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THE PUBLIC ENEMY
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Public Enemy is considered to be one of the most influential rap bands in music history. They have given rap legitimacy beyond its core following through their delivery of controversial lyrics dealing with social issues.
Public Enemy was officially formed in 1982 by rapper Chuck D. (Carlton Ridenhour, born in 1960), who was studying art at Adelphi University (New York). He was joined by producer, Hank Shocklee, and publicist, Bill Stepheny as the initial members. The group signed onto the Def Jam label and then recruited D.J. Terminator X (Norman Lee Rogers, born in 1966), Professor Griff (Richard Griff), and Flavor Flav (William Drayton, born in 1959).
Although formed in 1982, Public Enemy did not release a record until 1987, when the album, Yo! Bum Rush The Show was released and received critical praise but failed commercially. Their next album, It Takes Millions To Hold Us Back got a much better reception and it rose high on the Billboard charts and made People Mag American hip hop group For other uses, see Public Enemy (disambiguation).For technical reasons, "Public Enemy #1" redirects here. For uses of that term, see Public Enemy No. 1 (disambiguation). Public Enemy is an American hip hop group formed by Chuck D and Flavor Flav in Roosevelt, New York, in 1985.[2][3] 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.[4] 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 Nat More than any other Rap act, Public Enemy are credited with rewriting the rules of Hip Hop, both as a musical form and as a market force. To many, the group's arrival in the late 80s signaled Hip Hop's maturation into a serious art form, while broadening the genre's appeal to white Rock listeners. The massively influential crew's early releases — Yo! Bum Rush the Show, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Fear of A Black Planet — were landmarks, both for their militant, socially conscious lyrics and for their innovative, groundbreaking sound. Public Enemy also introduced some of Hip Hop's most memorable performers. Lead rapper Chuck D (born Carlton Ridenhour) used his imposing baritone to address a wide range of social and political issues relevant to the black community, frequently espousing a militant stance but taking a more nuanced lyrical attitude as the group progressed. Chuck's fierce intelligence and political consciousness was balanced by the broad clowning of sidekick Flavor Flav. Public Enemy�
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