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Long Island, New York, United States (1982 – present)
Public Enemy, also known as P.E., is a seminal Golden Age era Hip-Hop group known for their densely layered production and politically charged lyrics demonstrating their interest in the concerns of the African American community.
PE formed in Long Island, New York, in 1982 around a WBAU radio show as Spectrum City. After one less-than-successful single, they regroup and signed to the still developing Def Jam record label after Rick Rubin heard Chuck D freestyling on a demo. Their debut, ‘Yo! Bum Rush The Show’, was released in 1987 to mild critical acclaim, although the Hip-Hop climate changed dramatically due to sampling during the time of release. As a response, they went on to release the revolutionary ‘It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back’ in 1988, which performed better in the charts than their previous release, and included the hit single ‘Don’t Believe the Hype’.
Slightly less militant than their previous releases Public Enemy’s, ‘Fear Of A Black Planet’ was officially recognised as being the most successful and influential of the Public Enemy recordings when, in 2004, it became one of 50 recordings, chosen that year by the Library of Congress, to be added to the National Recording Registry. Sales-wise it was the most successful of any of their albums to date. It included the powerful and controversial singles ‘911 is a Joke’ (which criticized emergency response units for taking longer to arrive at emergencies in the black community than those in the white community), and ‘Fight the Power’, which is considered by many to be the group’s premier self-describing anthem.
PE formed in Long Island, New York, in 1982 around a WBAU radio show as Spectrum City. After one less-than-successful single, they regroup and signed to the still developing Def Jam record label after Rick Rubin heard Chuck D freestyling on a demo. Their debut, ‘Yo! Bum Rush The Show’, was released in 1987 to mild critical acclaim, although the Hip-Hop climate changed dramatically due to sampling during the time of release. As a response, they went on to release the revolutionary ‘It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back’ in 1988, which performed better in the charts than their previous release, and included the hit single ‘Don’t Believe the Hype’.
Slightly less militant than their previous releases Public Enemy’s, ‘Fear Of A Black Planet’ was officially recognised as being the most successful and influential of the Public Enemy recordings when, in 2004, it became one of 50 recordings, chosen that year by the Library of Congress, to be added to the National Recording Registry. Sales-wise it was the most successful of any of their albums to date. It included the powerful and controversial singles ‘911 is a Joke’ (which criticized emergency response units for taking longer to arrive at emergencies in the black community than those in the white community), and ‘Fight the Power’, which is considered by many to be the group’s premier self-describing anthem.
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Yo! Bum Rush the Show
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Shoutbox
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otorino123 wrote:
Truly legends....Chuck D the best hip-hop voice of all time
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Jontybloom1 wrote:
duran duran's terrible public enemy cover remembered...it gets worse with every viewing http://www.neonfiller.com/page4.htm#badcover
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LAKERS_RAP wrote:
!!!!!!!!!
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MrLJM wrote:
I'm surprised they only have 5 million plays. I thought they'd at least be in the 20 million range.
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Konkapa wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Spike+Lee
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jonpwnsu wrote:
hahaha
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lovemedestroyer wrote:
dressed as flav for an 80s party last night, ppl were asking why i had a clock around my neck. fuck australia.
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xmo96 wrote:
If you like Public Enemy, please join http://www.last.fm/group/Revolutionary+music
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shaunsheep2 wrote:
By the time i get to arizona.
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micheldd wrote:
Fund their new album now: http://www.sellaband.com/news/52-breaking-news-public-enemy-now-fund-raising-on-sellaband
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jimmytheone44 wrote:
like
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gabethevegan wrote:
Best Hip-hop/rap group ever. (2)
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ErasedLittleMan wrote:
SEEING THEM ON WEDNESDAY!!
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Da_Realist wrote:
Gods
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polymorphous71 wrote:
These guys truly had something worthwhile to say.
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miqmiranda wrote:
this is decent rap!!!U.S.A needs more rap groups like this!
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Maste90 wrote:
pelea contra el power!
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mathewjordan wrote:
saw them with The Roots in June. Truely EPIC.
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jameswebb09 wrote:
Public Enemy rap with brains, rap with attitude, raw, cutting edge, remarkable. Still sounds good 20 years on. Yo chuck show em what ya got!!!
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perkins_o1 wrote:
i like.
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Ageism in Hip-Hop?
30 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/publicenemyofficial
THE SOURCE
Ageism in Hip-Hop? Is there room for a new generation of rappers? If
so, what happens to the rappers that came before?
Im a sports fan.
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29 Jun 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/publicenemyofficial
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