10 2023
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1988
VARIANT: Black Vinyl 2LP

Public Enemy’s It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is one of the most important hip-hop records ever — and metal plays a big part in its legacy. Its tracklist contains the OG version of “Bring the Noise,” which Anthrax would eventually cover for one of the first instances of rap metal crossover. On “She Watch Channel Zero?!”,” Public Enemy actually samples Slayer’s “Angel of Death,” nodding to the Rick Rubin link between the two parties. This album is heavy. Get it.