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Public Enemy is an influential Hip-Hop group from
Long Island, New York.
Public Enemy emerged in 1987 with their debut
record, "Yo! Bum Rush The Show". The album was
totally different to the styleof rap thatwas around at
the time. Public Enemy built off the beats of groups
like Run D.M.C. and created their own style
ofhardcore rap/hip-hop.Chuck D, the group's leader
rapper about all kinds of social issues, particularly
those affecting the black(African American)
community.Flavor Flav, who was essentially Chuck
D's sidekick created his own image with his gold
teeth,comi ...read more
Public Enemy is an influential Hip-Hop group from
Long Island, New York.
Public Enemy emerged in 1987 with their debut
record, "Yo! Bum Rush The Show". The album was
totally different to the styleof rap thatwas around at
the time. Public Enemy built off the beats of groups
like Run D.M.C. and created their own style
ofhardcore rap/hip-hop.Chuck D, the group's leader
rapper about all kinds of social issues, particularly
those affecting the black(African American)
community.Flavor Flav, who was essentially Chuck
D's sidekick created his own image with his gold
teeth,comic sunglasses and a huge clock
thatdangled from his neck. Originally a classically
trained pianist, Flavor Flav invented theimage that
was later on borrowed by rappers such asBusta
Rhymes, Ol' Dirty Bastard and Juvinile. Public
Enemy's recordswere produced by Rick Rubin (the
rock producer who has a soft spotfor hip-hop). Rick
has worked with many different groups,ranging
from the Beastie Boys to Slayer.
While Public Enemy were arguably the most
influential hip-hop act of the late both in image and
lyrically, the group's musicwas also
heavilyinfluential. The groups sounds had a lot of
cut and paste in it as well as a lot of funk and heavy
guitarsounds. The group's production crew,The
Bomb Squad were the ones responsible for this as
well as the group's leadturntableist, Terminator X.
The group's first record wasentitled "Yo! Bum Rush
The Show". Rock and hip-hop critics around
theworld fell in love with the record, despite the fact
that it met it's fairshare of controversy. Although
many argued that "Yo!Bum Rush The Show" is just
as good as anything else Public Enemy have ever
done,it wasn't until the group's second record,"It
Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back" that
the group's status as one of the mostimportant
musical figures of the late80s was solidified. « hide |
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