Public Enemy

Public Enemy
Also known as	P.E.
Origin	Long Island, New York, U.S.
Genre	Hip hop, political hip hop, hardcore hip hop
Years active	1986-present
Label	Def Jam Recordings (1986-1998) Columbia Records (1987-1991) CBS Records (1987-1991) Enemy (2012-present)
Associated acts	The Bomb Squad, Paris
Members	Chuck D Flavor Flav Professor Griff DJ Lord
Past members	Terminator X

Public Enemy is an American hip hop group from Long Island, New York. It consists of Chuck D, Flavor Flav, DJ Lord (who replaced Terminator X in 1998), and Professor Griff (who was dismissed from the group for anti-Semitic remarks in 1990 but rejoined in 1999). Formed in 1986, Public Enemy are known for their politically charged lyrics and criticism of the American media, with an active interest in the frustrations and concerns of the African-American community. Their first four albums during the late 1980s and early 1990s were all certified either gold or platinum and were, according to music critic Robert Hilburn, "the most acclaimed body of work ever by a rap act."

Discography

Studio albums

• 1987: Yo! Bum Rush the Show
• 1988: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
• 1990: Fear of a Black Planet
• 1991: Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Back
• 1994: Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age
• 1998: He Got Game
• 1999: There's a Poison Goin' On
• 2002: Revolverlution
• 2005: New Whirl Odor
• 2007: How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul?
• 2012: Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp
• 2012: The Evil Empire of Everything
• 2015: Man Plans God Laughs
• 2017: Nothing Is Quick in the Desert

Collaborative albums

• 2006: Rebirth of a Nation (with Paris)