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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is a Hip hop act. Their sound grew out of Marvin Gaye, LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, James Brown and DJ Jazzy Jeff. Those roots explain a lot about how It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back arrange songs and choose their tones. Altogether the chart holds 6 connections around It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, reaching back through Marvin Gaye. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is the second studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released on June 28, 1988, by Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records. It was recorded from 1987 to 1988 in sessions at Chung King Studios, Greene St. Recording, and Sabella Studios in New York.

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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us BackMarvin GayeLL Cool JBeastie BoysJames BrownDJ Jazzy JeffThe J.B.'s

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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back grew out of Marvin Gaye, LL Cool J, Beastie Boys and James Brown. 6 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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