Power to the People and the Beats: Public Enemy's Greatest Hits [PA] [Digipak]

Performer: Public Enemy
Artist: Sister Souljah; Vernon Reid; Al MacDowell
Engineer: Chris Shaw; Matt Tritto; Rawle Gittens; Chuck Valle; Dan Wood; Ricciano Lumpkin; Greg Gordon; Jim Sabella; Jeff Jones; John Harrison; John Harrison Trio; Kirk Yano; Nicholas Sansano; Rob Chiarelli; Rod Hui; Steve Ett; Steve Loeb; Bob Fudjinski
Producer: Bill Stephney; Eric "Vietnam" Sadler; D.R. Period; Carl Ryder; Gary G Wiz; Hank Shocklee; Imperial Grand Ministers Of Funk; Keith Shocklee; Stuart Robertz; JBL; Cerwin Depper; Bill Stephney; Harry Weinger (Compilation); Bill Levenson (Compilation)
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Public Enemy: Flavor Flav, Professor Griff, Chuck D (rap vocals); Terminator X (turntables); The Bomb Squad, Security Of The First World, Interrogators, Department Of Liberation. Personnel: Fred Wells, Vernon Reid, Bill Stephney (guitar); Branford Marsalis (saxophone); Lorenzo Wyche, Tyrone Jefferson, Allan Givens (horns); Frank Able (keyboards); Rick Gordon (drums); Steve Moss (congas); Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, Hank Shocklee (programming, drum programming); Gary G Wiz, Keith Shocklee, Paul Shabazz, Stuart Robertz (programming); Keith Boxley, Norman Rogers (scratches). Additional personnel: Stephen Stills (vocals); Sister Souljah (rap vocals); Al Macdowell (bass guitar); Vernon Reid. Audio Mixers: Bill Stephney; Chris Shaw ; Chuck Chillout; Dan Wood; Keith Boxley; Hank Shocklee; Mike Bona; Mario Rodriquez; John Bradley; Nick Sansano ; Rod Hui; Steven Ett; Bob Fudjinski. Liner Note Authors: Harry Allen; Adam Yauch. Recording information: Chunk King House Of Metal, New York, NY; Darp Recording, Atlanta, GA; Greene Street Recording Studios, New York, NY; Hit Factory Studios, New York, NY; Sabella Recording Studios, Roslyn, NY; Sound Deluxe; Spectrum City Studios, Hempstead, NY; Strong Island; Studio 57; The Music Palace, West Hempstead, NY; The Spot. Creators: Eric "Vietnam" Sadler; Carl Ryder; Gary G Wiz; Hank Shocklee; Keith Shocklee. Directors: Eric "Vietnam" Sadler; Carl Ryder; Hank Shocklee; Keith Shocklee. Illustrator: Owen Smith. Photographers: Daniela Scaramuzza; David Corio; Andrew Catlin; Per Magnusson; Tom Sheehan; Danny Clinch. Arrangers: Eric "Vietnam" Sadler; Carl Ryder; Gary G Wiz; House Of Tre; Hank Shocklee; Keith Shocklee. One of the greatest groups in hip-hop history, Public Enemy emerged in the mid-1980s determined to take rap in a bold new direction. P.E.'s sound channeled elements of rock, funk, and soul through the conduit of the Bomb Squad's dense, inventive--and sometimes avant-garde--production techniques. While Chuck D was the focus, tackling weighty social and political issues through his fierce lyrics and booming delivery, the jester-like antics of Flavor Flav were just as crucial to the P.E. aesthetic. This 2005 collection expertly represents Public Enemy's finest moments from 1987 to 1998, beginning with the one-two punch of "You're Gonna Get Yours" and "Public Enemy No. 1." Most importantly, the compilation boasts a generous sampling of tracks from P.E.'s groundbreaking masterpieces, 1988's IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK and 1990's FEAR OF A BLACK PLANET. These include the original version of the blistering "Bring the Noise," the outraged "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" (later covered by Tricky), the defiant "Fight the Power," and the scathing, ridiculously catchy "911 Is a Joke." With its excellent selection, the 18-track POWER TO THE PEOPLE easily beats the group's 11-song 20TH CENTURY MASTERS collection, making it the essential Public Enemy anthology.

Uncut (p.130) - 4 stars out of 5 - "PE harnessed the power of chaos and rage more effectively than any punk or speed-metal merchant, were more articulate in their anger than any folk singer, were as righteous as any roots reggae or gospel singer..." Mojo (Publisher) (p.132) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[With] squealing, clashing samples..."

In the late 1980s, Public Enemy connected the dots between politics, soul music, hard rock, marketing, turntablism, and rhyme, and turned hip-hop into an urban global youth movement. PE's pioneering albums are heralded as avant-garde artworks whose disparate sample sources combine into a gloriously chaotic mosaic of polyphony and African-American unrest. Powered by Chuck D.'s political fury, enlivened by Flavor Flav's antics, and made controversial by Professor Griff's ethnocentrism, Public Enemy influenced virtually every rapper who followed in their wake.

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