Black Steel In the Hour of Chaos / Fight the Power / Burn Hollywood Burn (with Ice Cube)
Public Enemy is an American hip hop group formed by Chuck D and Flavor Flav… Read Full Bio ↴Public Enemy is an American hip hop group formed by Chuck D and Flavor Flav in Long Island, New York, in 1985. The group rose to prominence for their political messages including subjects such as American racism and the American media. Their debut album, Yo! Bum Rush the Show, was released in 1987 to critical acclaim, and their second album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988), was the first hip hop album to top The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop critics' poll. Their next three albums, Fear of a Black Planet (1990), Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black (1991) and Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age (1994), were also well received. The group has since released twelve more studio albums, including the soundtrack to the 1998 sports-drama film He Got Game and a collaborative album with Paris, Rebirth of a Nation (2006).
Public Enemy has gone through many lineup changes over the years, with Chuck D and Flavor Flav remaining the only constant members. Co-founder Professor Griff left in 1989 but rejoined in 1998, before parting ways again some years later. DJ Lord also joined Public Enemy in 1998 as the replacement of the group's original DJ Terminator X. In 2020, it was announced that Flavor Flav had been fired from the group. His firing was later revealed to be a publicity stunt that was called an April Fools' Day prank. Public Enemy, without Flavor Flav, would also tour and record music under the name of Public Enemy Radio which consists of the lineup of Chuck D, Jahi, DJ Lord and the S1Ws.
Public Enemy's first four albums during the late 1980s and early 1990s were all certified either gold or platinum and were, according to music critic Robert Hilburn in 1998, "the most acclaimed body of work ever by a hip hop act". Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine called them "the most influential and radical band of their time". They were inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. They were honored with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at the 62nd Grammy Awards.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Enemy
Studio albums
Yo! Bum Rush the Show (1987)
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
Fear of a Black Planet (1990)
Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black (1991)
Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age (1994)
There's a Poison Goin' On (1999)
Revolverlution (2002)
New Whirl Odor (2005)
How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul? (2007)
Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp (2012)
The Evil Empire of Everything (2012)
Man Plans God Laughs (2015)
Nothing Is Quick in the Desert (2017)
Loud Is Not Enough (2020) (released under the name Public Enemy Radio)
What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? (2020)
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There are three other groups named Public Enemy:
2) The first Public Enemy, an Oi!/punk band formed in 1984 who released one LP album (England's Glory) and one 7 inch (Skinheads). This band was never white supremacist and has no connection to the "revived" Public Enemy:
3) White Power group from the UK, formed by Paul Burnley (of No Remorse). Released 3 CDs: “Paul Burnley Is The Real Public Enemy”, "There is only one..." and “Archives”.
4) Public Enemy was a Hardcore/Punk group from Tuscon, Arizona.
Public Enemy has gone through many lineup changes over the years, with Chuck D and Flavor Flav remaining the only constant members. Co-founder Professor Griff left in 1989 but rejoined in 1998, before parting ways again some years later. DJ Lord also joined Public Enemy in 1998 as the replacement of the group's original DJ Terminator X. In 2020, it was announced that Flavor Flav had been fired from the group. His firing was later revealed to be a publicity stunt that was called an April Fools' Day prank. Public Enemy, without Flavor Flav, would also tour and record music under the name of Public Enemy Radio which consists of the lineup of Chuck D, Jahi, DJ Lord and the S1Ws.
Public Enemy's first four albums during the late 1980s and early 1990s were all certified either gold or platinum and were, according to music critic Robert Hilburn in 1998, "the most acclaimed body of work ever by a hip hop act". Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine called them "the most influential and radical band of their time". They were inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. They were honored with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at the 62nd Grammy Awards.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Enemy
Studio albums
Yo! Bum Rush the Show (1987)
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
Fear of a Black Planet (1990)
Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black (1991)
Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age (1994)
There's a Poison Goin' On (1999)
Revolverlution (2002)
New Whirl Odor (2005)
How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul? (2007)
Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp (2012)
The Evil Empire of Everything (2012)
Man Plans God Laughs (2015)
Nothing Is Quick in the Desert (2017)
Loud Is Not Enough (2020) (released under the name Public Enemy Radio)
What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? (2020)
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There are three other groups named Public Enemy:
2) The first Public Enemy, an Oi!/punk band formed in 1984 who released one LP album (England's Glory) and one 7 inch (Skinheads). This band was never white supremacist and has no connection to the "revived" Public Enemy:
3) White Power group from the UK, formed by Paul Burnley (of No Remorse). Released 3 CDs: “Paul Burnley Is The Real Public Enemy”, "There is only one..." and “Archives”.
