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Public Enemy

Country / region: United States
Recording years: 1987–2005
Recordings in scope: 17
Albums in scope: 1

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Public Enemy in 1990s · Hip-Hop · North America

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1990s Hip-Hop North America

ARTIST STORY

Meet Public Enemy

Public Enemy is a band / group associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1987–2005. The artist is connected with Conscious Hip-Hop, Golden Age Hip-Hop and Hip-Hop, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Conscious Hip-Hop, Golden Age Hip-Hop and Hip-Hop shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Bring the Noise”, “Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos”, “Caught, Can We Get a Witness?”, “Cold Lampin’ With Flavor”. Then move to “Fear of a Black Planet” and “It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.

Conscious Hip-Hop Golden Age Hip-Hop Hip-Hop

BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS

Basic information

Type: Band / group
Country / region: United States
Formation date: 1985
Formed in: Nassau County

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Recordings in the current scope

01Anti‐Nigger Machine1990 · Conscious Hip-HopOpen in new tab 02B Side Wins Again1990 · Conscious Hip-HopOpen in new tab 03Brothers Gonna Work It Out1990 · Conscious Hip-HopOpen in new tab 04Burn Hollywood Burn1990 · Conscious Hip-HopOpen in new tab 05Can’t Do Nuttin’ for Ya Man1990 · Conscious Hip-HopOpen in new tab

DISCOGRAPHY

Albums in the current scope

Album·1990

Fear of a Black Planet

GENRES

Genres

Conscious Hip-Hop Golden Age Hip-Hop Hip-Hop

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created byFear of a Black PlanetPublic Enemy and Fear of a Black Planet are connected in the catalog.
main styleConscious Hip-HopPublic Enemy and Conscious Hip-Hop share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleGolden Age Hip-HopPublic Enemy and Golden Age Hip-Hop share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleHip-HopPublic Enemy and Hip-Hop share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleConscious Hip-HopPublic Enemy and Conscious Hip-Hop share an artist-to-genre connection.
performed byBrothers Gonna Work It OutBrothers Gonna Work It Out is a recording by Public Enemy.
performed byAnti‐Nigger MachineAnti‐Nigger Machine is a recording by Public Enemy.
performed byCan’t Do Nuttin’ for Ya ManCan’t Do Nuttin’ for Ya Man is a recording by Public Enemy.
performed byBurn Hollywood BurnBurn Hollywood Burn is a recording by Public Enemy.
performed byB Side Wins AgainB Side Wins Again is a recording by Public Enemy.

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GenreConscious Hip-Hop GenreGolden Age Hip-Hop GenreHip-Hop AlbumFear of a Black Planet