Flava Flave deserves a lot more credit than is given him here. he is an entertainer and gave the group the visuals and colorful edge they needed, since the music was so serious. Chuck D is smart enough to understand this. the gritty and wild sampling also gave the music interest, since the lyric message was so heavy...
Dopeness✊🏾 P.E. Forever. Thank you Chuck D, Professor Griff, Terminator X, Flavor Flavor & S1W's for a Great era of true Hip-Hop & Awareness. Props. ✌🏿🇰🇪
The Slayer of Hip Hop ? Not sure I would have chosen that band to compare them... Perhaps listening to "She watch channel zero?!" could make you change your mind...
I was 14 when their 2nd album "It takes a nation of millions to hold us back" came out. When I flipped the record to listen the B-side and the horn started the intro of "Show 'em whatcha got" with the Bar-Kays Harvey "Joe" Henderson speaking the legendary phrase "Freedom is a road seldom traveled by the multitude!" a chill went down my spine. To me it's like an anthem and to this day my most favourite PE track.
As a kid Flav was my favorite of them. He is what brought the Flavor to the group. The big clock chain the batman sunglasses. I had a pair in kindergarten. Thanks Mom.♥️
there is no public enemy without flavor flav I mean come on, big ups to chuck D for his loyalty to his posse & insisting allow flav on board if they wanted him. That type loyalty is priceless! great doc!!
+dominican cruz Nah, wait. I CAN argue that. It's just a figure of speech. Lots of dudes make that claim- R.A. the Rugged Man says it in "Definition of a Rap Flow" (sooo ill), and check out Rittz "White Boy".
The date is 14 Feb 2015 (Valentine's Day). This is the first time I have seen this documentary. I grew up on P.E. from 1987 to 1990 (half of my college years). I graduated high school in 1985 not knowing that ten years later at my high school class reunion in Tupelo, MS that I would take a picture with Chuck D... mind blowin'!!! He came to the class reunion as a date with one of my female classmates. P.E. is a must hear for all Americans.
P.E. was so Revolutionary, Political & Militant.. pac couldn't even get with these dudes..Chuck D & Krs was some of the first to inspire the rest of the Mcs on Revolution & Political rhymes & Lyrics
Rebel Without a Pause is still the main record I go to for strength whenever I'm feel weak. There has always been something about this record that is just undeniable Black Power.
Go watch the fight the power video, which was public enemys biggest video and their most powerfull song. Directed by spike lee. THen go watch "Do THe rIGht THing" one of spike lees best film, and how he uses the song as a drivin force for the whole movie. F gary gray was perfect for compton coz him and cube worked together on " it was a good day" and friday" he had that strong connection with cube and he is from south central. THe pac film is gonna be shit. SINGLETON was perfect for the job! he knew pac and the family and also worked with him on poetic justice and some music vids. HOw can spike b out of touch from doing a PE film when they are part of his generation. HE took em to the highest level with the film and music video. I havent really cared for spikes post 90's movies, but this project would put him back on the map
awesome doco on one of the best hip hop bands ever. they changed hip hop music, and changed music forever. it is a band that makes you think. it is good this band happened. cause these guys made us see how important black history is and i thank these guys for that.
This young generation that likes this auto tune rap music really needs to sit down and listen intently to Public Enemy.. They'll hear what hip hop/rap music is really all about. Eric B and Rakim was and are badd, Run DMC will never be duplicated but the epitome, The Public Enemy ,are and always will be the greatest rap/hip hop group to ever record music. .Excellent documentary. Thank you. For your contribution to the hip hop legacy!!
Hey hunny we not all like this Im born in 04 and I emotionally depend on music like this… my musical connection is rare for my age I know but don’t assume that we all like that auto tune watered down crap I adore the hardcore hiphop rap shit baby ❤️
@@Alexandrawatts333 Solillaquists of Sound, Sweatshop Union, Blackalicious/Gift of Gab, Language Arts Crew, Blue Scholars, Hilltop Hoods, 7L & Esoteric, Def3, e-dubble, Rhythmicru, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Aceyalone, and Styles of Beyond are awesome artists, check them out if you haven't heard them before you won't be disappointed :)
fear of a black planet was a masterpiece. sampling laws killed the bomb squad and public enemy's music. they could never make that music today because each track would cost millions in sampling payments.
Saw this incredible group last year and wasn't ready for them to start out with Rebel Without a Pause! Through their whole set they have more energy and rhymes than more than any tryer or download app group today! They made us dance and rap through the whole thang and that is what real Hip Hop is all about! Peace!
54 yr old white dude here. PE is, in my opinion, by far the most prolific and powerful rap group ever. I still listen to Chuck spit his knowledge on a regular basis, and I’m a Metal/ punk rock guy!
sad to say this generation today doesn't want to hear about them because of their political style. N.W.A is extremely overrated in my opinion. I'm a big fan of both but honestly public enemy is underrated & overlooked.
