YO! BUM RUSH THE SHOW, their debut album, filled a gap in hip-hop: raps that attempted to delineate black suffering in America, and instill pride in the place of hopelessness. The balance between Chuck D's explosive raps and Flavor Flav's humorous asides played perfectly off the scratching of DJ Terminator X. While some critics branded them "too hostile," their message spread to fans of all colors.
Public Enemy: Chuck D, Flavor-Flav (rap vocals); Norman "Terminator X" Rogers (scratches); The Security Of The First World.
- Additional personnel: Vernon Reid (guitar); Bill Stephney (guitar, bass); Hank Shocklee, Eric Sadler (synthesizer, drum programming); Steve Linsley (bass); Johnny "Juice" Rosado (scratches).
- Recorded at Spectrum City Studios, Hempstead, New York.
- From "Strong Island" (Long Island, New York) came the unstoppable sound of Public Enemy, a rap band that saw itself as a vital, explicitly political voice in the black community.
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: Rap & Hip-Hop
TRACKS
1 You're Gonna Get Yours
2 Sophisticated Bitch
3 Miuzi Weighs a Ton
4 Timebomb
5 Too Much Posse
6 Rightstarter (Message to a Black Man)
7 Public Enemy No.1
8 M.P.E
9 Yo! Bum Rush the Show
10 Raise the Roof
11 Megablast
12 Terminator X Speaks with His Hands
