Question: Who is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist and only remaining founder of the heavy metal band from New York City that released 11 studio albums, several other albums, and 26 singles, including collaborating on a single with American hip hop group Public Enemy ? 

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is the second studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released on June 28, 1988, by Def Jam Recordings.  Public Enemy set out to make the hip hop equivalent to Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On", an album noted for its strong social commentary.  Recording sessions took place during 1987 at Chung King Studios, Greene St. Recording, and Sabella Studios in New York City.  Noting the enthusiastic response toward their live shows, Public Enemy intended with "Nation of Millions" to make the music of a faster tempo than the previous album for performance purposes. <SEP> Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981 by rhythm guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker.  The group was considered one of the leaders of the thrash metal scene during the 1980s.  As of April 2017, the band has released 11 studio albums, several other albums, and 26 singles, including collaborating on a single with American hip hop group Public Enemy.  Of the "Big Four" thrash metal bands (the others being Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer), Anthrax were the only band from the East Coast.  According to Nielsen SoundScan, Anthrax sold 2.5 million records in the United States from 1991 to 2004, with worldwide sales of 10 million. <SEP> The discography of Public Enemy, an American hip hop group, consists of thirteen studio albums, two live albums, four compilation albums, two remix albums, one soundtrack album, four video albums, thirty-nine singles, four promotional singles and thirty-nine music videos.  The group released their debut studio album, "Yo!  Bum Rush the Show", in February 1987; it peaked at number 125 on the United States "Billboard" 200.  The album spawned the singles "Public Enemy No. 1" and "You're Gonna Get Yours".  Public Enemy released their second studio album, "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back", in April 1988.  The album peaked at number 42 on the "Billboard" 200.  It has since sold 1.3 million copies in the US, earning a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).  Four of the album's singles charted on the US "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart: "Bring the Noise", "Don't Believe the Hype", "Night of the Living Baseheads" and "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos".  The former three, along with the single "Rebel Without a Pause", also charted in the United Kingdom. <SEP>  He also writes the lyrics on all their albums.  Ian is the guitarist and a founding member of the crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death.  He has hosted "The Rock Show" on VH1 and has appeared on VH1's "I Love the..." series, "" and ""Supergroup" (TV series)".  Ian is also the rhythm guitarist for the metal band The Damned Things. Scott Ian (born Scott Ian Rosenfeld; December 31, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist, backing and additional lead vocalist, and the only remaining original founding member of the thrash metal band Anthrax.