4) Public Enemy was a Hardcore/Punk group from Tuscon, Arizona.
Black Steel In the Hour of Chaos / Fight the Power / Burn Hollywood Burn
Public Enemy Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Public Enemy:
...And No One Broadcasted Louder Than... I'm not going to lie and act like I have…
00_Living In A Zoo _Remix_ Skills to kill And fill a hole, we roll deep With a…
01. Fight The Power Yet our best trained, best educated, best equipped, best pre…
01. Whole Lotta Love Goin On In The Middle Of Hell Gary G-Wiz, Ridenhour, Studdah Man Whole lotta love goin' …
1 War at 33 1/3 Haven't you heard I got quick and clever At…
1 (Peace) Yo, Chuck, bust a move, man I was on my way…
1 Million Bottlebags One million bottle bags count 'em Think they can bounce the…
10 Go, go, go, go, go, go Take a look at his…
11 Yo yo yo gee, guess what happened To the burned up…
17 Now A Daze Man I'm in the daze, walkin round round in a…
4.Here I Go Here I go, I don't give a damn if you…
41:19 I come out my crib Walk out on the block it's…
54321... Boom Can it be easy as 5 4 3 2 1…
911 Is a Joke Hit me Going, going, gone Now I dialed 911 a long time…
A Letter to the New York Post [Drayton - Gary G-Wiz - Robertz ] Yo gee Come and get…
Aintnuttin Buttersong We got so much soul You can damn near see it Spinnin'…
Air Conditioning It's the same song heard over And over and over And over…
Air Hoodlum [Flav] Yo Chuck where you at G?? …
And No One Broadcasted Louder Than I'm not going to lie and act like I have…
And No One Broadcasted Louder Than… I'm not going to lie and act like I have…
Anti Nigger Machine When I'm talkin' rhyme time To blow your mind time some…
Anti-Nigger Machine When I'm talkin' rhyme time To blow your mind time some…
Arizona I'm countin' down to the day deservin' Fittin' for a king I'…
As Long As The People Got Something To Say We don't control shit No education Enforcement Economics …
B Side Wins Again So here we go y'all Little by little you know We got…
Beat Them All "We start controlling the Dow Jones Industrial And start usi…
Bedlam Huffed and he puffed Huffed and he puffed Blew tha house d…
Bedlam 13:13 Huffed and he puffed Huffed and he puffed Blew tha house dow…
Beyond Trayvon (Professor griff verse) From the pages of the cress theory, …
Black Is Back [verse 1] Full blown Rap rock and roll Whatever happened to …
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos I got a letter from the government The other day I opened…
Bridge Of Pain I′m wit'chu Spider; aiyyo check, one-two ′Tis cut goes out t…
Bring Tha Noise YYEEEEAAH, BBBOOOOOOYYYYYYY!! Bass! How low can you go? Dea…
Bring tha Noize Bass! How low can you go? Death row what a brother…
Bring tha Noize (feat. Anthrax) Bass! how low can you go? Death row. what a brother…
Bring That Beat Back [verse 1] Played in Cincinnati Wit my whole head nappy Made …
Bring the Noise Bass! How low can you go? Death row, what a brother…
Bring the Noise (Benny Benassi Pump-Kin radio edit) Too black, too strong Too black, too strong [Flavor Flav:] …
Bring the Noise (Benny Benassi Pump-Kin remix) Bass! How low can you go? Death row. What a brother…
Bring the Noise (Benny Benassi Sfaction radio edit) Too black, too strong Too black, too strong [Flavor Flav:] …
Bring The Noise Remix Bass! How low can you go? Death row, what a brother…
Broke Diva Tried to boss me Tried to out outfloss me I just dont…
Brothers Gonna Work It Out Uh, your bad self Help me break this down from off…
Burn Hollywood Burn Burn Hollywood burn I smell a riot Goin' on first htey're…
By the Time I Get to Arizona I'm countin' down to the day deservin' Fittin' for a king I'…
By The Time I Get To Arizona/Ball Of Confusion I'm countin' down to the day deservin' Fittin' for a king …
Can Bass in your face Not an eight track Gettin' it good to…
Can a Woman Make a Man Lose His Mind Yo, check this out Yeah, that's right, we back in ya…
Can we get a witness Caught, now in court 'cause I stole a beat This is…
Can You Hear Me Now [VERSE 1] Damn if I be some slave again Got no fake…
Can't Do Nuttin' For Ya Man Runnin' for your life, by the knife Runnin' from your wife…
Can't Do Nuttin' for Ya Man! Runnin' for your life, by the knife Runnin' from your wife…
Can't Hold Us Back Today we are together, we are unified and on runnin'…
