Public Enemy 'It Takes A Nation of Millions' Original Vintage Poster, 1988

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Public Enemy 'It Takes A Nation of Millions' Original Vintage Poster, 1988

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Prolific American hip-hop group Public Enemy's Chuck D and Flavor Flav appear behind bars in a photograph by Glen E. Friedman on this sought after original Def Jam promotional poster for the 1988 release of their seminal second album 'It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.' Unapologetically and explicitly political, the group set out to make the hip hop equivalent to Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On.' The album charted for 47 weeks on the US Billboard 200, receiving widespread acclaim from critics, who praised the radical production techniques by the Bomb Squad and the socially and politically charged lyricism of lead MC Chuck D. In his review for Rolling Stone, David Fricke described the album as "a Molotov cocktail of nuclear scratching, gnarly Minimalist electronics and revolution rhyme" and complimented its "abrupt sequencing and violent sonic compression of rapid-fire samples, slamming-jail-door percussion, DJ Terminator X's tornado turntable work and Chuck D's outraged oratory." Already certified platinum by 1989, having sold over a million copies, 'It Takes a Nation' was the highest ranking hip hop album, at number 48, on Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003. Unfolded, backed on linen. Backing has smoothed a light diagonal crease across upper right corner and diminished three small tears to margins, the largest 1.25 inches just extending into black ground at lower edge, where the most minor spot of color touching has been performed to improve the appearance for display. Image and colors otherwise excellent.

Dimensions:
Height: 46.38 in (117.81 cm)Width: 29.88 in (75.9 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
Style:
Post-Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Paper
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1980-1989
Date of Manufacture:
1988
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Conservation backed on linen. Unframed. Will be shipped rolled in a heavy duty shipping tube.
Seller Location:
Devon, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: RG000281stDibs: LU4110318548052