It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back is the groundbreaking second studio album by legendary hip-hop group Public Enemy, originally released in June 1988 on Def Jam Recordings. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential albums in music history, it revolutionized hip-hop with its aggressive, multi-layered production by The Bomb Squad and intense socio-political lyrical delivery from Chuck D and Flavor Flav. Certified Platinum by the RIAA, the album contains all-time hip-hop masterpieces including "Bring The Noise", "Don't Believe The Hype", "Rebel Without A Pause", "Night Of The Living Baseheads", and "Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos".