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| They formed in ], ] in 1982. They were signed on to the still developing ] label after ] heard ] freestyling on a demo. It took the group roughly five years, before their debut, ] in 1987 to critical acclaim. They went to release the revolutionary ] in 1988, which performed better in the charts than their previous release. They also went on to release ] which was slightly less militant than their first two releases. | |||
| Since their formation in ] in the mid/late ], they have been highly influential. Over an innovative brand of ] employing samples and scratching by DJ ], ]'s raps were frequently explicitly political, often concentrating on ] and ] and taking a militant stand on many issues. Their earlier work was also explicitly influenced by the teachings of the ]. Other members of the group are ], who was accused of ], and ], who provides some comic relief. | |||
| It can be said that Public Enemy were controversial yet pioneers in many ways. For instance, Terminator X made DJing into a fine art, some of his most innovative tricks utilised can be heard on the song "Rebel Without A Pause". They revolutionized the rap world with their political, social and cultural consciousness, which infused into skilled and poetic rhymes and jazzy backbeats, and also changed the Internet's music distribution capability by being the first group to release albums in a virtually unknown MP3 format at the time. | |||
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| However, they were also infamous for their alignment with ] (Security Of the First World0, a militant black power movement, Professor Griff, a member for the group, made many anti-Semitic remarks and as a result was ejected from the band, and the group featured in an FBI report to Congress with observed and examined "Rap Music and Its Effects on National Security". | |||
| ⚫ | They still continue to perform and write, but Terminator X took early retirement, Atlanta native DJ Lord now takes his place as the group's main DJ. Chuck D also heads a band named Confronation Camp, a confrontational funk/rock band. | ||
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Revision as of 19:36, 18 October 2004
- See The Public Enemy for the 1931 movie and Public Enemy (documentary) for the 1999 Black Panthers documentary film.
Public Enemy are the seminal rap group.
They formed in Long Island, New York in 1982. They were signed on to the still developing Def Jam label after Rick Rubin heard Chuck D freestyling on a demo. It took the group roughly five years, before their debut, Yo! Bum Rush The Show in 1987 to critical acclaim. They went 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. They also went on to release Fear of a Black Planet which was slightly less militant than their first two releases.
It can be said that Public Enemy were controversial yet pioneers in many ways. For instance, Terminator X made DJing into a fine art, some of his most innovative tricks utilised can be heard on the song "Rebel Without A Pause". They revolutionized the rap world with their political, social and cultural consciousness, which infused into skilled and poetic rhymes and jazzy backbeats, and also changed the Internet's music distribution capability by being the first group to release albums in a virtually unknown MP3 format at the time.
However, they were also infamous for their alignment with S1W (Security Of the First World0, a militant black power movement, Professor Griff, a member for the group, made many anti-Semitic remarks and as a result was ejected from the band, and the group featured in an FBI report to Congress with observed and examined "Rap Music and Its Effects on National Security".
They still continue to perform and write, but Terminator X took early retirement, Atlanta native DJ Lord now takes his place as the group's main DJ. Chuck D also heads a band named Confronation Camp, a confrontational funk/rock band.
Members
- Chuck D - Real name: Carlton Ridenhour
- Flavor Flav - Real name: William Drayton
- Professor Griff - Real name: Richard Griffin
- Terminator X - Real name: Norman Rogers
- Hank Shocklee
- Bill Stephany
Samples
- Download sample of "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" from It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Discography
- Yo! Bum Rush The Show (1987)
- It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
- Fight the Power...Live! (1989)
- Fear of a Black Planet (1990)
- Apocalypse '91...The Enemy Strikes Black (1991)
- Greatest Misses 1986-1992 (1992)
- Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age (1994)
- He Got Game (1998)
- BTN 2000 (online released mega-mix which initialized PE's leaving Def Jam records) (1999)
- There's A Poison Goin On (1999)
- Revolverlution (2002)
- There's A Poison Goin On (worldwide re-release via Slamjamz.com) (2004)
External links
- Public Enemys official website
- Slam Jamz, Chuck D's online record label