I’ve been a fan since Nation of Millions and have always considered PE as having the most energy in hip hop. Then I saw them live and I became transformed as they put on a show that makes people lose their shit. Chuck’s delivery is so damn powerful and contagious as he immediately grabs your full attention.
Thank God I got, have and OWNED all of Public Enemy collection to this day. Not just the group's albums, but the solo albums, PE projects and Sister Souljah albums as well. So, give me that applause for that!!!
Always loved the militant style Prof. Griff brought, and Chuck D's authoritative voice with stirring thought provoking lyrics, and who's a better support/ hype man than Flav -? "Mutha fck him AND John Wayne!"
many people dont realize that the "teapot" "siren" noise in Rebel without a pause is actually a saxophone, its sampled from the "The Grunt"-The JB's (James brown's band)
+izzyvulaca Ronald Bell @ 14:07 sounded like and idiot saying that. He being a horn play himself (Kool and the Gang) should have known. The same style was played in James Brown's "Escapism" as well as "Super Badd". Ask Maceo......he knows. Peace.
+dkapone Right! Now correct me if im wrong but i dont think thats actually Maceo. Im not sure about "The grunt" but for escapism and super bad thats actually St Clair Pickney
@ dkapone You're the fool if you think he really didn't know that, he was just expressing that it sounded like a crazy teapot sound, which it kind of did, it sounds like a whistle. Another dope song from the early 90's that also has a horn that sounded like a whistle to me back in the day is "who's gonna take the weight" by Gang Starr, later I found out it's also a horn from a James Brown record I own but it does sound like some crazy whistle, dope fkn sample, and even more dope when DJ Premier starts scratching it on the chorus!!! :)
NO NO NO!!!! They were not outdated but an INFLUENTIAL to unity of many cultures and ethnicity. As far as I'm concerned with today's hip hop suckers: this WAS soul. Nowadays it's just noise, drama, and a vain world of hype. PE, Ice-T, KRS-1, Mantronix, MC Shy D, and a bunch of others are the ones who brought everyone together in a harmonious culture.
I LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!! Coming from a hardcore PE fan!! I got the album Yo Bum Rush The Show when it was released and been a fan ever since!! This documentary is definitely one of the best that I've seen and it leaves nothing out!!! I can't believe that I've never heard of this until now!!
When you grow up on PE and you watch a documentary in 2017 and you learn somethin about the group. That's when you know you've seen a really good film. Thank for the upload.
Dope! i remember the first time i heard Bring da noise. Recorded it on my tape, played it for my little brother, watched his eyes get big lol. We knew this was that new "stuff" that was about to blow up. Good times lol
Fight the Power...pure poetry! The scenes from Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing...where they play Fight the Power...puts a lump in my throat. So powerful!
I idolized PE when I was a teenager, to me they were the root of all things Hip Hip and they were the first of many bands/artists that I would become obsessed with. I loved the whole 'rap with a message' thing that pretty much dominated the Rap scene in the 80's and early 90's and I'll always remember not having an absolute clue about the perils of drug addiction. it just wasn't something I'd ever seen or experienced. And then I heard I'm Your Pusher by Ice-T and Night of the Living Baseheads by PE and at once I knew what they were talking about and completely understood the correlation between Base, Dope and drugs. And then years later I found out that during PE's heyday Flavour Flav was a habitual user of crack cocaine.That came as a complete shock to me.
this is a fantastic documentary, but it fails to mention another reason why PE receded from view circa 1992-93. records like it takes a nation and fear of a black planet, or paul's boutique for that matter became damn near impossible to make after a landmark court case won against biz markie in December 1991 which mandated that artists seek permission from the artists they sample for every individual sample. this gave rise to the popularity of west coast "G-funk", where sampling gave way to interpolation and just out and out ripping off one particular groove or song, and with that the bomb squad production style fell out of favor. nonetheless, it didn't hurt that the whole persona and lyrical focus of Dre and the whole Death Row posse seemed to glorify everything that helped (and is still helping) to enslave many members of the black american community via the prison industrial complex. it was a long way from fight the power.
Sam Windmill you are exactly right. The sampling law damn near handicapped Public Enemy. You could hear it sonically in their music. It wasn't the same. I personally think the bomb squad could've competed with the West Coast sound but they couldn't afford to. That law took creativity out of sampling. Which brings me to this question that hopefully you know the answer to. How in the world was DJ Shadow able to make Entroducing with the current laws?
Ja'Maul Redmond Pretty much why Hardcore and British mid 90s hip hop pissed all over Yank music of the same era. It was pure white label shit and never gave a fuck about the money. Fuck your royalties and your worthless chart positions. Underground FTW.
