Public Enemy

UK

Formed: 1982

Years Active: 80, 90, 2000

Genres: Rap, R&B

Styles: East Coast Rap, Hip-Hop/Urban, Hip-Hop/Urban, Hardcore Rap, Political Rap, Golden Age

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Public Enemy rewrote the rules of hip-hop, becoming the most influential and controversial rap group of the late '80s and, for many, the definitive rap group of all time. Building from Run-D.M.C.'s street-oriented beats and Boogie Down Productions' proto-gangsta rhyming, Public Enemy pioneered a variation of hardcore rap that was musically and politically revolutionary. With his powerful, authoritative baritone, lead rapper Chuck D rhymed about all kinds of social problems, particularly those plaguing the black community, often condoning revolu...

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