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Formed: 1982 in Garden City, NY
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Genre: R&B, Rap
Group Members: Professor Griff, Sister Souljah, Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Terminator X, Bill Stephney
Biography: Public Enemy rewrote the rules of hip-hop, becoming the most influential and controversial rap group of the late '80s and, for many, the definitive rap group of all time. Building from Run-D.M.C.'s street-oriented beats and Boogie Down Productions' proto-gangsta rhyming, Public Enemy pioneered a variation ...Read full biography
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Released: 1988
Label: Def Jam/RAL
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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 that rewrote the rules of what ...Read full review
Fear of a Black Planet
Fear of a Black Planet
Released: 1990
Label: Strategic Marketing
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At the time of its release in March 1990 -- just a mere two years after It Takes a Nation of Millions -- nearly all of the attention spent on Public Enemy's third album, Fear of a Black Planet, was concentrated ...Read full review
More Public Enemy albums: Main Albums (16), Compilations (21), Singles & EPs (27), DVD/Video (14)
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