Public Enemy...

[BrazilianHairMoney]

Years ago when I said fuck the police on here people thought I was trying to get gangster stripes be down. Now worldwide people can see its a problem. Back in 07 I was almost killed by police nobody believed me. I almost died. They beat me and knocked me unconscious. They had no business fighting me calling me a nigger bitch.

This is when I started to think my real calling is politics. Tho I love music I really think my life is leading me to be a political leader because of all the injustice I go through even in the music industry I went thru discrimination and injustice.

 

[D0wn]

3 rawest niggas ever in this rap shit

Chuck

Cube

Pac

 

[Built 4 cuban linx]

they still releasing music just no promotion at all, its sad. I follow chuck on twitter he says some real shit on there

 

[Built 4 cuban linx]

I wasnt born yet when they were dropping the earlier albums, to the older heads, how big were they back then and how was the criticism?

they have a skit on the fear of a black planet album were they have white people calling into a radio station bitching about they were "scum"

 

[5 Grand]

I wasnt born yet when they were dropping the earlier albums, to the older heads, how big were they back then and how was the criticism?

they have a skit on the fear of a black planet album were they have white people calling into a radio station bitching about they were "scum"

I was in high school when they were big. They dropped 4 classic albums in a row between 87-91. Each album was 4 mics or better depending on your taste.

There were a lot of groups out at the time but they may have had the biggest impact, along with NWA, 2 Live Crew, MC Hammer, Kid N Play, Salt N Pepa and LL Cool J.

^^^Not saying those were the "best" groups but they had the biggest impact.

I liked KRS One, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick, Jungle Brothers and EPMD but they were more underground. They didn't really get magazine covers or news coverage like the groups in the first list.

 

[optimistic]

I wasnt born yet when they were dropping the earlier albums, to the older heads, how big were they back then and how was the criticism?

they have a skit on the fear of a black planet album were they have white people calling into a radio station bitching about they were "scum"

Just to put it in perspective, they headlined tours with NWA while str8 outta Compton was hot, with the ghetto boys while mind's playing tricks on me was hot, Jazzy Jeff and the fresh prince while parents just don't understand and summertime were hot. All that amid Grif dissing Jews and flav being flav. P.E. was that group

 

[Trillaaaaaa]

Dead Prez

Niggas need to start respecting this duo

 

[Broddie]

I wasnt born yet when they were dropping the earlier albums, to the older heads, how big were they back then and how was the criticism?

they have a skit on the fear of a black planet album were they have white people calling into a radio station bitching about they were "scum"

It was a movement. Every hood here in NYC black and brown played that shit at block parties, house parties or just in their whips. They had people wearing Africa medallions and questioning the world around them. For me as a young kid who was around 5 to 10 when they were in their prime they were monumentally influential in inspiring my individual don't take anything at face value mindstate.

That was a period of time where people like Chuck D and KRS-One (via BDP) were the MC's getting the most love from the streets. Dude's that actually had relevant shit to say. There will never be anything like that again though cause people were more awake back then. This new generation is learning though with all the recent events.

It Takes a Nation of Millions I feel is still one of the most important albums ever released. Any genre.

 

[5 Grand]

I wasnt born yet when they were dropping the earlier albums, to the older heads, how big were they back then and how was the criticism?

they have a skit on the fear of a black planet album were they have white people calling into a radio station bitching about they were "scum"

Just to put it in perspective, they headlined tours with NWA while str8 outta Compton was hot, with the ghetto boys while mind's playing tricks on me was hot, Jazzy Jeff and the fresh prince while parents just don't understand and summertime were hot. All that amid Grif dissing Jews and flav being flav. P.E. was that group

I saw that tour at the Providence Civic Center in December 1991. This was the line up;

Son of Bezerk

Leaders of the New School

Queen Latifah

Naughty By Nature

Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince

Oaktown 357

Kid N Play

Public Enemy

Geto Boys

I was surprised that the Geto Boys went on after Public Enemy but My Minds Playin Tricks On Me had come out that summer and the concert was a couple of weeks after Scarface released his solo debut.

 

[Broddie]

Basically what NWA was to the West Coast & Geto Boys were to the South, Public Enemy was to the East.

 

[king hassan]

I wasnt born yet when they were dropping the earlier albums, to the older heads, how big were they back then and how was the criticism?

they have a skit on the fear of a black planet album were they have white people calling into a radio station bitching about they were "scum"

Just to put it in perspective, they headlined tours with NWA while str8 outta Compton was hot, with the ghetto boys while mind's playing tricks on me was hot, Jazzy Jeff and the fresh prince while parents just don't understand and summertime were hot. All that amid Grif dissing Jews and flav being flav. P.E. was that group

I saw that tour at the Providence Civic Center in December 1991. This was the line up;

Son of Bezerk

Leaders of the New School

Queen Latifah

Naughty By Nature

Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince

Oaktown 357

Kid N Play

Public Enemy

Geto Boys

I was surprised that the Geto Boys went on after Public Enemy but My Minds Playin Tricks On Me had come out that summer and the concert was a couple of weeks after Scarface released his solo debut.

Saw the same tour in Jackson, MS in December of 1991 minus SOB and Oaktown 357

But to answer the TS question, PE used to sell out arena's not clubs, bars, or neighborhood backyard boogies. Had everybody rocking medallions, clocks, Flava Shades all that good shit. We were militant as shit @ the time too, it was a bunch of groups kicking it like that too but PE was the shit. It Takes a Nation of Millions was heavily bootlegged. I remember a dude came around the one pushing a cart and had a gang of them, them shits sold out quick. And FOABP was heavily anticipated. We had to go to multiple store to get it, they kept selling out, cats were dubbing it but a lot of people wanted it for the liner notes.

 

[water ur seeds]

3 rawest niggas ever in this rap shit

Chuck

Cube

Pac

Bumpy Knucks is one of the realest dudes too... Chuck having hits out on him from the KKK and still gave no fcks, walking around like fck them is some real schitt... Bumpy Knucks held him down all through them times too...

 

[KUSHCLICK314]

Dead Prez

Niggas need to start respecting this duo

I got MAAAAADDDD LOVE FOR THESE TWO BROTHERS, BUT THEY DIDN'T BRING IT LIKE PUBLIC ENEMY. CHUCK WAS ALMOST LIKE A PROPHET. HE WAS SPITTING THAT KNOWLEDGE BACK IN THE EARLY EIGHTIES. I ONLY WISH THE REST OF THE WORLD WOULD BE INTO THEY MUSIC

 

[Dave2one6]

I love public enemy. I do a dead on chuck D voice. where da vids at fuckers?

Bring the noise (my fav version)

 

[real_hh_rep]

Their last album is straight fire. No chance for discussion in here though.