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Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black · For their fourth album Public Enemy chose a new direction partly out of necessity. According to Hank Shocklee, the discs containing almost all the tracks from four or five years had been stolen, so the group had to re-record in a hurry. The sound therefore became leaner than on earlier records, and live musicians played a bigger role. The album was released in 1991 on Def Jam.
On 1 Million Bottlebags the group protests against the spread of malt liquor in the African-American community. With the metal band Anthrax they made a thrash version of Bring the Noise. The controversial video for By the Time I Get to Arizona showed the murder of Governor Evan Mecham. Can't Truss It became the most successful single. Critics praised the record, and in The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop poll it came in at number 2.
Listening
Track list
- 1Lost at Birth3:49Apple Music ↗
- 2Rebirth0:00Apple Music ↗
- 3Nighttrain3:27Apple Music ↗
- 4Can't Truss It5:22Apple Music ↗
- 5I Don't Wanna Be Called Yo Niga4:24Apple Music ↗
- 6How to Kill a Radio Consultant3:10Apple Music ↗
- 7By the Time I Get to Arizona4:49Apple Music ↗
- 8Move! (feat. Sister Souljah)4:00Apple Music ↗
- 91 Million Bottlebags4:06Apple Music ↗
- 10More News at 112:39Apple Music ↗
- 11Shut 'Em Down5:04Apple Music ↗
- 12A Letter to the New York Post2:45Apple Music ↗
- 13Get the F... Outta Dodge (feat. True Mathematics)2:38Apple Music ↗
- 14Bring The Noise (feat. Public Enemy)3:47Apple Music ↗
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