Trivia / It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

• Artist Disillusionment: In "Rebel Without A Pause", Chuck D rapped, "Tables turn, suckers burn to learn, they can't disable the power of my label/Def Jam, tells you who I am." In the grand tradition of rapper-hates-his-record-company, Public Enemy and Def Jam officially cut ties in early 1999.
• Referenced by...:
  • "Bring the Noise" is sampled by the Beastie Boys during "Egg Man" from Paul's Boutique (1989).
  • The Belgian rock band Channel Zero was named after the track "She Watch Channel Zero?"
  • The band Follow For Now took their name from a lyric in "Bring the Noise."

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