It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

Summary

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,219 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back's genre is hip-hop^[4].
• It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back's genre is hardcore hip-hop^[5].
• It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back was produced by Rick Rubin^[6].
• It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back was performed by Public Enemy^[7].
• It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back's record label is recorded as Def Jam Recordings^[8].
• It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[9].
• It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is part of Public Enemy's albums in chronological order^[10].
• It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back's language of work or name is recorded as English^[11].
• It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back was distributed by vinyl record^[12].
• It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back was published on June 30, 1988^[13].
• It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back's nominated for is recorded as Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap Album^[14].
• It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back'}^[15].
• It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[16].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[17]

• First release date: 1988-06-28^[18]

• Genre(s): conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, experimental hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, political hip hop, turntablism^[19]

• Community tags: conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, experimental hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, political, political hip hop, turntablism^[20]

• MusicBrainz ID: 01921d99-9d15-3fce-8734-46e58327cfb7^[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back was performed by Public Enemy^[7]. It was produced by Rick Rubin^[6].

Publication

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back was released on June 30, 1988^[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[11]. Genres include hip-hop^[4] and hardcore hip-hop^[5]. It is part of Public Enemy's albums in chronological order^[10]. It was distributed by vinyl record^[12].

Why It Matters

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,219 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22]