Public Enemy took a full three years between Apocalypse 91 and Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess-Age. During that time, numerous hip-hop styles had come and gone, making Public Enemy...
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Public Enemy is without a doubt one of the greatest rap groups of all time. Exploding onto the rap scene in 1987, they struck fear into the hearts of White and Black...
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After spending nearly four years in semi-retirement, Public Enemy planned 1998 as the year they would come back strong, but to some fans, it was a little disconcerting that...
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Including "Fight The Power" from the Do The Right Thing soundtrack, this album spotlights Chuck D, Flavor, Terminator X--and the Bomb Squad's production--at near the top of...
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It would be unfair to say that 1992's Greatest Misses is where it all began to go wrong for Public Enemy, but it wouldn't be entirely inaccurate. Following Apocalypse 91 by...
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Brimming with musical and lyrical innovation ("Bring The Noise," "Don't Believe The Hype" and "Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos"--later covered by Tricky--to name but a few...
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Yo! Bum Rush the Show was an invigorating record, but it looks like child's play compared to its monumental sequel, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, a record...
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If Greatest Misses was viewed as a temporary stumble upon its release in 1992, Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age was viewed as proof positive that Public Enemy was creatively...
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Sometimes, debut albums present an artist in full bloom, with an assured grasp on their sound and message. Sometimes, debut albums are nothing but promise, pointing toward...
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Coming down after the twin high-water marks of It Takes a Nation of Millions and Fear of a Black Planet, Public Enemy shifted strategy a bit for their fourth album,...
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Opening with a sonic collage straight out of Fear of a Black Planet, There's a Poison Goin' On... comes out of the gates sounding like classic Public Enemy, which is exactly...
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This odds-and-sods jumble--containing a few live cuts and even some old tunes remixed by fans via the Internet--looks more like a cash-in compilation than a legendary...
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They may go in and out of fashion, fall out of critical favor, have comebacks and slumps, but even at their worst, the truly great artists have flashes where their...
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In a way, Public Enemy is a band that defies compilations because each of their records is so perfectly crafted, such an ideal statement, that they can't seem to exist in...
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