Public Enemy

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

One of the most important hip hop albums of all time. It's social political commentary is still relevant today.

Nice beat.

Infamous hip-hop collective Public Enemy brings in one of the most relentless, gut-wrenching rap albums of the genre´s Golden Age. While It Takes a Nation... reveals the group´s raison d'etre with the churning verses, extremely loud and agressiveproduction style, booming beats and rebellious approach, it is one of those classic hip-hop masterpieces that didn´t really age that well. While it is definitely one of the loudest and most extreme experiences one could get at the ... read more

I am not at all shocked this is the highest rated rap album critically on the site.

Gotta give this props for bringing Hip-Hop to the mainstream really early. But in reality, it's just your everyday 'screw the cops' record. NWA's Straight Outta Compton did everything this record did better.