Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

Christopher Weingarten's take on Nation Of Millions is a nuts-and-bolts account of how the Bomb Squad produced such a singular-sounding record-the engineering, sampling, scratching, constructing, deconstructing and reconstructing.

Christopher R. Weingarten is a professional freelancer living in Brooklyn, whose work can currently be seen in the Village Voice, RollingStone.com, Spin, Revolver, The Guardian, eMusic and much more. His speech, Twitter And The Death Of Music Criticism at the 140 Characters Conference in New York became a viral sensation in 2009. He reviewed 1000 of 2009's new records over Twitter on his account, @1000TimesYes. He is the shadowy figure behind hipsterpuppies.tumblr.com and is also the author of its corresponding book, upcoming via NAL/Penguin.

1. "Yes....The Rhythm, The Rebel"2. "This Is A Sampling Sport"3. "Back...Caught You Looking For The Same Thing"4. "Beat Is The Father Of Your Rock'n'Roll"5. "Consider Yourselves Warned"6. "All In, We're Gonna Win"7. "Def Jam Tells You Who I Am"8. "Here We Go Again"Works Cited