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About This Track
“Bring the Noise” is a song by the hip hop group Public Enemy. It was included on the soundtrack of the 1987 film Less Than Zero and was also released as a single that year. It later became the second track (and the first actual song) on the group’s groundbreaking 1988 album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. The single reached #56 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
The song’s lyrics, most of which are delivered rapid-fire by Chuck D with interjections from Flavor Flav, include boasts of Public Enemy’s prowess, an endorsement of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, retorts to unspecified critics, and arguments for rap as a legitimate musical genre on par with rock. The lyrics also have a remarkable metrical complexity, making extensive use of meters like dactylic hexameter. The title phrase appears in the chorus. The song includes several shout-outs to artists like Run-DMC, Eric B, LL Cool J and, unusual for a rap group, thrash metal band Anthrax, allegedly because Chuck D was flattered about Scott Ian wearing Public Enemy shirts while performing Anthrax gigs.
The song’s production by The Bomb Squad, which exemplifies their characteristic style, features a dissonant mixture of funk samples, drum machine patterns, record scratching by DJ Terminator X, siren sound effects and other industrial noise.
The song’s lyrics, most of which are delivered rapid-fire by Chuck D with interjections from Flavor Flav, include boasts of Public Enemy’s prowess, an endorsement of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, retorts to unspecified critics, and arguments for rap as a legitimate musical genre on par with rock. The lyrics also have a remarkable metrical complexity, making extensive use of meters like dactylic hexameter. The title phrase appears in the chorus. The song includes several shout-outs to artists like Run-DMC, Eric B, LL Cool J and, unusual for a rap group, thrash metal band Anthrax, allegedly because Chuck D was flattered about Scott Ian wearing Public Enemy shirts while performing Anthrax gigs.
The song’s production by The Bomb Squad, which exemplifies their characteristic style, features a dissonant mixture of funk samples, drum machine patterns, record scratching by DJ Terminator X, siren sound effects and other industrial noise.
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Shouts
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whatcarl wrote:
Head nodding in progress ,please stand by.
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DAHouseofHipHop wrote:
Never ever ever get's old "Bring the Noise"
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LostImeem wrote:
Don't ask Anthrax to "stay away from this song," because Public Enemy were just as interested in collaborating with them as they were with PE.
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chris818er wrote:
yeahhhhhhh boyyyyyyy
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jgarcia69 wrote:
Bass! How low can you go?
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Sgt_Baker wrote:
too black, too strong
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DJNucleide wrote:
http://music.napster.com/dj-faby-music/album/hypno-beat/14229474#s_module=search_all_album&origin=search
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Ldc4167 wrote:
yea!
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robinbee wrote:
only ur opine rasta...luv the hell outta this track i do
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rastamondrumer wrote:
there is a bunch of great PE tracks, this is not one of them
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lioness28213 wrote:
Classic album! Public Enemy is one of a kind!
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MoogleRancha wrote:
Everybody who keeps bringing up THPS 2 or Anthrax need to shut the fuck up and listen to fucking Public Enemy
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ManDirky wrote:
Tag the Anthrax-Version (from THPS 2) as Bring Tha Noize.
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musicevangelist wrote:
Yeah Tony Hawk 2, awesome.
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wetwillies wrote:
BASS!
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AndreDias164 wrote:
Anthrax version is a classic jam too, don't bullshiting [3]
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Mars1877 wrote:
Anthrax version is cool as fcuk...as is the original;)
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Music-Ninja wrote:
Anthrax version is a classic jam too, don't bullshiting [2]
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jot_ wrote:
5-0 SAID FREEZE! AND I GOT NUMB
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Stray-Bullet wrote:
Anthrax version is a classic jam too, don't bullshiting
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