It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Никакого негатива, просто скучная устаревшая музыка. На удивление, среди всех жанров, представленных в списке, именно рэп состаривается быстрее. Возможно, из-за столь стремительного развития. В данном случае я будто чувствую, насколько новой, смелой и интересной могла казаться эта музыка на момент выхода и насколько необязательным представляется прослушивание её сейчас. Как исторический экспонат, возможно, заслуживает внимания в рамках темы. Но слушать не намерен и никому не советую. Не единица, конечно, отдельные моменты даже ныне кажутся интересными, как, например, альтернативный взгляд на Angel of Death от Slayer в She Watch Channel Zero?!

никогда не любил этот брейкбитовый старый реп. да спасибо что дали дорогу все дела но сейчас уже вообще неслушабельно. да и сам альбом как один длинный трек

This was very much one of those albums where I went "oh that's where that came from." Truthfully, didn't do this one justice but generally liked what I heard. Their voices pair great together and seem to lay the foundation for rap dues like Run the Jewels that follow.

This was far more familiar than expected, not what I'd normally listen to, but enjoyable.

Would not recommend. Naaaaah boiiiiiii

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, a record that rewrote the rules of what hip-hop could do.

YEEEEAAAAHHHH BOOOOIIIIIII BASS BASS BASS BASS

Way too many yeahhhh boiiii’s but still a cool album. Bring the Noise is a straight banger but honestly the original is probably only my third favourite version.

Really surprised how much I loved this. Like Nick said, there's a kinetic energy and playfulness between the members, but they're able to keep up their politically-fuelled lyrics. It's soulful, the beats are so full and realized, definitely going to be a repeat listen. Fav Tracks: Rebel Without a Pause and Don't Believe the Hype. Rating 4.5/5

What an album! Just overflowing with ideas. It's playful, political, and makes really inventive and extensive use of samples. Another bridge record that feels like it's connecting 80s rap to its future directions. Flava Flav's interjections are the perfect counterbalance to Chuck D's hard-hitting lyrics and I feel like makes them even stronger. Favourite track: "Night of the Living Baseheads" among many!

Such a good group. Chuck D is one of my fave MCs. And Terminator X is such a good dj. The beats and political charges lyrics come together so we'll and makes for a good listen.

Una muy grata sorpresa (?). Aunque sí identificaba a Public Enemy como uno de los representantes del hip hop más importantes, nunca los había escuchado y este álbum me gustó bastante. Tiene un muy buen ritmo y letras muy directas, cada canción se sostiene por su cuenta pero ya en conjunto arman un gran trabajo. En especial me sorprendió “She Watch Channel Zero?!” porque no vi venir la mezcla más rock (?), pero todo ok.

yeeaahhh boooiiiiiiiiiiii. its alright, its a bit samey. that first track is fucking nonsense.

Not all perfect but some is a game changing 10

I'm not a fan of rap/hip hop so this was really hard for me. I get the importance of the political message but I just couldn't get into it. Too many strident repetitive sounds/beats/yeah boy. My ears hurt :(

Just okay, hate the 80’s style beats, scratching and music.

Yeeeaaaaaaaa Boooiiiii! Loved this

Obnoxious, infantile, idiotic drivel. All attitude over suubstance.

Brilliant in parts but has dated and Flavor Flav takes away from things at a number of points

Amazing how much better rap and hip hop was back then. Today's artists should have a listen to this

A good upbeat listen.

Never really loved public enemy, that said, a respectable album nonetheless

Not going to be my longest review due to a lack of knowledge and exposure to the genre, so I’ll also keep it simple. I more than enjoyed the singles released from this album. The rest of the tracks were also a pleasure to listen to. Whilst I doubt I’ll go back to it often I still give it a healthy and respectable... 3 Stars!

