Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age

Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age
File:Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age.jpg Studio album by Public Enemy
Released	August 23, 1994
Recorded	July 1993 - March 1994
Studio	The Hit Factory (New York City) Sonic Sound Studio (Long Island, New York) Kala Studio (Atlanta, Georgia) Power Station (New York City) Greene Point Studios (Brooklyn, New York) Suburban Funk Studios (Long Island, New York)
Genre	East Coast hip hop, Conscious hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Political hip hop, Alternative hip hop
Length	74:28
Label	Def Jam Recordings / PolyGram Records
Producer	Gary G-Wiz, The Bomb Squad (also exec.), Larry "Panic" Walford (co.), Carl Ryder, Flavor Flav, Easy Mo Bee (co.), Kerwin Young (co.), Keith Shocklee, Studdah Man

Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age is the fifth studio album by American Hip hop group Public Enemy. It was released in August 23, 1994 under Def Jam Recordings and PolyGram Records. Recording sessions took place at Kala Studios in Atlanta, Georgia and at Sonic Sound Studio, Power Station, The Hit Factory, Greene Point Studios and Suburban Funk Studios in New York City from July 1993 to March 1994. Production was handled by The Bomb Squad, Gary G-Wiz, Carl Ryder, Keith Shocklee, Studdah Man and Flavor Flav, with co-production from Easy Mo Bee, Kerwin Young and Larry "Panic" Walford. The album is the follow up from their 1991 LP Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Back.

The title is a reverse mondegreen of the phrase "music in our message", emphisizing that their message is more important the music, rather than the typical "message in our music". Alternatively, It could be interpreted as "music in our message".

The album peaked at #14 on the Billboard 200 chart and #4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States for selling 56,000 copies in its first week of release. Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age spawned the singles: "Give It Up", "I Stand Accused", "What Kind of Power We Got?" and "So Whatcha Gone Do Now". On October 25, 1994, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales over 500,000 copies in the United States.

Track listing

1. "Whole Lotta Love Goin' on In the Middle of Hell" - 3:12
2. "Theatrical Parts" - 0:28
3. "Give It Up" - 4:31
4. "What Side You On?" - 4:07
5. "Bedlam 13:13" - 4:06
6. "Stop in The Name..." - 1:21
7. "What Kind of Power We Got?" - 5:30
8. "So Whatcha Gone Do Now" - 4:41
9. "White Heaven/Black Hell" - 1:06
10. "Race Against Time" - 3:21
11. "They Used to Call It Dope" - 0:29
12. "Aintnuttin' Buttersong" - 4:23
13. "Live and Undrugged, Pts. 1 & 2" - 5:54
14. "Thin Line Between Law & Rape" - 4:45
15. "I Ain't Mad At All" - 3:24
16. "Death Of a Carjacka" - 2:00
17. "I Stand Accused" - 3:56
18. "Godd Complexx" - 3:40
19. "Hitler Day" - 4:27
20. "Harry Allen's Interactive Super Highway Phone Call to Chuck D" - 2:55
21. "Livin' In a Zoo (Remix)" - 3:38

Samples

Whole Lotta Love Goin' On in the Middle of Hell

• "Brother's Gonna Work It Out" by Willie Hutch
• "Life Is Funky" by The Round Robin Monopoly
• "Brothers Gonna Work It Out" from The Mack
• "Welcome to the Terrordome" by Public Enemy

Give It Up

• "Opus De Soul" by Albert King, Steve Copper and Pop Staples

Stop In the Name...

• "The Rill Thing" by Little Richard

What Kind of Power We Got?

• "Soul Power" by James Brown
• "(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People" by The Chi-Lites
• "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy

So Whatcha Gone Do Now

• "After the Race" by Mandrill
• "Confrontation Outside of KFC" from School Daze

White Heaven/Black Hell

• "(Girl) I Love You" by The Temprees

Race Against Time

• "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" by James Brown

They Used to Call It Dope

• "Show 'Em Whatcha Got", "Bring the Noise" and "She Watch Channel Zero?!" by Public Enemy

Aintnuttin' Buttersong

• "Star Spangled Banner" by Jimi Hendrix
• "Do Your Dance" by Rose Royce
• "Jeep Ass Niguh" by Masta Ace Incorporated

Live and Undrugged, Pts. 1 & 2

• "Sing a Simple Song" by Please (Funk Group)
• "Let's Stay Together" by Al Green
• "Revolution" by The Beatles
• "Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down" by Brand Nubian

Thin Line Between Law & Rape

• "No Woman, No Cry" by Bob Marley and The Wailers
• "Cinderfella Dana Dane" by Dana Dane

I Ain't Mad At All

• "Bustin' Loose" by Chuck Brown and The Soul Searchers
• "Dance Across the Floor" by Jimmy "Bo" Horne

Death Of a Carjacka

• "Hold On, I'm Comin'" by The Soul Children

I Stand Accused

• "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players
• "The Payback" by James Brown
• "Final Funk" by Mandre
• "Stuttering Champ" from Harlem Nights

Godd Complexx

• "White Man's Got a God Complex" by The Last Poets
• "Back To the Grill" by MC Serch feat. Red Hot Lover Tone, Nas and Chubb Rock

Hitler Day

• "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam

Livin' In a Zoo (Remix)

• "Spinning Wheel" by Lonnie Smith
• "Caught, Can We Get a Witness?" by Public Enemy