| Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black | |
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| File:Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black.jpg Studio album by Public Enemy | |
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Released |
September 14, 1991 |
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Recorded |
October 1990 - April 1991 |
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Studio |
The Music Palace |
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Genre |
East Coast hip hop, Political hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Conscious hip hop |
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Length |
51:54 |
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Label |
Def Jam Recordings / Columbia Records |
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Producer |
The Bomb Squad (exec.), The Imperial Grand Ministers of Funk |
Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black is the fourth studio album by American Hip hop group Public Enemy. It was released in September 14, 1991 via Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records. It is also the follow up from their previous effort Fear of a Black Planet released in 1990. Recording sessions took place at The Music Palace in Long Island, New York through October 1990 to April 1991. Production was handled entirely by The Bomb Squad and The Imperial Grand Ministers of Funk. It includes guest appearances from Sister Souljah, True Mathematics and Anthrax.
The album debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 chart and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black released the four singles: "By the Time I Get to Arizona", "Can't Truss It", "Shut 'Em Down" and "Nighttrain". On November 26, 1991, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of one million copies in the United States.
Track listing[]
- "Lost at Birth" - 3:49
- "Rebirth" - 0:59
- "Nighttrain" - 3:27
- "Can't Truss It" - 5:21
- "I Don't Wanna Be Called Yo' N*!@a" - 4:23
- "How to Kill a Radio Consultant" - 3:09
- "By the Time I Get to Arizona" - 4:48
- "Move!" (feat. Sister Souljah) - 4:59
- "1 Million Bottlebags" - 4:06
- "More News at 11" - 2:39
- "Shut 'Em Down" - 5:04
- "A Letter to The New York Post" - 2:45
- "Get the Fuck Outta Dodge" (feat. True Mathematics) - 2:38
- "Bring tha Noize" (feat. Anthrax) - 3:34
Samples[]
Lost at Birth
- "Living Wreck" by Deep Purple
- "Can I Kick It?" by A Tribe Called Quest
Nighttrain
- "Night Train" by James Brown
- "Spinning Wheel" by Blood, Sweat & Tears
- "Good Old Music" by Funkadelic
Can't Truss It
- "The Humpty Dance" by Digital Underground
- "Slide" by Slave
- "Hihache" by Lafayette Afro Rock Band
- "Paul Revere" by Beastie Boys
I Don't Wanna Be Called Yo' N*!#a
- "Hot Dawgit" by Ramsey Lewis
- "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps
- "The Symphony" by Marley Marl feat. Masta Ace, Craig G, Kool G Rap and Big Daddy Kane
How to Kill a Radio Consultant
- "Beats to the Rhyme" by Run-D.M.C.
- "Running" by Baby Huey
- "Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants) (Live at the Apollo)" by James Brown
- "It's Yours" by T La Rock and Jazzy Jay
- "Talkin' Loud & Sayin' Nothing" by James Brown
- "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J
By the Time I Get to Arizona
- "Two Sisters of Mystery" by Mandrill
- "Two Kinds of People" by The New Birth
- "Walk On" by The Jackson 5
Move!
- "Fly Me to The Moon" by Lyn Collins
- "War" by Edwin Starr
- "War at 33 1/2" by Public Enemy
1 Million Bottlebags
- "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" by Bob James
- "Make It Good to Yourself" by James Brown
- "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp
- "Meeting of the Five Families" from The Godfather
More News at 11
- "Rumors" by Timex Social Club
Shut 'Em Down
- "The Rainmaker" by The 5th Dimension
- "Biyo" by Earth, Wind & Fire
- "Rock Steady" by Aretha Franklin
A Letter to the New York Post
- "Make the Music With Your Mouth" by Biz Markie feat. T.J. Swann
Get the Fuck Outta Dodge
- "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone
- "Groove Me" by King Floyd
- "Ain't No Half-Steppin'" by Big Daddy Kane