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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.
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  • Cox_of_Seagulls

    lol what a pig

    Thursday evening

  • Suyomizzle

    V LOL

    Thursday morning

  • runolist

    British skinhead Public Enemy is the only Public Enemy.

    Wednesday morning

  • Music-Ninja

    they should have 100 million plays, their so legendary.

    last week

  • Nik_Page

    this is what hip hop should sound like

    23 days ago

  • pg666donegan

    Not pretty much into Hip-Hop, but these guys are among the best political lyricists I´ve ever listened to.

    last month

  • Blue_Key

    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.

    last month

  • VK1990

    911 Is A Joke

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  • didz1234

    Power to the people.

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  • SHADYstanomino

    HEEE YOOO ;P

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  • afterjamz

    @Acehaley dude you're named after the guy who put out Goblin.

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  • Klooher

    Anthrax

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  • Areskelian

    yeeeeeah booooy

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  • AceHaley4000

    Fear Of A Black Planet has the most filler I've ever heard in an album.

    last month

  • Luuttuaja

    Lol, seems that there was some nazi skinhead "Public Enemy" too, and of course the hip hop one was the earlier one...

    last month

  • allisonmichele

    Chuck D... My man<3

    December 2011

  • HampusForever

    Apocalypse 91 is greater imo

    December 2011

  • Tuberkulloosi

    Fear Of A Black Planet is one of my all-time favourite albums. Pure geniousness

    December 2011

  • rokaten

    We look forward to in St. Petersburg

    December 2011

  • ROC_RAIDER

    PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    December 2011
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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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