Sam Windmill Not to miss your point, I got it and it's a good one, but I always thought that it was the Turtles 1989 lawsuit against Del la Soul that started that whole sample-clearance thing.
Ja'Maul Redmond I heard that DJ Shadow caught a lot of flack for making Endtroducing. There was a person who published a near complete listing of the samples from that album, and some artists cried fowl. Note that after that record, Shadow's sampling scaled back considerably. I don't know if he had any legal trouble, but dude he sampled Metallica! The guys who went on to sue Napster! He had to have cleared that one. He'll never do it again, and I doubt anyone else will, either. Probably why he made Guinness Book of Records.
***** Actually Rakim did have sampling problems, that's what lead to the "beef" between him and James Brown, which Rakim rhymes about his second album. And in fact, Rakim was known for using much more full loops and straight jacks than the bits and pieces used by PE and Beastie Boys.
Loved messing with party for your right to fight. When you turn the right speaker off you would just hear flava & then turn off the left you'd just hear chuck rhyme.
ragga hiphop True! I used to do that. Another great album to do that to is the Beastie's Paul's Boutique. All kinds of shit happening in there that you can pick up while wearing headphones... ping pong balls, etc.
Yeah I've noticed that too. I wonder if the title has something to do with Fight For Your Right to Party by The Beastie Boys? I've heard so, but I can be wrong.
The memories.... Middle school man. I will never forget these Brothers. Oh yes, and Rakim.. Forget it. That dude is still the best ever, in my opinion.
Shah-Allah Shabazz what did rakim do at the time u thought was so special? Ive heard a few things but never saw it really but chuck d is good even in today standards let alone for the 80s. Just wondering not being a punk just seeing if u had insight.
Myke Kelli Ask Chuck D. He explains it in this documentary. After their first album was released, in an instant, the game was revolutionized. Rakim revolutionized it. I'm old enough to remember what hip hop sounded like before him.
Dylan Mitchell Dylan 40 ain't shit. I'm a 64 year old white guy that still loves my hardcore Gangster Rap. The looks I get from people in traffic when I'm thumping NWA Straight Outta Compton in my car. Oh Yeah. FUCK THE MOTHER FUCKING POLICE THEY DON'T WANT PEACE , THEY WANT A NIGGA DECEASED.
Enjoyable, watching this made me realise as a small kid born in the UK my black conscientiousness was shaped by Public Enemy and other rappers like them. Even today, I am so aware of who is behind our music and the message being sent out. So many are ignorant! Africa is awakening slowly, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger kicking out the French, another 11 countries to go quite sure they can rap about that!
"Pimping dude? Come the fuck on!" Ha haaa! Griff is too cool for school! Thanks for the upload Jay, been looking to see this documentary again for ages, if only for that line from Griff.
Prof Griff your voice is bigger now in the Black conscious community then it was in the music. Your opinions are still valid today however now we don't need to be part of the white world anymore. You belong to Black people and still inspiring the next generation of young warriors Freedom or Death BLACK POWER. Public Enemy it's great but what you have done as freedom fighter is even greater we're very, very proud of you Talk BLACK to me, Talk back to Me...Blessed 1love
+Dennis Diderot There's something deeply the matter with you conflicting you emotionally which makes you reflect your insecurities through aggression and anger onto other people. I can tell.
I've always been a huge Flavor Flav, Chuck D and The Bomb Squad fan... Love this group. Hell, they even produced Ice Cube's America's Most Wanted album which took his career to another level......
I can see Run DMC without Jam Master Jay, NWA minus Ice Cube, Wu-Tang sans ODB, but in no way, shape, form, or fashion can I imagine PE with no Flavor Flav.
No JMJ, No Run-DMC No MCA, No Beastie Boys No Jalil, No Whodini No Prince Paul, No Stetsasonic No DJ Scratch/DJ K-La Boss, No EPMD No Ced Gee, No Ultramagnetic MCs
I heard PE in 86 or '7; zoomed myself to their Hammersmith Odeon gig in '87 (wasn't so interested in 'headliner' LL Cool J, though Eric B & rakim were cool in support. But PE? On stage, off stage, on TV, in print and nowadays in tweets... PE = pinnacle extraordinaire. Best gig ever. Best, 'most sincere' career to date. Incomparable. Powerful. Energy. So coming from a deep backstory and a clear appreciation of PE: I suspected I might well instantly hate this documentary... 10 minutes in and I'm still enjoying it - I can tell it's legit, frank, and I'm looking forward to the next hour or so... typed (spoken) from the heart.
