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Public Enemy

Group · US

Lineage

Sound Signature

hip hopeast coast hip hopconscious hip hoppolitical hip hophardcore hip hopprogressive raprapeast coast hip-hop

Sound Profile

Genre BreadthSample UseCollab RadiusEra SpreadInstrument Div.Geo Reach22100100

Origins

GeographyUS
Sound FamilyHip-Hop

Related Artists

Connections

Sampled From

Soul Power, Pt. 1 (single version)
James Brown
It's My Thing, Part 1
Marva Whitney
Caught, Can We Get a Witness?
Chuck D
Caught, Can We Get a Witness?
Hank Shocklee
Caught, Can We Get a Witness?
Public Enemy
Get Off Your Ass and Jam
Funkadelic

Sampled By

P.E. 2000 (Rock remix)
Chris Shaw
P.E. 2000 (Rock remix)
Chuck D
P.E. 2000 (Rock remix)
Diddy
P.E. 2000 (Rock remix)
Doug Wimbish
P.E. 2000 (Rock remix)
FAFU
P.E. 2000 (Rock remix)
Jim Janik

Release Timeline

198719881989199019911992199419951998199920002002200320042005200620072010201220132015201720202025
AlbumEPSingleBar height = release weight

Discography

Rebirth of a Nation
Rebirth of a Nation
2005
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
1988
Night Train
Night Train
1992
Hell No We Ain’t All Right!
Hell No We Ain’t All Right!
2005
Yo! Bum Rush the Show
Yo! Bum Rush the Show
1987
Fear of a Black Planet
Fear of a Black Planet
1990
Hazy Shade of Criminal
Hazy Shade of Criminal
1992
Say It Like It Really Is
Say It Like It Really Is
2010
An Interview With Chuck D
An Interview With Chuck D
1994
Bring The Noise
Bring The Noise
1988
Get Off My Back
Get Off My Back
1992
How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul???
How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul???
2007
Night of the Living Baseheads
Night of the Living Baseheads
1988
The Evil Empire of Everything
The Evil Empire of Everything
2012
New Whirl Odor
New Whirl Odor
2005
Man Plans God Laughs
Man Plans God Laughs
2015
Welcome to the Terrordome
Welcome to the Terrordome
1989
Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025
Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025
2025
He Got Game
He Got Game
1998
Can’t Hold Us Back
Can’t Hold Us Back
2005
911 Is a Joke
911 Is a Joke
1989
Fight the Power
Fight the Power
1989
What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down?
What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down?
2020
By the Time I Get to Arizona
By the Time I Get to Arizona
1991
Most of My Heroes Still Don’t Appear on No Stamp
Most of My Heroes Still Don’t Appear on No Stamp
2012
Revolverlution
Revolverlution
2002
Give It Up
Give It Up
1994
Son of a Bush
Son of a Bush
2003
Harder Than You Think
Harder Than You Think
2012
I Stand Accused / What Kind of Power We Got
I Stand Accused / What Kind of Power We Got
1994
Planet Earth: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Greatest Rap Hits
Planet Earth: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Greatest Rap Hits
2013
White Enemy
White Enemy
2004
State of the Union (STFU)
State of the Union (STFU)
2020
Louder Than a Bomb
Louder Than a Bomb
1992
Shut Em Down
Shut Em Down
1991
He Got Game
He Got Game
1998
Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
1991
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
1988
Beats and Places
Beats and Places
2006
Brothers Gonna Work It Out
Brothers Gonna Work It Out
1990
You're Gonna Get Yours
You're Gonna Get Yours
1987
Rebel Without a Pause (vocal mix)
Rebel Without a Pause (vocal mix)
1987
Nothing Is Quick in the Desert
Nothing Is Quick in the Desert
2017
Can’t Truss It
Can’t Truss It
1991
Don’t Believe the Hype
Don’t Believe the Hype
1988
Make Love Fuck War
Make Love Fuck War
2004
What Kind of Power We Got?
What Kind of Power We Got?
1994
Muse Sick‐N‐Hour Mess Age
Muse Sick‐N‐Hour Mess Age
1994
Tour of a Black Planet
Tour of a Black Planet
1991
MARCH MADNESS
MARCH MADNESS
2025
There’s a Poison Goin On…
There’s a Poison Goin On…
1999
Can’t Do Nuttin’ for Ya Man
Can’t Do Nuttin’ for Ya Man
1990
So Whatcha Gonna Do Now?
So Whatcha Gonna Do Now?
1995
Do You Wanna Go Our Way???
Do You Wanna Go Our Way???
1999