Songs Public Enemy recorded that someone else wrote: “Fight the Power” by Chuck D and Eric Sadler, “Harder Than You Think” by Chuck D and Flavor Flav and “Can’t Truss It” by Chuck D and Gary Rinaldo. Songs Public Enemy wrote that others recorded: “Fight the Power” (Barenaked Ladies, 1991), “Bring the Noise” (Anthrax, 1991) and “Don’t Believe the Hype” (Jazzkantine, 2016). On General Admission 4 Us: 10 cuts, 1 record and 2 albums from the Rabbit Hole Records crate.
Album · It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
Explosive, revolutionary hip-hop that shook the world and forever changed the sound and message of rap music.
Cuts from It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back that start with Public Enemy
Public Enemy's "Rebel Without a Pause" samples a record called "The Grunt." Which act had "The Grunt" on record before Public Enemy ever touched it?The J.B.’s
Public Enemy's "She Watch Channel Zero?!" samples a record called "Angel of Death." Which band had that song on record before Chuck D and company borrowed it?Slayer
Public Enemy's "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" samples a record called "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic." Who had that one on record long before them?Isaac Hayes
Public Enemy's "Security of the First World" samples a record called "Ashley's Roachclip." Which act had that one on record before Public Enemy got to it?The Soul Searchers
Public Enemy's 1987 Def Jam debut — where Rick Rubin's co-production helped translate The Bomb Squad's dense collage into rap's first genuinely aggressive album-length statement.
Cuts from Yo! Bum Rush the Show that start with Public Enemy
Public Enemy's "Public Enemy No. 1" samples a funk record called "Blow Your Head." Which act had that record out before Chuck D ever touched it?Fred Wesley and The J.B.’s