I'm glad someone finally pointed out what the radio meant in the movie Do the Right Thing. Most people seems to miss that vital point. Great documentary which was incredibly accurate especially when it came to the the faux outrage by the media in regards to PE.
Great doc indeed. Bought "Yo bum Rush the Show" out of curiosity and it blew my mind. Terminator X was an inspiration, as I DJ ed in different dance venues. The record was to educate, couldn't spin it anywhere. FIGHT THE POWER and do the right thing changed young adults, not on the dance floor but through movies and (yes, believe me) Mtv
Exit 21...I lived down the street from Griff.. he told me who was cool and to avoid. he had a karate school at his house. I sometimes walked to school with Keith, and I remember when hank was on the bus coming from Manhattan shopping public enemy... spectrum city in Hempstead HISTORICAL
AWESOME PROGAMME!!!! LOVING IT.. WAS GOING TO WATCH IT LATER AS A TREAT BUT IT STARTED OFF SO GOOD AND THE MUSC SO GOOD ! KIDS VOTED FOR OMAMA WERE BROUGHT UP ON HIP HOP..... And the purpose of hop hop is to raise dialogue!! I LOVE IT!!!
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Sound of my youth and I’m a white guy from a small town in 🇬🇧. How far they went! Respect!
Can't imagine Public Enemy without Flav.
Flava Flave deserves a lot more credit than is given him here. he is an entertainer and gave the group the visuals and colorful edge they needed, since the music was so serious. Chuck D is smart enough to understand this. the gritty and wild sampling also gave the music interest, since the lyric message was so heavy...
I agree. Sadly he kinda turned himself into a caricature (just trying to bring the noise) but anyone who knows PE knows better.
He's also a crackhead
Always loved PE and always will ❤
Chuck D had one of the best rap voices ever - powerful!
NSW1973 You mean "has", right?
NSW1973 GREATEST MC OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!!!
Facts
Dopeness✊🏾
P.E. Forever. Thank you Chuck D, Professor Griff, Terminator X, Flavor Flavor & S1W's for a Great era of true Hip-Hop & Awareness. Props. ✌🏿🇰🇪
As a young man in the U.S. military in Germany in the late 80's Public Enemy defined the trajectory of my life. Long live the message!!!
Best rap act of all time. Nothing touches these guys.
Apart from Vanilla Ice 😂
Big facts
Absolutely
Public Enemy was like the Slayer of Hip Hop. They came out rockin' hard.
Carlos E Mendez Word!
I used to drive them glam rock-loving white boys crazy when I played Rebel Without a Pauze. They couldn't handle it. They broke down.
Yeah agreed...they were a rock group in hip hop...even the beats..
The Slayer of Hip Hop ? Not sure I would have chosen that band to compare them... Perhaps listening to "She watch channel zero?!" could make you change your mind...
Speaking of rocking hard, they had guitar on Sophisticated Bitch from Yo Bum Rush The Show. It was with them from early on, is my point.
The people who had the wisdom to create this documentary should feel proud. Excellent tribute to the power of Public Enemy.
Public enemy need deserves a movie!!!
I was 14 when their 2nd album "It takes a nation of millions to hold us back" came out. When I flipped the record to listen the B-side and the horn started the intro of "Show 'em whatcha got" with the Bar-Kays Harvey "Joe" Henderson speaking the legendary phrase "Freedom is a road seldom traveled by the multitude!" a chill went down my spine. To me it's like an anthem and to this day my most favourite PE track.
Very nice comment! I love how the music made the connection to you. I feel what u say
As a kid Flav was my favorite of them. He is what brought the Flavor to the group. The big clock chain the batman sunglasses. I had a pair in kindergarten. Thanks Mom.♥️
there is no public enemy without flavor flav I mean come on, big ups to chuck D for his loyalty to his posse & insisting allow flav on board if they wanted him. That type loyalty is priceless! great doc!!
43 year old white boy here , been a fan since WAYYY back. Saw them in concert twice. And I'm a cop! So don't stereotype! Lol Bring the noise! !
Well, I can't argue with that.
+dominican cruz Nah, wait. I CAN argue that. It's just a figure of speech. Lots of dudes make that claim- R.A. the Rugged Man says it in "Definition of a Rap Flow" (sooo ill), and check out Rittz "White Boy".
That's dope!!!
Eaton Beavers (Infidel Kafir al-Amriki) You were into NWA as well. Admit it.
biglu323 Admit it? I embrace it! Love all that shit.
The date is 14 Feb 2015 (Valentine's Day). This is the first time I have seen this documentary. I grew up on P.E. from 1987 to 1990 (half of my college years). I graduated high school in 1985 not knowing that ten years later at my high school class reunion in Tupelo, MS that I would take a picture with Chuck D... mind blowin'!!! He came to the class reunion as a date with one of my female classmates. P.E. is a must hear for all Americans.
