In 2013, Public Enemy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, making them only the fourth hip hop act to make it behind such icons as Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Run-DMC, and The Beastie Boys. It Takes A Nation was certified Platinum and in 2003 was ranked 48 on the list of the 500 greatest albums of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, which was the highest ranking of all hip hop albums, while Fear of a Black Planet was ranked 300, also reaching Platinum status. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is scheduled for release on November 24th, while Fear of a Black Planet has a release date of December 8th. Instead of mixes and essays, the deluxe version of Fear of a Black Planet will consist of the original LP plus 18 bonus tracks including several instrumental takes of “911 Is a Joke”, Power to the People”, “Revolutionary Generation”, three remixes of “Can’t Do Nuttin’ For Ya Man!”, and a nearly 10 minute version of “Enemy Assault Vehicle Mixx (Medley)”. It Takes a Nation will feature 13 rare mixes, including the original “No Noise” version of “Bring the Noise”, the instrumental versions of “Rebel Without A Pause” and “Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos”, along with the version of “Fight the Power” that appeared on Spike Lee’s iconic 1989 film, Do the Right Thing. As a bonus, both will accompanied by discs containing bonus material and essays written by Questlove of The Roots, Wax Poetics’ Andre Torres and a DVD of the 1989 VHS release of Fight the Power…Live!. According to COS, to celebrate it’s 30th anniversary, Def Jam will be releasing deluxe editions of 1988’s It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back and 1990’s Fear of a Black Planet, two of their classic albums.

Rebel without a pause acappella