I do really like some of the tracks on this, I enjoy this style of hip-hop. As a whole album its a bit much, almost an hour long and the live snippets are a little grating. 3.5

I don't get it. If you are going to pick 2 or 3 African albums for a list like this one, why would you go for the ones with the most Western influence, where the sophisticated intertwining rhythms characteristic of the best African music are blunted in favor of weak funk and jazz tropes and the distinctive sound palette of the various African countries is traded in for standard Western instrumentation, like a sub-Tower of Power horn section, and electric piano? That objection aside, there is nothing particularly wrong with Femi Kuti. It passes by painlessly enough. Femi Kuti is decent if unremarkable singer. The musicians are competent enough. But the music is a micron deep. There are no interesting rhythms to dig into. The horn section writing is unimaginative. Soloing is often a weak point in African music, and so it is here. Since the songs almost entirely of vamps, it's a whole lot of nothing. 2/5

3/5 interesting songs, but nothing to die for

Esto es una obra de arte. un totem. tecnología africana del futuro. arte postmoderno. deleuze y guattari en rimas jamás caducadas. este pedo reordena tus neuronas.

I fuckin' hate it. Garbage.

Had a great time nodding along to this

Public Enemy are always reliably ace

Good album. Bored by the end though.

Beetje veel Public Enemy voor deze maand. Dit album vind ik wel leuker en minder onderhevig aan de tand des tijds dan dat vorige album

Don't believe the hype. Scott scores this 5 stars...as he does with every hip hop/rap album...because he's so punk.

Meestal kan ik ze wel hebben, maar nu te veel achter elkaar gehoord. Hoewel ik wel moet opmerken dat dit natuurlijk briljant was voor 1988!

Niet geluisterd, maar ken dit album goed. Buiten dat het een classic is, klinkt het nog altijd tijdloos. En die mix tussen Chuck D., Flavor Flave en al die samples zijn te gek.

Een paar nummers is dit nog wel aardig, maar al gauw wordt het best wel irritant. Neuh, Public Enemy en ik zullen nooit dikke vrienden worden

Genoeg hiervan!

Some bangers

Good early rap. Lyrics still resonate.

Bring the Noise was actually not as engaging as I would have liked but the other tracks are really good.

No soy muy fan del rap, pero me gusta mucho cuando un disco suena auténtico

Clock man

Gran disco. No tenía idea de la existencia de Public Enemy. Canciones que más me gustaron: Don't believe the hype porque qué coro pegajoso y Show 'em Whatcha Got porque los beats y loops están del uno. Como siempre con el rap, me falta siempre algo de variedad y yo casi nunca le pongo atención a las letras, de ahí que no le dé las 5 estrellas.

Old school hip hop masterpiece... but not that masterpiece imo... a handful of untouchable classics in any case

Really good, still holds up despite some of the production sounding a little rudimentary by today's post-Rockwilder standards. The lyrics still pack a wallop, and Chuck D's voice simply one of those things I like to listen to. Cool!

Was fine

Respeito, mas não é noooossa coisas que amo ouvir não

Not as strong as I remember. The flavor flav songs are pretty weak. When I'm in the mood for public enemy, I out on fear of a black planet, better songs and a stronger message. Standout songs: channel zero, prophets of rage

Great record. I don't know if i ever got deep enough into this one before to notice Slayer's Angel of Death sampled in one of the songs

8/10

Super fun

Solo me molan dos canciones de public enemy y no están es este album :(

Mucha energía en este álbum, muy poderoso, mucha denuncia y, bueno, creo que desmenuzarlo letra por letra, verso por verso sería un trabajo muy extenso. Todos los beats tienen su encanto, su punch y hasta los interludes suenan muy chidos, por ejemplo "Security of the First World", chingona. Las canciones que más me gustaron "Don't Believe the Hype", "Louder Than A Bomb", "Rebel Without A Pause" y "Prophets of Rage". Y pus ya: "Freedom is a road seldom travelled by the multitude". 10/10

Numbly piece this album together as one of the greats. Another I grew up with surrounded by older brothers.

Another one I listened to recently, before it came up here. This is a classic. It reminds me of high school, and is just such an important album. I was listening to it in preparation for sharing it with the kids. It still holds up.

Better than the Kendrick Lamar album but i'm just not a rap fan. Think i prefer classic stuff to newer stuff though.

Hip hop. Coñazo. Largo.

Public Enemy is rad. Love the metal community crossover with Anthrax they ended up doing for Bring The Noise, and sampling Slayer was sick. Feels quintessentially late 80's hip hop. Love the big beats and big respect they make sure to give the DJ. Chuck D is cool as hell, Flavor Flav is...well, Flavor flav.