P.E. was so Revolutionary, Political & Militant.. pac couldn't even get with these dudes..Chuck D & Krs was some of the first to inspire the rest of the Mcs on Revolution & Political rhymes & Lyrics
Great Documentary. Public Enemy is one of the greatest rap groups ever.
Rebel Without a Pause is still the main record I go to for strength whenever I'm feel weak. There has always been something about this record that is just undeniable Black Power.
P.E. The Most Important Real Hip Hop Group Of All Time.....Nuff Said.
For sure!!
Damn right!!
PUBLIC ENEMY MOVIE NOW! AND ONLY SPIKE LEE IS QUALIFIED FOR THIS JOB.
uwannabme michaels FUCKING YES
I'll go with that.
uwannabme michaels Spike Lee is a joke and out of touch. I would rather have someone like Matthew A. Cherry do this if it happened
Go watch the fight the power video, which was public enemys biggest video and their most powerfull song. Directed by spike lee. THen go watch "Do THe rIGht THing" one of spike lees best film, and how he uses the song as a drivin force for the whole movie. F gary gray was perfect for compton coz him and cube worked together on " it was a good day" and friday" he had that strong connection with cube and he is from south central. THe pac film is gonna be shit. SINGLETON was perfect for the job! he knew pac and the family and also worked with him on poetic justice and some music vids. HOw can spike b out of touch from doing a PE film when they are part of his generation. HE took em to the highest level with the film and music video. I havent really cared for spikes post 90's movies, but this project would put him back on the map
uwannabme michaels That convinces me of nothing. Spike Lee is a washout
awesome doco on one of the best hip hop bands ever. they changed hip hop music, and changed music forever. it is a band that makes you think. it is good this band happened. cause these guys made us see how important black history is and i thank these guys for that.
This Doc brought back some great memories. I salute the "Prophets of Rage"!
This young generation that likes this auto tune rap music really needs to sit down and listen intently to Public Enemy.. They'll hear what hip hop/rap music is really all about. Eric B and Rakim was and are badd, Run DMC will never be duplicated but the epitome, The Public Enemy ,are and always will be the greatest rap/hip hop group to ever record music. .Excellent documentary. Thank you. For your contribution to the hip hop legacy!!
Your so on point!!
Hey hunny we not all like this Im born in 04 and I emotionally depend on music like this… my musical connection is rare for my age I know but don’t assume that we all like that auto tune watered down crap I adore the hardcore hiphop rap shit baby ❤️
@@Alexandrawatts333 Solillaquists of Sound, Sweatshop Union, Blackalicious/Gift of Gab, Language Arts Crew, Blue Scholars, Hilltop Hoods, 7L & Esoteric, Def3, e-dubble, Rhythmicru, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Aceyalone, and Styles of Beyond are awesome artists, check them out if you haven't heard them before you won't be disappointed :)
The most powerful rap group ever
One of the most important musical acts the world has ever seen, all genre tags aside.
I'm 58 years old, when Fear of a Black Planet came out it was on my CD player just as much as Mettalica.
Sure
fear of a black planet was a masterpiece. sampling laws killed the bomb squad and public enemy's music. they could never make that music today because each track would cost millions in sampling payments.
Captain Rhodes it's called sampling Clearence royalites
Saw this incredible group last year and wasn't ready for them to start out with Rebel Without a Pause! Through their whole set they have more energy and rhymes than more than any tryer or download app group today! They made us dance and rap through the whole thang and that is what real Hip Hop is all about! Peace!
54 yr old white dude here. PE is, in my opinion, by far the most prolific and powerful rap group ever. I still listen to Chuck spit his knowledge on a regular basis, and I’m a Metal/ punk rock guy!
Your Gonna Get Yours is amongst the best records ever made.
I love Public Enemy. They're definitely one of my favorite hip hop groups of all time.
Grew up on PE. Love Live Public Enemy.
Very BOLD, Very Brilliant, (Public Enemy)
Hip Hop is Public Enemy Rebel without a pause..Blessed
My favorite of all time! Nobody can compare.....NEVER!
Since I'm sat here stoned listening to PE, may as well be watching this ✌🍺🙏
Nice documentary 👍
No one cares
Outstanding documentary!!!! Salute to perhaps the greatest Hip Hop Musical Group Of All time, Public Enemy!!!!!!!
It's alright, I just feel that it misses a lot of what went down after Apocalypse 91, I would have liked to now more about that.
TIME for P.E. movie! it will be bigger than S.O.C.!
sad to say this generation today doesn't want to hear about them because of their political style. N.W.A is extremely overrated in my opinion. I'm a big fan of both but honestly public enemy is underrated & overlooked.
