Rebirth of a Nation

Rebirth of a Nation is the tenth studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy and Paris, released on March 7, 2006. The album was Mixed and mastered at Data Stream Studio in San Francisco, Ca.

Album information

Despite the Public Enemy branding on the album, many tracks were written and produced by MC Paris; the album itself was deemed a "special project" by Chuck D in order to differentiate it from other Public Enemy works. The album was released on Paris's own Guerrilla Funk label.^[1]

The title of the album is a reference to the 1915 white supremacist film The Birth of a Nation as well as one of the group's prior albums, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.

The album features appearances and guest spots by Dead Prez, Immortal Technique, Conscious Daughters, MC Ren, Sista Souljah, and Kam.^[1]

Reception

• Uncut (p. 94) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]he old blast furnace of focused fury still rages hard."

The album sold 5,592 units in its first week out.^[6]

Track listing

1. "Raw Shit" (feat. Paris and MC Ren) 4:16
2. "Hard Rhymin'" (feat. Paris and Sister Souljah) 4:41
3. "Rise" 4:08
4. "Can't Hold Us Back" (feat. Paris, Dead Prez and Kam) 5:07
5. "Hard Truth Soldiers" (feat. Paris, Dead Prez, The Conscious Daughters and MC Ren) 4:18
6. "Hannibal Lecture" (Paris solo) 3:50
7. "Rebirth of a Nation" (feat. Professor Griff) 3:27
8. "Pump the Music, Pump the Sound" 2:28
9. "Make It Hardcore" (feat. Paris) 5:16
10. "They Call Me Flava" 3:09
11. "Plastic Nation" 3:03
12. "Coinsequences" (feat. Paris) 4:19
13. "Invisible Man" 4:29
14. "Hell No We Ain't All Right!" 4:31
15. "Watch the Door" 3:35
16. "Field Nigga Boogie" (feat. Paris and Immortal Technique) (XLR8R Remix) 5:10

References