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In Focus: Public Enemy
Focus on Public Enemy
"Rap music is the invisible TV station that Black America never had" - Chuck D
From the start, hip hop was inherently political. Providing literal microphones, speakers, and a line of communication for a historically deprived US black urban working class, they created a vital new art form through unfiltered social commentary. It was Public Enemy, led by the irrepressible Chuck D, who made these politics too explicit to ignore.
Referencing the politically charged and rhythmically bombastic funk and soul of the early '70s, Chuck D, Flavor Flav and production wing Da Bomb Squad lit the US Reaganite monoculture on fire. Their sophomore album "It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back" was a huge success, unleashing a blustering, militantly political, and sonically avant-garde new sound into middle America. Opening a door that has never since closed, Public Enemy proved that hip hop could be a powerful force for social change.
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Tracklist
- J.PERIODShow ‘Em Whatcha Got [Outtro]
- Public EnemyDon't Believe The Hype
- Public Enemy (S.P. Jervier mix)Can't Do Nuttin' For Ya Man (Dub Mixx)
- Public EnemyPublic Enemy No.1
- Public EnemyMind Terrorist
- J.PERIODThe Government Has Failed Us [Interlude] Feat. Malcolm X
- Public EnemyBrothers Gonna Work It Out
- Public EnemyA Letter To The New York Post
- Public EnemyNight Of The Living Baseheads
- Public EnemyFight The Power
- Public EnemyShut Em Down
- J.PERIODHe Got Game
- Public Enemy911 Is A Joke
- Public EnemyMiuzi Weighs A Ton
- Public EnemyWelcome To The Terrordome
- Public EnemyBring The Noise
- Public EnemySecurity Of The First World
- J.PERIODShut Em Down [Pete Rock Remix]
- Public EnemyLouder Than A Bomb
- Public EnemyB-Side Wins Again
- Public EnemyCan't Truss It (Instrumental)
- Public EnemyCaught, Can We Get A Witness?
- J.PERIODFight The Power: Remix 2020 (Feat. Nas, Rapsody, Black Thought, Jahi, YG &Amp; Questlove)
- Public EnemyTerminator X To The Edge Of Panic
- Public EnemyYou're Gonna Get Yours (Vocal Mix)
- Public EnemyMore News At 11
- Public Enemy feat. Big Daddy Kane, Ice CubeBurn Hollywood Burn
- Public EnemyRebel Without A Pause
- J.PERIODRebel Without A Pause [J.PERIOD X James Brown Remix]
- Public EnemyCold Lampin' With Flavor
- Public EnemyBring Tha Noize
- Public EnemyShe Watch Channel Zero?!
- Public EnemyShake Your Booty
- Public EnemyParty For Your Right To Fight
- J.PERIODHave You Forgotten? [Interlude]