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WEBSITE: www.publicenemy.com
One of the most influential and controversial rap groups of the last century is set to once again blow up the spot with their latest offering, the completely Paris written and produced "Rebirth Of A Nation". The newest LP features original members Chuck D, Professor Griff, and Flavor Flav plus guest appearances by politically minded artists Paris, Kam, Dead Prez, Immortal Technique, MC Ren and The Conscious Daughters.
One of the definitive rap groups of all time, Public Enemy rewrote the rules of hip hop, building from Run D.M.C.'s street oriented beats and Boogie Down Productions' proto gangsta rhyming. With his powerful, authoritative baritone, lead rapper Chuck D rhymed about all kinds of social problems, particularly those plaguing the black community, often condoning revolutionary tactics and social activism. In the process, he directed hip hop toward an explicitly self aware, pro black consciousness that became the culture's signature throughout the early 90’s.
Musically, Public Enemy were just as revolutionary, as their production team, the Bomb Squad, created dense soundscapes that relied on avant garde cut and paste techniques, unrecognizable samples, piercing sirens, relentless beats, and deep funk. It was chaotic and invigorating music, made all the more intoxicating by Chuck D's forceful vocals and the absurdist raps of his comic foil Flavor Flav. With his sunglasses and an oversized clock hanging from his neck, Flav became the group's visual focal point, but he never obscured the music.
Public Enemy's debut album, "Yo! Bum Rush the Show", was released on Def Jam Records in 1987. Their second album, "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back", was impossible to ignore. PE's production team, the Bomb Squad, developed a dense, chaotic mix that relied as much on found sounds and avant garde noise as it did on old school funk. Similarly, Chuck D's rhetoric gained focus and Flavor Flav's raps were wilder and funnier. "A Nation of Millions" was hailed as revolutionary by both rap and rock critics, and it was - hip hop had suddenly become a force for social change.
Public Enemy spent the remainder of 1989 preparing their third album, releasing "Welcome to the Terrordome" as its first single in early 1990. Despite controversy surrounding certain lyrics, "Fear of a Black Planet" was released to enthusiastic reviews in the spring of 1990, and it shot into the US pop Top Ten as the singles "911 Is a Joke", "Brothers Gonna Work It Out" and "Can't Do Nuttin' for Ya Man" became Top 40 R&B hits.
For their next album, 1991's "Apocalypse 91...The Enemy Strikes Black", the group re recorded "Bring the Noise" with thrash metal band Anthrax, a precursor to many rap rock collaborations later to come. “Apocalypse 91” was greeted with overwhelmingly positive reviews upon its fall release, and it debuted at number four on the pop charts.
Public Enemy continued with its string of successes independently with the subsequent albums "Muse Sick n Hour Mess Age", "He Got Game" (the soundtrack to Spike Lee's movie of the same name), and "There's a Poison Goin' On"..., but it was their 2002 release "Revolverlution" which found the long overdue pairing of Public Enemy with industry veteran and fellow revolutionary hip hop artist Paris on the lead single. That effort set the tone for the collaboration between Public Enemy, Paris and Dead Prez on Paris’ 2003 album project "Sonic Jihad".
"Rebirth Of A Nation" is an exercise in controlled chaos, as Paris pulls out all of the stops to present his finest work yet for what is arguably the most important hip hop group ever. "Rebirth of a Nation" drops August 22, 2005 on Guerrilla Funk Recordings.
Tracklisting:
1. Raw Shit (feat. Paris & MC Ren)
2. Hard Rhymin (feat. Paris & Sister Souljah)
3. Rise
4. Can't Hold Us Back (feat. Paris, Dead Prez & Kam)
5. Hard Truth Soldiers (feat. Paris, Dead Prez, Conscious Daughters & MC Ren)
6. Hannibal Lecture (feat. Paris)
7. Rebirth Of A Nation (feat. Professor Griff)
8. Pump Up The Music, Pump Up The Sound
9. Make It Hardcore
10. They Call Me Flava
11. Plastic Nation
12. Consequences
13. Invisible Man
14. Rules Of Engagement (feat. Paris, Dead Prez, Immortal Technique, T-K.A.S.H. & Sun Rise Above)
15. Field Nigga Boogie (Xlr8tr Remix feat. Paris)
(Quelle: Groove Attack, 7.1.2006)
FORMAT: CD
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