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Yo! Bum Rush the Show
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Yo! Bum Rush the Show is Public Enemy's debut album and was released in March 1987 on Def Jam Recordings. It was recorded at Spectrum City Studios in Hempstead, New York. The record brought together the sample-rich production of the Bomb Squad and the scratching of DJ Terminator X with the black nationalist politics of the rapper Chuck D. As a result it was not well received everywhere by radio and critics.
The music is bare and confrontational: a pounding pulse, hard drums and a high electronic tone, without melody. Most radio programmers ignored the album, but it still became one of the fastest-selling hip hop records. The singles were Public Enemy No. 1 and You're Gonna Get Yours. In the British press it scored high: NME called it the best record of 1987. Later it is regarded as one of the most influential hip hop albums.
Listening
Track list
- 1You're Gonna Get Yours4:04Apple Music ↗
- 2Sophisticated Bitch4:30Apple Music ↗
- 3Miuzi Weighs a Ton5:44Apple Music ↗
- 4Timebomb2:55Apple Music ↗
- 5Too Much Posse2:25Apple Music ↗
- 6Rightstarter (Message To a Black Man)3:48Apple Music ↗
- 7Public Enemy No.14:41Apple Music ↗
- 8M.P.E.3:44Apple Music ↗
- 9Yo! Bum Rush the Show4:26Apple Music ↗
- 10Raise the Roof5:19Apple Music ↗
- 11Megablast2:51Apple Music ↗
- 12Terminator X Speaks With His Hands2:13Apple Music ↗
30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