In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Def Jam will be releasing deluxe editions of two classic Public Enemy albums, 1988’s It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back and 1990’s Fear of a Black Planet. Both titles come with a second disc of bonus material and essays written by The Roots’ own Questlove and Wax Poetics’ Andre Torres.

According to a press release, the deluxe edition of It Takes a Nation features 13 rare mixes, including the original “No Noise” version of “Bring the Noise”, instrumental versions of “Rebel Without A Pause” and “Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos”, and the soundtrack version of “Fight the Power” from Spike Lee’s iconic 1989 film, Do the Right Thing. It’s also bundled with a DVD of the 1989 VHS release Fight the Power…Live!, which has long been unavailable for purchase.



Meanwhile, the deluxe installment of Fear of a Black Planet comprises the original LP and 18 bonus tracks, including the nearly 10-minute-long “Enemy Assault Vehicle Mixx (Medley)”, three remixes of “Can’t Do Nuttin’ For Ya Man!”, and several instrumental takes of “911 Is a Joke”, “Power to the People”, and “Revolutionary Generation”.

The deluxe collection of It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is due out November 24th, while Fear of a Black Planet arrives on December 8th.

Below, revisit the legendary “Fight The Power”, followed by the full tracklisting.

It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back Tracklist:

DISC 1 (The Album)

01. Countdown To Armageddon

02. Bring The Noise

03. Don’t Believe The Hype

04. Cold Lampin’ With Flavor

05. Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic

06. Mind Terrorist

07. Louder Than A Bomb

08. Caught, Can We Get A Witness?

09. Show ‘Em Whatcha Got

10. She Watch Channel Zero?!

11. Night Of The Living Baseheads

12. Black Steel In The Hour of Chaos

13. Security Of The First World

14. Rebel Without A Pause

15. Prophets Of Rage

16. Party For Your Right To Fight

DISC 2 (Bonus Tracks)

01. Bring The Noise (No Noise Version)

02. Bring The Noise (No Noise Instrumental)

03. Bring The Noise (No Noise A Cappella)

04. Rebel Without A Pause (Instrumental)

05. Night Of The Living Baseheads (Anti-High Blood Pressure Encounter Mix)

06. Night Of The Living Baseheads (Terminator X Meets DST And Chuck Chill Out Instrumental Mix)

07. Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic (No Need To Panic Radio Version)

08. The Edge Of Panic

09. The Rhythm, The Rebel (A Capella)

10. Prophets Of Rage (Power Version)

11. Caught, Can We Get A Witness? (Pre Black Steel Ballistic Felony Dub)

12. B-Side Wins Again (Original Version)

13. Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos (Instrumental)

14. Fight The Power (Soundtrack Version)

DISC 3 (Fight The Power… Live DVD)

01. Countdown to Armageddon

02. Public Enemy Number One

03. Miuzi Weighs A Ton

04. Night Of The Living Baseheads (Live)

05. Fight The Power

06. Bring The Noise

07. Don’t Believe The Hype

08. Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos

09. Rebel Without A Pause

10. Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic

11. Night Of The Living Baseheads (Video)

12. Prophets Of Rage

Fear of a Black Planet Tracklist:

DISC 1 (The Album)

01. Contract On The World Love Jam (Instrumental)

02. Brothers Gonna Work It Out

03. 911 Is A Joke

04. Incident At 66.6 FM [Instrumental]

05. Welcome To The Terrordome

06. Meet the G That Killed Me

07. Pollywanacraka

08. Anti-Nigger Machine

09. Burn Hollywood Burn (featuring Ice Cube)

10. Power To The People

11. Who Stole The Soul?

12. Fear Of A Black Planet

13. Revolutionary Generation

14. Can’t Do Nuttin’ For Ya, Man!

15. Reggie Jax

16. Leave This Off Your Fu*kin Charts (Instrumental)

17. B Side Wins Again

18. War At 33 1/3

19. Final Count Of The Collision Between Us And The Damned (Instrumental)

20. Fight The Power

DISC 2 (Bonus Tracks)

01. Brothers Gonna Work It Out (Remix)

02. Brothers Gonna Work It Out (Dub)

03. Flavor Flav

04. Terrorbeat

05. Welcome To The Terrordome (Terrormental)

06. Can’t Do Nuttin’ For Ya Man (Full Rub Mix)

07. Can’t Do Nuttin’ For Ya Man (U.K. 12″ Powermix)

08. Can’t Do Nuttin’ For Ya Man (Dub Mixx)

09. Burn Hollywood Burn (Extended Censored Fried To The Radio Version)

10. Anti-Nigger Machine (Uncensored Extended)

11. 911 Is A Joke (Instrumental)

12. Power To The People (Instrumental)

13. Revolutionary Generation (Instrumental)

14. War At 33 1/3 (Instrumental)

15. Fight The Power (Soundtrack Version)

16. Fight The Power (Powersax)

17. Fight The Power (Flavor Flav Meets Spike Lee)

18. The Enemy Assault Vehicle Mixx (Medley)