Can't Hold Us Back (feat. Paris, Dead Prez & Kam) We spit flows on foes Listen to the message that ya…
Can't Truss It Bass in your face Not an eight track Gettin' it good to…
Cant Do Nuttin for Ya Man! Runnin' for your life, by the knife Runnin' from your wife…
Cant Truss It Bass in your face Not an eight track Gettin' it good to…
Caught Caught, now in court 'cause I stole a beat This is…
Check What You [verse 1] The Black falling down, its goin down No subject m…
Check What You're Listening To The Black falling down, its goin' down No subject matter, I…
Coinsequences [Chorus] Is it a, coincidence that we ain't taught truth A, …
Cold Lampin Um lampin', um lampin', um cole cole lampin' I got loowies…
Cold Lampin' Um lampin', um lampin', um cole cole lampin' I got loowies…
Cold Lampin' With Flavor I'm lampin', I'm lampin', I'm cold cold lampin' I got Louie'…
Contract on the World Love Jam [ INSTRUMENTAL ]…
Corplantationopoly (I bite the apple And the apple bite me back) Uh! Corplanta…
Countdown to Armageddon [ INSTRUMENTAL ]…
Crash People runnin' on empty Rock the sympte Outside two thousand…
Crayola Stax of wax 55 high fulla tracks New cats jackin' beats…
Dark Side of the Wall: 2000 Kill Time is running out Prophecy is a mean thing…
Death Of A Carjacka I'm keepin' a cool head Smart and calculated Tell da skinhea…
Do You Wanna Go Our Way Now what sound of my d.j cuts Terminators back on some…
Do You Wanna Go Our Way ??? Now what sound of my d.j cuts Terminators back on some…
Do You Wanna Go Our Way??? - Now what sound of my d.j cuts Terminators back on some…
Don Back Caught you lookin' for the same thing It's a new thin…
Don't Back Caught you lookin' for the same thing It's a new thing,…
Don't Give Up the Fight I occupy The planet earth I testify Its a piece of woirk Im …
Dont Believe The Hype Back Caught you lookin' for the same thing It's a new thing,…
Don’t Give Up the Fight I occupy The planet earth I testify Its a piece of woirk Im …
Earthizen A - The war of art against the art of…
Escapism [verse 1] Is the groove good to you Like when you lose…
Eve Of Destruction The eastern world, it is explodin' Violence flarin' and bull…
Exit Your Mind Greatness await's us in hell for centuries Still able to pul…
Fame Make you feel like you can walk on water Oughta blame…
FassFood In the bronx we got to go to cuchi frito Rice…
Fear of a Black Planet Man, don't you worry 'bout a thing 'Bout your daughter, nope…
Field Nigga Boogie [Paris] Take it back to the days when we raised us…
Fight For Britain Power, equality And we're out to get it I know some of…
Fight the Power Yet our best trained, best educated, best equipped Best prep…
Fight the Power (Do The Right Thing/Soundtrack Version) 1989 the number another summer (get down) Sound of the funky…
Fight the Power (Soundtrack Version) W-E-L-O-V-E 108 FM Come on and get down Come on and get…
Fight The Power - From "Do The Right Thing" Soundtrack 1989 the number another summer (get down) Sound of the funky…
Fight The Power Remix 2020 This is revolution shit Uh, yeah, c'mon and get down Uh, yea…
First the Sheep Next the Shepherd First the sheep next the shepherd Chuck's run amok multiplyi…
Frankenstar We the fans Hopin they would be open Tinted glass Behind tha…
Game Face Hey yo, Chuck, yo the world if sleepin', G We got…
Get Off My Back The monkey ain't no joke So you want to mess…
Get the F*** Outta Dodge I was wheelin' Wit' the boom in the back The…
Get the Fuck Outta Dodge I was wheelin' wit' the boom in the back The treble…
Get Up Stand Up This song don't give a damn If the rhymes don't fit Beat…
Get Your Sh*t Together Now whats goin' on I don't know Whats really goin' down Y'al…
Get Your Shit Together Now whats goin' on I don't know Whats really goin' down Y…
Gett Off My Back The monkey ain't no joke So you want to mess with…
Give It Up I occupy the planet Earth I testify, it's a piece of…
Give It Up (Don Diablo radio edit) (Flavor Flav vocals in these brackets) {crowd chant vocals i…
Give Peace A Damn Live it up Two fingers up mother earth screwed up Beautiful…
Give The Peeps What They Need [Intro] Our society is fucked up, they're fucking our brothe…
Go At It It got the summer written all over it It is time,…
Go Cat Go Say it takes two to tango But a crew to bang,…
Godd Complexx Are you ready? Uptown, on the corner, uptown Uptown on the…
Gotta Do What I Gotta Do I gotta do what I gotta do (uh) …
