Washington, DC's Bad Brains has been chosen by MTV to be a part of the television channel's 52/52 campaign. Starting February 4th, the channel will be airing over 1500 spots, nearly 11 hours, of interviews, videos, songs and behind the scenes footage of the band between shows and during commercials. Each band selected is given a week's worth of coverage. Previous bands featured include Against Me!, Tegan And Sara, and Paramore.

The band released Build a Nation, their first studio album in a over decade in 2007. It was produced by Adam Yauch (Beastie Boys).