Today's youth don't recognize this as music. If it's not 75 bpm's or less, they can't / won't dance to it. Today's cRap music is hot garbage.
Yesssss
kee williams ...absolutely.
they all have their place. all good.
I’ve been a fan since Nation of Millions and have always considered PE as having the most energy in hip hop. Then I saw them live and I became transformed as they put on a show that makes people lose their shit. Chuck’s delivery is so damn powerful and contagious as he immediately grabs your full attention.
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos...The...THE GREATEST Hip Hop song of ALL TIME!!!
The Rhythm.
The Rebel.
Yes.
YESS SURR.....!
Chuck D. for president!
I was 16 years old when these guys came to my hometown Copenhagen, Denmark. It was in '91. Great show.
Love them - miss the days that rap stood for something besides "driving a Rover"
Thank God I got, have and OWNED all of Public Enemy collection to this day. Not just the group's albums, but the solo albums, PE projects and Sister Souljah albums as well. So, give me that applause for that!!!
Always loved the militant style Prof. Griff brought, and Chuck D's authoritative voice with stirring thought provoking lyrics, and who's a better support/ hype man than
Flav -?
"Mutha fck him AND John Wayne!"
It's an interesting mix of personalities
Public Enemy figth the power,phenomenal documentary
many people dont realize that the "teapot" "siren" noise in Rebel without a pause is actually a saxophone, its sampled from the "The Grunt"-The JB's (James brown's band)
+izzyvulaca Ronald Bell @ 14:07 sounded like and idiot saying that. He being a horn play himself (Kool and the Gang) should have known. The same style was played in James Brown's "Escapism" as well as "Super Badd". Ask Maceo......he knows. Peace.
+dkapone Right! Now correct me if im wrong but i dont think thats actually Maceo. Im not sure about "The grunt" but for escapism and super bad thats actually St Clair Pickney
+izzyvulaca True dat! Peace.
izzyvulaca Maceo Parker was the saxophonist responsible for that sound!
@ dkapone
You're the fool if you think he really didn't know that, he was just expressing that it sounded like a crazy teapot sound, which it kind of did, it sounds like a whistle.
Another dope song from the early 90's that also has a horn that sounded like a whistle to me back in the day is "who's gonna take the weight" by Gang Starr, later I found out it's also a horn from a James Brown record I own but it does sound like some crazy whistle, dope fkn sample, and even more dope when DJ Premier starts scratching it on the chorus!!! :)
We Need Artists like this Now more than Ever!!!
NO NO NO!!!! They were not outdated but an INFLUENTIAL to unity of many cultures and ethnicity. As far as I'm concerned with today's hip hop suckers: this WAS soul. Nowadays it's just noise, drama, and a vain world of hype. PE, Ice-T, KRS-1, Mantronix, MC Shy D, and a bunch of others are the ones who brought everyone together in a harmonious culture.
The black panthers of hip hop
I LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!! Coming from a hardcore PE fan!! I got the album Yo Bum Rush The Show when it was released and been a fan ever since!! This documentary is definitely one of the best that I've seen and it leaves nothing out!!! I can't believe that I've never heard of this until now!!
I still have it on Cassette
Chuck is a lyrical legend but flavor flavor was just the energy to the greatness.
When you grow up on PE and you watch a documentary in 2017 and you learn somethin about the group. That's when you know you've seen a really good film. Thank for the upload.
Dope! i remember the first time i heard Bring da noise. Recorded it on my tape, played it for my little brother, watched his eyes get big lol. We knew this was that new "stuff" that was about to blow up. Good times lol
Love this. My Era and stomping grounds.
Fight the Power...pure poetry! The scenes from Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing...where they play Fight the Power...puts a lump in my throat. So powerful!
I idolized PE when I was a teenager, to me they were the root of all things Hip Hip and they were the first of many bands/artists that I would become obsessed with. I loved the whole 'rap with a message' thing that pretty much dominated the Rap scene in the 80's and early 90's and I'll always remember not having an absolute clue about the perils of drug addiction. it just wasn't something I'd ever seen or experienced. And then I heard I'm Your Pusher by Ice-T and Night of the Living Baseheads by PE and at once I knew what they were talking about and completely understood the correlation between Base, Dope and drugs. And then years later I found out that during PE's heyday Flavour Flav was a habitual user of crack cocaine.That came as a complete shock to me.
this is a fantastic documentary, but it fails to mention another reason why PE receded from view circa 1992-93. records like it takes a nation and fear of a black planet, or paul's boutique for that matter became damn near impossible to make after a landmark court case won against biz markie in December 1991 which mandated that artists seek permission from the artists they sample for every individual sample. this gave rise to the popularity of west coast "G-funk", where sampling gave way to interpolation and just out and out ripping off one particular groove or song, and with that the bomb squad production style fell out of favor. nonetheless, it didn't hurt that the whole persona and lyrical focus of Dre and the whole Death Row posse seemed to glorify everything that helped (and is still helping) to enslave many members of the black american community via the prison industrial complex. it was a long way from fight the power.
