Public Enemy have revealed a new vinyl reissue of their 1988 sophomore LP, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, to honor the seminal album’s 35th anniversary as well as the year-long Hip-Hop 50 celebration.
The vinyl release, due November 10th, comes as either a 2xLP or 4xLP set. The larger package features bonus tracks from the deluxe CD including instrumental and a cappella mixes, a Public Enemy logo sticker, and a booklet with liner notes by founding members Chuck D and Flavor Flav as well as hip-hop legends and luminaries Q-Tip and Questlove.
In a statement, Chuck D put It Takes a Nation in a historical context, sharing, “Thanks to Run-dmc, LL Cool J and Whodini, we knew that hip-hop albums could explode on cassettes. At about the same time, [The Bomb Squad producer] Hank Shocklee was the manager of a record store, and he would point out how rock bands like Iron Maiden,...
The vinyl release, due November 10th, comes as either a 2xLP or 4xLP set. The larger package features bonus tracks from the deluxe CD including instrumental and a cappella mixes, a Public Enemy logo sticker, and a booklet with liner notes by founding members Chuck D and Flavor Flav as well as hip-hop legends and luminaries Q-Tip and Questlove.
In a statement, Chuck D put It Takes a Nation in a historical context, sharing, “Thanks to Run-dmc, LL Cool J and Whodini, we knew that hip-hop albums could explode on cassettes. At about the same time, [The Bomb Squad producer] Hank Shocklee was the manager of a record store, and he would point out how rock bands like Iron Maiden,...
- 10/8/2023
- by Bryan Kress
- Consequence - Music
In 1988, Boogie Down Productions, Eric B. & Rakim, Doug E. Fresh, Kool Moe Dee, and Biz Markie were in the middle of the Dope Jam Tour when an altercation broke out during a stop at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Concertgoer Julio Fuentes, 19, was stabbed once in the chest amid an apparent robbery attempt mere minutes after he entered the venue. He died 30 minutes later at Nassau County Medical Center. Coupled with the murder of DJ Scott La Rock—a founding member of Boogie Down Productions who’d been...
- 5/14/2023
- by Kyle Eustice
- Rollingstone.com
Throughout our hourlong conversation on the roof of mid-town Manhattan’s Starchild Rooftop, legendary rap producer Keith Shocklee veers through his encyclopedic knowledge of hip-hop history. Shocklee was around hip-hop before the culture had even coined itself. He’s most popular for being a part of Public Enemy’s six-man Bomb Squad production team with his brother Hank Shocklee, Eric “Vietnam” Sadler, Gary G-Wiz, and Chuck D. He says that their trademark sound, in part inspired by the rock bands in the Lower East Side during the late Seventies, was...
- 5/14/2023
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
If you're looking to pinpoint the greatest year in hip-hop, it's going to start with a one, followed by a nine, another nine, and end with a number no higher than five. The genre that grew out of Bronx house parties thrown by sonic pioneers like DJ Kool Herc, and survived the faddish exploitation of the early and mid-1980s had finally come of age. Obviously, there were groundbreaking LPs released prior to the '90s, but it wasn't until we entered the final decade of the millennium that explorers like Hank Shocklee, Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, and Prince Paul refined their sounds to bring hard-hitting East Coast beats and blunted West Coast G-funk grooves to the ears of audiophiles across the country.
Hollywood was listening. They weren't necessarily getting it, but they were listening. Mid-'80s films like "Breakin'," "Beat Street" and "Krush Groove" captured the excitement of the...
Hollywood was listening. They weren't necessarily getting it, but they were listening. Mid-'80s films like "Breakin'," "Beat Street" and "Krush Groove" captured the excitement of the...
- 2/20/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
It was a sunny Saturday afternoon in 1977 London when I popped in to visit the already-legendary dub creator Lee “Scratch” Perry to get his reaction to a new version by the Clash of his song about corruption “Police and Thieves.” I was curious – Joe Strummer’s rasp was so different from the angelic falsetto of the original singer, a policeman from Port Antonio named Junior Murvin. How would Scratch react?
I was surprised to find Bob Marley sitting with him; Scratch was staying in an apartment over the studio where Marley,...
I was surprised to find Bob Marley sitting with him; Scratch was staying in an apartment over the studio where Marley,...
- 8/30/2021
- by Vivien Goldman
- Rollingstone.com
In September, Rolling Stone unveiled the new version of our 500 Greatest Albums poll. It’s a completely updated version of our most read, most argued-over list ever, made with help from a group of voters that included Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Stevie Nicks, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and members of U2, as well as writers, critics, and figures from across the music industry.
We’re celebrating the new list with a big new undertaking: an in-depth podcast, made in partnership with Amazon Music. Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums goes inside the making and...
We’re celebrating the new list with a big new undertaking: an in-depth podcast, made in partnership with Amazon Music. Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums goes inside the making and...
- 11/10/2020
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
In 2003, Rolling Stone released its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Since then it’s been the most popular – and most argued-over – list in the magazine’s history. But a lot can happen in 17 years: New artists arrive, tastes change radically, history gets made and remade and reconsidered. So, this year, we completely re-did the list, with help from a group of voters that included Beyonce, Taylor Swift, members of U2, as well as writers, critics, and figures from across the music industry.
We’re celebrating the new...
We’re celebrating the new...
- 10/27/2020
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
While his Public Enemy cohort, Flavor Flav is currently embroiled in legal drama, Chuck D (born Carlton Douglas Ridenhour) is set to ahcieve another personal milestone later this month.
