35th anniversary edition - remastered /// "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back" was like a hip-hop apocalypse, with which Public Enemy released arguably the best hip-hop album of all time. Importantly, it was an undeniably powerful statement, a manifesto for the rebirth of a mass movement for the liberation of African Americans: black power for a new generation. Its musical impact was transformative; numerous other rap acts followed the lead of The Bomb Squad, PE's brilliant producers. The sheer amount of sound they put on plastic here is incredible. For many fans and critics, this is the greatest hip-hop album of all time. These things are always subjective, but when you're immersed in its world, it's impossible to argue that It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back doesn't deserve to be there, or thereabouts. "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back" is Public Enemy's second studio album, released on June 28, 1988 by Def Jam Recordings. NME and Rolling Stone called it "the greatest hip-hop album of all time", with hit tracks: "Rebel Without a Pause", "Bring The Noise" and "Don't Believe The Hype".