Gotta Give the Peeps What They Need [Intro] Our society is fucked up, they're fucking our brothe…
GRID What y'all gonna do? Uncle Jam's Army's in, Public Enemy Cyp…
Hannibal Lecture Being here in America doesn't make you an American Being bor…
Hannibal Lecture (feat. Paris) (feat. Paris) [Malcolm X] Being here in America doesn't mak…
Hard Rhymin' Hard truth soldier radio Brothers and sisters, this is no…
Hard Rhymin' (feat. Paris & Sister Souljah) Hard Truth Soldier radio [Sister Souljah] Brothers and sist…
Hard Truth Soldiers Bring that beat back, we set it off "we set…
Hard Truth Soldiers (feat. Paris, dead prez, Conscious Daughters & MC Ren) [Verse 1: Chuck D] Bring that beat back, we set it…
Harder Than You Think What, goes, on! Rolling Stones of the rap game, not bragging…
Harder Than You Think (Dehaase Mix) [Flavor Flav - Intro] Yo Chuck, bust a move man I was…
Harder Than You Think Remix What, goes, on! Rolling Stones of the rap game, not braggin…
Hazy Shade of Criminal Reach uppity reach gotta reach …
He Got Game Yeah, that's right, this cut goes out to all y'all That's…
Hell No Does it gotta come down to this In order to…
Hell No We Ain't Allright "People are dying, they don't have Homes, they don't have jo…
Hell No We Ain't Alright Does it gotta come down to this In order to…
Here I Go Here I go, I don't give a damn if you…
Hit Da Road Jack I remember when us blacks …
Hitler Day Intro Five hundred years ago one man claimed To have discove…
Honky Talk Rules I let the entire world know of your problem But let…
Hoover Music You got the mic People So called street cred The radio The T…
House Of The Rising Son Look around what do you see Can you see what I…
How To Kill A Radio Consultant Pusher of the button Talkin' loud ain't sayin' nothin' The m…
How You Sell Soul Banned from our damn so called country No claim y'all know…
How You Sell Soul To A Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul [verse 1] Banned from our damn so called country No claim y'…
How You Sell Soul To A Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul? [verse 1] Banned from our damn so called country No claim ya…
I I came from a place I forgot I woke up in…
I Ain T Mad At All Let me hear you say I ain't mad at all Bought a…
I Don Yo! ho! yo nigga! yo nigga! no nigga! Check it out! How…
I Don’t Wanna Be Called Yo Niga Yo! ho! yo nigga! yo nigga! no nigga! Check it out! Ho…
I Shall Not Be Moved (First Verse) Say What You Oughta World Outta Order Paid The…
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@bobsmith6544
@@Mallrat31 Oh snap. When I saw the other comment about PE being the most important group in hip hop history, the first group that came to mind was BB. If I was doing the desert island disc challenge NoM and one BB album would be there for Sure! I'm gonna listen to Paul's Boutique right now...
Midnight Marauders?
Whatever the best 2Pac album is?
Quality Control?
Watermelon Chicken and Gritz?
$hort Dog's in the House?
The Chronic?
Whatever the best Wu-Tang album was?
3 Feet High and Rising?
jeez this could go on for ever lol.
edit: epic album; but not even close to goat.
@justintime8922
Most important group in hip hop history
@marcus.6487
damn right
@sJ-bb8lr
I CONCUR.....
@bobsmith6544
Not that I don't agree they should be Very high on the list and possibly first. But why?
@yyz4761
Chucks lyrics ant that freaking voice
@billsny9243
Krs1
@ClarkyGuitar
I'm from a small town in Scotland, and in 1988 when we were 15 someone got hold of a tape with Don't Believe The Hype on it and we all got a copy. It was like music from another planet to us. This dude rapping with authority about stuff we had never heard of, but it was having lyrics punched right into your brain and we all loved it. Learned all the lyrics and can still recite them today. We all ended up buying It Takes a Nation of Millions and then Yo! Bum Rush The Show. Then there was the epidemic of Raiders baseball caps and jackets. Us little pasty-faced Scottish kids in Raiders gear lol. Still listening to them now all these years later. Some of the lyrics come up as part of natural conversation these days.
@weatherman68
Public Enemy- Music for adults, with wisdom and messages. Braw🏴👍🏾✌🏾🏴☠️
@UncannyEra
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@larrytalbert5742
Thats cool