According to a press release, Douglas will be a featured speaker atAdelphi University and will also receive an honorary doctorate degree during the university’s 117th Commencement taking place May 19. The influential rapper-turned-Rock-and-Roll-Hall-of-Famer attended the university from 1978 to 1984. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and was also instrumental in expanding the school’s radio programming.
Earlier this year during an interview with Ebony magazine, the influential rapper and motivational speaker credited his tenure at the university’s radio station, Wbau, for sparking his music career.
“I always used to do a lot of hosting and I was on college radio in the early 80s. So I was always a part of something that wanted to break deejays and parties out,...
According to a press release, Douglas will be a featured speaker atAdelphi University and will also receive an honorary doctorate degree during the university’s 117th Commencement taking place May 19. The influential rapper-turned-Rock-and-Roll-Hall-of-Famer attended the university from 1978 to 1984. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and was also instrumental in expanding the school’s radio programming.
Earlier this year during an interview with Ebony magazine, the influential rapper and motivational speaker credited his tenure at the university’s radio station, Wbau, for sparking his music career.
“I always used to do a lot of hosting and I was on college radio in the early 80s. So I was always a part of something that wanted to break deejays and parties out,...
- 5/8/2013
- by Brennan Williams
- Huffington Post
Juice, 1992's 'film noir' with teenagers – and hip-hop, is still finding young fans today
Juice wasn't supposed to taste so fresh. A morality tale featuring a quartet of Harlem teens – aspiring DJ Q, ladies' man Raheem, comic foil Steel and hothead Bishop – Ernest Dickerson's 1992 directorial debut was initially filed by many critics as a rapsploitation retread of the previous year's Boyz n the Hood.
But nearly 20 years after its release, Juice is still making noise. From dance maestro Sidney Samson sampling a Bishop quote to Soulja Boy hyping up an ill-advised remake, Dickerson's movie has quietly become a hip-hop classic. Dickerson had paid his dues as Spike Lee's go-to cinematographer (he shot She's Gotta Have It, Do the Right Thing and Malcolm X, among others) and Juice, despite ticking all the early 90s hood-movie boxes, also turned out to be buoyant celebration of hip-hop culture, feeding off seminal 80s B-boy flicks,...
Juice wasn't supposed to taste so fresh. A morality tale featuring a quartet of Harlem teens – aspiring DJ Q, ladies' man Raheem, comic foil Steel and hothead Bishop – Ernest Dickerson's 1992 directorial debut was initially filed by many critics as a rapsploitation retread of the previous year's Boyz n the Hood.
But nearly 20 years after its release, Juice is still making noise. From dance maestro Sidney Samson sampling a Bishop quote to Soulja Boy hyping up an ill-advised remake, Dickerson's movie has quietly become a hip-hop classic. Dickerson had paid his dues as Spike Lee's go-to cinematographer (he shot She's Gotta Have It, Do the Right Thing and Malcolm X, among others) and Juice, despite ticking all the early 90s hood-movie boxes, also turned out to be buoyant celebration of hip-hop culture, feeding off seminal 80s B-boy flicks,...
- 9/29/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
...Or we should say "Cheat Sheets" since this year's SXSW Film Festival boasts over 140 films, requiring more than just one page to cover every single one of the narrative and documentary features that will be playing in Austin from March 11th through 19th. While the festival has already provided a very helpful schedule to flip through and Pdf of the screening grid online, consider this your quick hit guide to all the features at the festival - every title leads to its corresponding festival page in addition to links to trailers, official sites, filmmakers' Facebook pages and Twitter accounts so you can follow the action from the festival or from home.
Meanwhile, there will be plenty of action during these next two weeks on IFC.com where, in addition to our live video page, Matt Singer (@mattsinger) and I (@mfrushmore) will be filing reviews and interviews throughout the film festival.
Meanwhile, there will be plenty of action during these next two weeks on IFC.com where, in addition to our live video page, Matt Singer (@mattsinger) and I (@mfrushmore) will be filing reviews and interviews throughout the film festival.
- 3/9/2011
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
Back in 1982, when Tommy Tutone’s “876-5309/Jenny” became a hit, people across the country tried to dial up the fictional Jenny, and the number (in various area codes) shows up repeatedly in various eBay auctions. As part of their throwback aesthetic, Retrofitness (the ’80s-themed fitness club chain) have staked a claim on the number for their fitness centers (currently only in Florida, New Jersey and Washington, D.C.).
Retrofitness currently has 50 locations with another 100 in some stage of development. Their neon-colored facilities feature New Wave-heavy soundtracks and screen Me Decade classics like “Sixteen Candles,” so you can chuckle at Long Duc Dong while you put in your minutes on the elliptical.
Tommy Tutone didn’t have the market cornered on songs with phone numbers in them, though theirs is probably the most notorious. Alicia Keys famously dropped a set of her old digits into the song “Diary” in 2004, which...
Retrofitness currently has 50 locations with another 100 in some stage of development. Their neon-colored facilities feature New Wave-heavy soundtracks and screen Me Decade classics like “Sixteen Candles,” so you can chuckle at Long Duc Dong while you put in your minutes on the elliptical.
Tommy Tutone didn’t have the market cornered on songs with phone numbers in them, though theirs is probably the most notorious. Alicia Keys famously dropped a set of her old digits into the song “Diary” in 2004, which...
- 7/13/2009
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
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