It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
30 years ago, Public Enemy rewrote the rulebook when it came to sampling. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back is a hip-hop classic. Huey celebrates its legacy.
30 years ago, Public Enemy rewrote the rulebook when it came to sampling. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back is a stone cold hip hop classic. It influenced changes to the law when it came to using samples, and that's why it couldn't be made today.
Huey celebrates the legacy of the album as well as playing tracks from it. He'll look at the artists that inspired the record, artists like Marvin Gaye whose album What's Goin' On? was a key influence on the way Chuck D et al put together It Takes A Nation.
In the show you can expect to hear a whole lot of Public Enemy, plus tracks by Rage Against The Machine, John Coltrane, The Last Poets, Gil Scott-Heron, and Run The Jewels.
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Fred Wesley & The J.B.鈥檚
Doing It To Death
- Polydor.
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Public Enemy
Rebel Without A Pause
- Global Television.
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BODEGA
Jack In Titanic
- What's Your Rupture.
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LL Cool J
Dangerous
- Radio.
- Polydor Limited.
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Beastie Boys
Brass Monkey
- Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds Of Science CD2.
- def jam records.
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Public Enemy
Public Enemy No 1
- Into the Tomb.
- Rockin'Rollin' Products.
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Foxy Lady
- MCA.
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Pip Blom
Pussycat
- NICE SWAN RECORDS.
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The Chemical Brothers
The Golden Path (feat. The Flaming Lips)
- Virgin.
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Gorillaz & De La Soul
Lake Zurich / Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey) (Mashup)
- Parlophone.
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Marvin Gaye
What's Going On
- Tamla Motown.
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Gil Scott鈥怘eron
I Think I'll Call It Morning
- Pieces Of A Man.
- Ace Records.
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Biz Markie
Alone Again
- I Need a Haircut.
- Warner Bros. Records.
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Public Enemy
Caught, Can We Get A Witness
- It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back.
- Mercury Records Limited.
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Curtis Harding
It's Not Over
- ANTI-.
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Interpol
The Rover
- Matador Records.
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James Brown
Get On the Good Foot
- Polydor.
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Rufus Thomas
Funky Chicken
- The Stax Story: The Hits.
- Universal Music (UK) Limited.
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The Bar-Kays
Son of shaft
- The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles 1968-1971.
- EMI Records Limited.
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John Coltrane
Acknowledgement
- Groovin' with 鈥楾rane.
- Excalibur Recordings.
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The Bar-Kays
Do It
- As One / Nightcruising / Propositions / Dangerous.
- Stax.
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Nirvana
Molly's Lips
- Incesticide.
- 6.
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Suede
The Invisibles
- WARNER MUSIC UK LTD. / SUEDE LTD.
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Rahim Redcar
Girlfriend (feat. 顿芒尘-贵耻苍办)
- Because Music Ltd.
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Public Enemy
Don't Believe The Hype
- Def Jam.
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Rage Against the Machine
Ghost Of Tom Joad
- Guerrilla Radio.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
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Sick Ones
Bad Way
- find energy.
- Unsigned.
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Juice
Catch A Groove
- Catch a Groove.
- Greedy Records Ltd..
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James Blake
Don't Miss It
- POLYDOR.
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Teleman
Cactus
- Moshi Moshi.
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Bob & Earl
Harlem Shuffle
- Global Records & Tapes.
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Sweet
Funk It Up (Davids Song)
- Off The Record.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
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James Brown
Funky Drummer
- Up For The Down Stroke.
- Polydor.
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Ultramagnetic MC鈥檚
Give the Drummer Some
- Critical Beatdown.
- Roadrunner Records.
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Public Enemy
Bring The Noise
- Def Jam.
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Jordan Rakei
Wildfire
- Ninja Tune.
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La Luz
California Finally
- Hardly Art.
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Aretha Franklin
Rock Steady
- Atlantic Gold (Various Artists).
- Atlantic.
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Disco Four
Do It Do It
- Do it, Do it.
- Enjoy Records.
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Lafayette Afro-Rock Band
DARKEST LIGHT
- Darkest Light: The Best Of Lafayette Afro-Rock Band.
- Virgin Records Ltd.
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Boy Azooga
Jerry
- Heavenly Recordings.
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Led Zeppelin
The Rain Song
- Led Zeppelin Box Set.
- atlantic records.
Broadcast
- Sat 30 Jun 2018 10:00麻豆社 Radio 6 Music