Bass! How low can you go?
Death row, What a brother knows?
Once again back is the incredible,
the rhyme animal,
the incredible D, Public Enemy Number One,
"Five-O" said, "Freeze!" and I got numb,
Can I tell 'em that I really never had a gun?
But it's the wax that the Terminator X spun,
Now they got me in a cell, 'cause my records they sell
'Cause a brother like me said, "Well..."
- Chuck D, "Bring The Noise"
Hands down my all time favorite Hip-Hop group - Public Fucking Enemy (Run DMC a close second, EPMD, Tribe and NWA round out that list if you care). Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Termanator X, Professor Griff and the S1W's. Everything about P.E. was revolutionary. I like them so much I named the site after them (kinda), so it was only right I cover both Yo! Bum Rush The Show and It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back on the first P.E. 12 inch drop. The revolution will not be televised.
Public Enemy
(Def Jam Recordings)
E1 "Public Enemy #1"
E2 "Public Enemy #1" (Instrumental)
F1 "Timebomb"
F2 "Son Of Public Enemy (Flavor Whop Version)"
Produced by Bill Stephney
Co-Produced by Carl Ryder (Chuck D) and Hank Shocklee
Public Enemy
(Def Jam Recordings)
A1 "You're Gonna Get Yours" (Vocal Mix)
A2 "You're Gonna Get Yours"
(Dub/Terminator X Getaway Version)
A3 "Miuzi Weighs A Ton" (Vocal Mix)
B2 "Rebel Without A Pause" (Vocal Mix)
B2 "Rebel Without A Pause" (Instrumental)
Produced by Bill Stephney
Co-Produced by Carl Ryder (Chuck D) and Hank Shocklee
Pubic Enemy
(Def Jam Recordings)
A1 "Bring The Noise" (No Noise Version)
A2 "Bring The Noise" (No Noise Instrumental)
A3 "Bring The Noise" (Acapella) *not listed on label
B1 "Sophisticated" (4:21)
B2 "Sophisticated" (Instrumental)
Produced by Bill Stephney, Carl Ryder (Chuck D)
and Hank Shocklee
Public Enemy
(Def Jam Recordings)
A1 "Don't Believe The Hype" (5:20)
A2 "The Rhythm, The Rebel" (Acapella) (1:10)
B1 "Prophets Of Rage" (Vocal) (3:15)
B2 "Prophets Of Rage" (Power Version)
Produced by The Bomb Squad
Pubic Enemy
(Def Jam Recordings"
A1 "Night Of The Living Baseheads"
(Anti High Blood Pressure Encounter Mix)
A2 "Night Of The Living Baseheads"
(Terminator X Meets D.ST & Chuck Chillout Instrumental)
B1 "Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic"
(No Need To Panic Radio Version)
B2 "The Edge Of Panic"
Produced by The Bomb Squad
Public Enemy
(Def Jam Recordings)
A1 "Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos" (6:01)
A2 "Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos" (1:17)
A3 "Too Much Posse" (2:25)
B1 "Caught, Can We Get A Witness"
(Pre Black Steel Ballistic Felony Dub) (5:04)
B2 "B-Side Wins Again" (3:50)
Produced By The Bomb Squad
BONUS Public Enemy:
P.E. performing "Don't Believe The Hype" on some TV show in the UK back in the late 80's. This shit is dope even if nobody in the audience gave a fuck.