Sam Windmill you are exactly right. The sampling law damn near handicapped Public Enemy. You could hear it sonically in their music. It wasn't the same. I personally think the bomb squad could've competed with the West Coast sound but they couldn't afford to. That law took creativity out of sampling. Which brings me to this question that hopefully you know the answer to. How in the world was DJ Shadow able to make Entroducing with the current laws?
Ja'Maul Redmond Pretty much why Hardcore and British mid 90s hip hop pissed all over Yank music of the same era. It was pure white label shit and never gave a fuck about the money. Fuck your royalties and your worthless chart positions. Underground FTW.
Sam Windmill Not to miss your point, I got it and it's a good one, but I always thought that it was the Turtles 1989 lawsuit against Del la Soul that started that whole sample-clearance thing.
Ja'Maul Redmond I heard that DJ Shadow caught a lot of flack for making Endtroducing. There was a person who published a near complete listing of the samples from that album, and some artists cried fowl. Note that after that record, Shadow's sampling scaled back considerably. I don't know if he had any legal trouble, but dude he sampled Metallica! The guys who went on to sue Napster! He had to have cleared that one.
He'll never do it again, and I doubt anyone else will, either. Probably why he made Guinness Book of Records.
***** Actually Rakim did have sampling problems, that's what lead to the "beef" between him and James Brown, which Rakim rhymes about his second album. And in fact, Rakim was known for using much more full loops and straight jacks than the bits and pieces used by PE and Beastie Boys.
Loved messing with party for your right to fight. When you turn the right speaker off you would just hear flava & then turn off the left you'd just hear chuck rhyme.
ragga hiphop True! I used to do that. Another great album to do that to is the Beastie's Paul's Boutique. All kinds of shit happening in there that you can pick up while wearing headphones... ping pong balls, etc.
Eaton Beavers (Infidel Kafir al-Amriki) :-) Ok cool i have that album and will check it out. Thanks bro.
Yeah I've noticed that too. I wonder if the title has something to do with Fight For Your Right to Party by The Beastie Boys? I've heard so, but I can be wrong.
The memories.... Middle school man. I will never forget these Brothers. Oh yes, and Rakim.. Forget it. That dude is still the best ever, in my opinion.
Shah-Allah Shabazz what did rakim do at the time u thought was so special? Ive heard a few things but never saw it really but chuck d is good even in today standards let alone for the 80s. Just wondering not being a punk just seeing if u had insight.
Myke Kelli Ask Chuck D. He explains it in this documentary. After their first album was released, in an instant, the game was revolutionized. Rakim revolutionized it. I'm old enough to remember what hip hop sounded like before him.
Rakim was the dude
If Chuck ran for President,I would vote for him in a second..And Im a 40 something white guy..
Hell, me too. Our current prez proves that literally ANYONE can run and win whether they're qualified or not. Run, Chuck, RUN!
Dylan Mitchell Dylan 40 ain't shit. I'm a 64 year old white guy that still loves my hardcore Gangster Rap. The looks I get from people in traffic when I'm thumping NWA Straight Outta Compton in my car. Oh Yeah. FUCK THE MOTHER FUCKING POLICE THEY DON'T WANT PEACE , THEY WANT A NIGGA DECEASED.
Dylan Mitchell I CO SIGN !!!!
I absolutely agree with you, and I'm a 42 year old gay white guy!
I agree even more and I'm a 85 year old white trans gay disabled Muslim gypsy
Enjoyable, watching this made me realise as a small kid born in the UK my black conscientiousness was shaped by Public Enemy and other rappers like them. Even today, I am so aware of who is behind our music and the message being sent out. So many are ignorant! Africa is awakening slowly, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger kicking out the French, another 11 countries to go quite sure they can rap about that!
Best Quote: "Chuck was like Black Bolt"
"Pimping dude? Come the fuck on!" Ha haaa! Griff is too cool for school! Thanks for the upload Jay, been looking to see this documentary again for ages, if only for that line from Griff.
Prof Griff your voice is bigger now in the Black conscious community then it was in the music. Your opinions are still valid today however now we don't need to be part of the white world anymore. You belong to Black people and still inspiring the next generation of young warriors Freedom or Death BLACK POWER. Public Enemy it's great but what you have done as freedom fighter is even greater we're very, very proud of you Talk BLACK to me, Talk back to Me...Blessed 1love
BLACK POWER B1!
