"It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back was named one of the 100 greatest albums of all time by Time magazine, 'the greatest rap album of all time, a landmark and a classic' by Q, and 'the greatest hip-hop album ever' by New Musical Express. Rolling Stone ranked the album #48 on its list of the '500 Greatest Albums of All Time,' the highest-ranked of the 27 hip-hop albums on the list. Music from the album has been sampled by the likes of the Beastie Boys, The Game, Jay Z, Jurassic 5, Madonna and My Bloody Valentine.


The Deluxe Edition of It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back includes the original album, executive produced by Rick Rubin, and produced by Hank Shocklee and Carl Ryder (aka Chuck D.), better known as the Bomb Squad. It features the classic tracks, 'Bring the Noise,' 'Don't Believe the Hype,' 'Louder Than a Bomb' and 'Rebel Without a Pause.' The second disc includes 13 rare bonus mixes, among them the original 'No Nois' version of 'Bring the Noise,' instrumental versions of 'Rebel Without a Pause' 'Night of the Living Baseheads' and 'Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos,' as well as the soundtrack version of 'Fight the Power' from Spike Lee's groundbreaking Do the Right Thing movie. The third disc is a DVD of the 1989 VHS release Fight the Power... Live, directed by Hart Perry and long unavailable for sale. It includes the original videos for 'Fight the Power,' 'Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos' and 'Night of the Living Baseheads' along with several live performances." - Amazon.com

Disc: 1
1. Countdown To Armageddon
2. Bring The Noise
3. Don't Believe The Hype
4. Cold Lampin' With Flavor
5. Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic
6. Mind Terrorist
7. Louder Than A Bomb
8. Caught, Can We Get A Witness?
9. Show 'Em Whatcha Got
10. She Watch Channel Zero?!
11. Night Of The Living Baseheads
12. Black Steel In The Hour of Chaos
13. Security Of The First World
14. Rebel Without A Pause
15. Prophets Of Rage
16. Party For Your Right To Fight

Disc: 2
1. Bring The Noise (No Noise Version)
2. Bring The Noise (No Noise Instrumental)
3. Bring The Noise (No Noise A Cappella)
4. Rebel Without A Pause (Instrumental)
5. Night Of The Living Baseheads (Anti-High Blood Pressure Encounter Mix)
6. Night Of The Living Baseheads (Terminator X Meets DST And Chuck Chill Out Instrumental Mix)
7. Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic (No Need To Panic Radio Version)
8. The Edge Of Panic
9. The Rhythm, The Rebel (A Capella)
10. Prophets Of Rage (Power Version)
11. Caught, Can We Get A Witness? (Pre Black Steel Ballistic Felony Dub)
12. B-Side Wins Again (Original Version)
13. Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos (Instrumental)
14. Fight The Power (Soundtrack Version)

Disc: 3
1. Countdown to Armageddon (Fight The Power Live)
2. Public Enemy Number One (Fight The Power Live)
3. Miuzi Weighs A Ton (Fight The Power Live)
4. Night Of The Living Baseheads (Fight The Power Live)
5. Fight The Power (Fight The Power Live)
6. Bring The Noise (Fight The Power Live)
7. Don't Believe The Hype (Fight The Power Live)
8. Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos (Fight The Power Live)
9. Rebel Without A Pause (Fight The Power Live)
10. Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic (Fight The Power Live)
11. Night Of The Living Baseheads (Fight The Power Live)
12. Prophets Of Rage (Fight The Power Live)