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Public Enemy

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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 cl… read more
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… read more
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 regr… read more

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Top Tracks

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1 Play track How You Sell Soul To A Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul?
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2 Play track Fear of a Black Planet
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3 Play track He Got Game
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4 Play track It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
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5 Play track It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
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6 Play track It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
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7 Play track Fear of a Black Planet
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8 Play track Power To The People And The Beats: Public Enemy's Greatest Hits
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9 Play track It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
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10 Play track It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
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  1. 337,807 listeners

    1 Jan 1988 · 16 tracks

    It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
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  2. 274,487 listeners

    1 Jan 1990 · 20 tracks

    Fear of a Black Planet
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  3. 111,775 listeners

    1 Jan 2007 · 20 tracks

    How You Sell Soul To A Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul?
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  4. 58,781 listeners

    1 Jan 1987 · 12 tracks

    Yo! Bum Rush the Show
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