So much great sampling from a much different time in the music industry. This album marks one of the many peaks of hip hop.

No Boi! I would have given this a much higher rating if I didn't find Flava Flav so annoying. His hype man schtick didn't age well.

I've listened to better albums, I've listened to worst

Hmm, not a big fan tbh

Was that the original YEAH BOI? Takes me back to Groove Street. Good times indeed.

Not my cup of tea, but it sounds good

Not bad, but rap ain't my jam.

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But what if I do, do, do believe the hype?? This record slams. And I say that as someone who was an Anthrax fan first. Surprised at how well this holds up and how good this list’s track record has been so far with hip hop. (Three for three?) I could listen to Flavor Flav rap about food and stinky breath for hours.

It's a'it.

yeeeeeeee boyyyyyyy

Pretty good

So there are parts of this album that I like okay and other parts that annoy me.

Not my particular cup of tea, but it is undeniable the impact this album had on hip-pop in the 90s. After one play through, many tracks evoke similarities to other tracks by groups like Kris kross and sir mix a lot. The track "rump shaker" by Wreckx-N-Effect blatantly used the exact same horn line from a public enemy track in their chat topping single. Ultimately, I likely won't listen to this again, but you can see why it was included in this list. It's not an album that anyone outside of the hip hop will particularly enjoy, but it's a for sure "know your roots" Album for those that flirt with that genre in any capacity.

I'm not really a rap guy, so this is not in my wheelhouse. That said, I did sort of like it, at least some of it, mostly because it made me laugh. Don't Believe the Hype was my favorite. I've just seen Flavor Flave as a clown of sorts, and it was interesting to hear his stuff. I did think the contstant self-references were kind of dumb.

Yeeeeeahhh boooiiiii not really into it.

yea boooiiiiii

Great album, classic hip-hop

don't believe the hype 👌👌

Raw. The only down beat is Flava talking about all different kinds of flava.

I can't be anything but a tourist in this genre which brings up all kinds of... feelings. I think I can appreciate it and respect the foundations it represents but it's not what I'd choose to listen to in the car.

I don’t like rap/hiphop, so I quit after 2 songs.

Yeeeaahhhhhhh boooiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Very good album. This isn't typically my speed, but I really enjoyed it.

Despite the frequent use of 4 bar repeating high pitched sounds, I love this album. There's some great jams and nothing beats Chuck D.

Tony Hawk!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pretty good rap album

me puso muy nerviosa no sé

An essential hip hop album that fits nicely in the history of the genre. This album makes strong political statements that are still poignant today. Their new york sound is clearly an influence of major groups like NWA and Wu-tang. -Draper

This album is still great. It's wild that this was once considered dangerous music. White people... smh

Bedeutungsloser Schrott.

A solid 4 stars, reminiscent to Run DMC for me, but a little on the long side!

ggod

Solid!

Mad sampling. High speed hip hop.

More than likely the best rap album ever made.

Solid bars and classic beats

Not my thing

i mean yea..

Don't Believe The Hype

flava flav was woke

The beats on this thing are so freaking good. The Bomb Squad was on FIRE on this one. Way ahead of its time. Chuck D is so charasmatic on the mic, one of the best to ever do it. Flava Flav is a top tier hype man, he never feels like he takes away from the tracks, lots of charisma on Cold Lampin’. So cinematic, it flows together so freaking well, lot of incredible social and political commentary

Not nice

Hauskaa hoppia

New form of poetry. Chuck D is a rap god

Dope as hell.

Good sound. Good Music. 4

Sick

Solid!!

OK, so this is where I first notice "it" in Public Enemy. I had heard it indicated in Apocalypse 91, and believed in it, but didn't clearly see it. This record is what deserves that 4, and my esteem for it might grow as I learn more about this classic era in rap. The centering of the DJ is great, and it's sad that that has mostly died. There are skits that actually make sense, though the live show conceit seems to fade on the second half. The strongest bits are the moments of sonic experimentation, and the cheeky lines and song titles.

Nothing that stuck out to me, it's ok.

Closer to a 3.5. Some very cool samples and a lot of agressive energy.

Top notch angry political tub thumping musically pioneering rap

not good