Publick Enemy: It Takes A Nation of Millions (parts 2 & 3)

Part 2 (Built from Scratch): In installment #2, PE and the Bomb Squad look back at the building blocks used to construct their classic LP, exploring how their intimate knowledge of records shaped not only this record, but also hip-hop at large.



Part 3 (The Legacy): With the final installment of our three-part series exploring It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, we survey some of the more enduring contributions of this classic Public Enemy record.

Public Enemy: It Takes A Nation Of Millions... (Part 1 of 3): Beginnings

With this the first of 3 segments, Pitchfork.TV begin its in-depth look at the classic Public Enemy record It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. Chuck D, The Bomb Squad, and others bum-rush memory lane, and give us a glimpse into the early days of P.E.