Best doc I've seen on these cats
+Dennis Diderot There's something deeply the matter with you conflicting you emotionally which makes you reflect your insecurities through aggression and anger onto other people. I can tell.
Amen Jesus
Great documentary. I lived those times and PE was my group and music. Incredible group and times. Words can not begin to discribe lol
Public Enemy , N.W.A ........very good James Brown Soul Power..BOBBY BIRD..I GOT SOUL
Thanks for bringing Akala on this :) Gotta love Lowkey, Akala and Public Enemy
fr 💯, akala and lowkey for tha win.
All of you who like this need to check out the later work- Public Enemy and Paris. They should have had Paris in this film!
I've always been a huge Flavor Flav, Chuck D and The Bomb Squad fan... Love this group. Hell, they even produced Ice Cube's America's Most Wanted album which took his career to another level......
Thanks for the upload
There are absolutely NO strong brothers like Griff in hip hop - or black culture, in general. This is a sad.
Thanks for posting this.
I was probably 13 when I first listened Public Enemy, turn it up, bring tha noise :)
Just a great group! I drove my dad crazy listening to this OVER AND OVER! PE in effect go get a late pass!
Those Def Jam jackets used to be hella tight at the time!!
Prof. Griff did those lyrics that was like Rakim back in tha day!!!
Rebel Without A Pause was reminiscient of Queens Bridge by MC Shan and Marley Marl because of that crazy sound!
Yes...Public Enemy is the greatest Rap Group ever...i gotta admit...they were actual True Hip Hop Rock band..!
Fav.hip hop group ever. I miss the glory days of hip hop
I can see Run DMC without Jam Master Jay, NWA minus Ice Cube, Wu-Tang sans ODB, but in no way, shape, form, or fashion can I imagine PE with no Flavor Flav.
Partially agree. No Run DMC without Jay.
No JMJ, No Run-DMC
No MCA, No Beastie Boys
No Jalil, No Whodini
No Prince Paul, No Stetsasonic
No DJ Scratch/DJ K-La Boss, No EPMD
No Ced Gee, No Ultramagnetic MCs
Nice to hear they are still touring and making music together!
I heard PE in 86 or '7; zoomed myself to their Hammersmith Odeon gig in '87 (wasn't so interested in 'headliner' LL Cool J, though Eric B & rakim were cool in support. But PE? On stage, off stage, on TV, in print and nowadays in tweets... PE = pinnacle extraordinaire. Best gig ever. Best, 'most sincere' career to date. Incomparable. Powerful. Energy.
So coming from a deep backstory and a clear appreciation of PE: I suspected I might well instantly hate this documentary... 10 minutes in and I'm still enjoying it - I can tell it's legit, frank, and I'm looking forward to the next hour or so... typed (spoken) from the heart.
I'm glad someone finally pointed out what the radio meant in the movie Do the Right Thing. Most people seems to miss that vital point. Great documentary which was incredibly accurate especially when it came to the the faux outrage by the media in regards to PE.
l met Chuck D and Flavour in Sydney. Singing Dont believe the Hype with Chuck D was a highlight of my life. They were so cool
Great doc indeed. Bought "Yo bum Rush the Show" out of curiosity and it blew my mind. Terminator X was an inspiration, as I DJ ed in different dance venues. The record was to educate, couldn't spin it anywhere. FIGHT THE POWER and do the right thing changed young adults, not on the dance floor but through movies and (yes, believe me) Mtv
I don't believe it takes a nation is the best.... but it's tough to argue..... MASTERPIECE
Run-D.M.C. & Public Enemy Rules The '80's Boyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
everybody want a public enemy movie now but I wanted it first
Arguably,the most important and relevant group of our time...Big ups P.E...
Exit 21...I lived down the street from Griff.. he told me who was cool and to avoid. he had a karate school at his house. I sometimes walked to school with Keith, and I remember when hank was on the bus coming from Manhattan shopping public enemy... spectrum city in Hempstead HISTORICAL
Yo Bum Rush The Show album is a ClasSick. That album was ahead of its time...
It Takes A Nation and Fear are better, but Yo is good too
Great doco, thanks 🙏🙏
AWESOME PROGAMME!!!! LOVING IT.. WAS GOING TO WATCH IT LATER AS A TREAT BUT IT STARTED OFF SO GOOD AND THE MUSC SO GOOD !
KIDS VOTED FOR OMAMA WERE BROUGHT UP ON HIP HOP..... And the purpose of hop hop is to raise dialogue!! I LOVE IT!!!
excellent!
always relevant
Rest In Power Dr. Francis Cress Welsing
Great Documentary
SALUTE and utmost respect to Public Enemy.
Great doc!
FLAVOR......COMFORTABLE IN HIS SKIN.......A TRUE ORIGINAL........
Awesome documentary.