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 No. 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.

In honor of the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop, it has been reissued on limited edition 2LP in translucent red vinyl.

Tracklist

A1. Countdown To Armageddon
A2. Bring The Noise
A3. Don't Believe The Hype
A4. Cold Lampin With Flavor
B1. Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic
B2. Mind Terrorist
B3. Louder Than A Bomb
B4. Caught, Can We Get A Witness?

C1. Show 'Em Whatcha Got
C2. She Watch Channel Zero?!
C3. Night Of The Living Baseheads
C4. Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos
D1. Security Of The First World
D2. Rebel Without A Pause
D3. Prophets Of Rage
D4. Party For Your Right To Fight