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There are four groups named Public Enemy:
1) 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 regrouped 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.
1) 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 regrouped 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.
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Nik_Page wrote:
this is what hip hop should sound like
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pg666donegan wrote:
Not pretty much into Hip-Hop, but these guys are among the best political lyricists I´ve ever listened to.
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Blue_Key wrote:
Fear Of A Black Planet is their best work. It Takes A Nation is the popular pick, but FOABP is that album, but juiced with super-music D.N.A. and is even more fiery, more angry, more thoughtful and political and righteous then their classic 88 album. 1990 was a great year for Hip-Hop.
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VK1990 wrote:
911 Is A Joke
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didz1234 wrote:
Power to the people.
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SHADYstanomino wrote:
HEEE YOOO ;P
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afterjamz wrote:
@Acehaley dude you're named after the guy who put out Goblin.
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Klooher wrote:
Anthrax
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Areskelian wrote:
yeeeeeah booooy
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AceHaley4000 wrote:
Fear Of A Black Planet has the most filler I've ever heard in an album.
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Luuttuaja wrote:
Lol, seems that there was some nazi skinhead "Public Enemy" too, and of course the hip hop one was the earlier one...
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allisonmichele wrote:
Chuck D... My man<3
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HampusForever wrote:
Apocalypse 91 is greater imo
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Tuberkulloosi wrote:
Fear Of A Black Planet is one of my all-time favourite albums. Pure geniousness
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rokaten wrote:
We look forward to in St. Petersburg
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ROC_RAIDER wrote:
PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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bennerd wrote:
Yo! Bum Rush the Show is mad underrated. [2] Ace!
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somemusicdude wrote:
Is Dee Snider going to be their hype man now?
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chuckgiscool wrote:
Chuck D has to be the biggest singular influence on my hiphop tastes and creations even though my stuff sounds nothing like PE or Chuck D related. I just think he's the greatest rapper of all time. Power to the People
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Hightowahr wrote:
bayuuuuuum / and you say cot dayuuuuumn
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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.
Hard to ignore the hanging banners in arena...
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