Apocalypse 91: The Enemy Strikes Black

Editorial Reviews
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Maybe it's a concept album, but every odd numbered track on Apocalypse is incredible, while the even tracks fall apart or never come together at all. If you listen to the odds, you get PE breaking down issues facing African Americans almost to minutiae, outing everything from corporate sneaker pimps ("Shut Em Down") and 40oz. killers ("One Million Bottlebags") to a racially corrupt government ("By the Time I Get to Arizona"). And, thankfully, most of that dogma is couched inside PE's trademark air-raid drill noisematics so you can shake your ass while PE sublimates the gospel into your brain. Unfortunately, drop the odd tracks and you're listening to a sonically and lyrically inferior album. Suffer through Flav's reprehensible plea for martyrdom in "A Letter to the New York Post," or the inane and superfluous "Bring Tha Noize"--a co-op with Anthrax which takes rap-rock crossover back to a sad place, alongside Lou Reed's "Original (W)rapper". --Todd Levin

Apocalypse 91: The Enemy Strikes Black,Public Enemy,Def Jam,Pop,Rap,Rap & Hip-Hop,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues

Tracks:

Lost At Birth
Rebirth
Nighttrain
Can't Truss It
I Don't Wanna Be Called Yo Niga
How To Kill A Radio Consultant
By The Time I Get To Arizona
Move!
1 Million Bottlebags
More News At 11
Shut Em Down
A Letter To The New York Post
Get The F--- Outta Dodge
Bring Tha Noize (w/Anthrax)

Customer Reviews:

The godfather of conscious rap.......2007-01-13

I have nothing but respect for Public Enemy. They opened up the doors for rappers who would raher give you insight in music than the same old playlist recommendations. Even though my respect for Flava Flav(or Tasteless Taste)has dwindled over the years, my respect for Chuck D has never changed. Standout Tracks: LOST AT BIRTH, REBIRTH, NIGHTTRAIN, CANT TRUSS IT(I used to be able to sing all the words to this song as a youth), I DONT WANNA BE CALLED YO N***A, BY THE TIME I GET TO ARIZONA, MOVE, I MILLION BOTTLEBAGS, SHUT EM DOWN(the skit at the end of this song is as truthful as it is hilarious), GET THE F*** OUTTA DODGE etc. Filler: None. Bottom Line: This is a hip hop classic from beginning to end. A lot of gems on this album, the lyrics were excellent and the production(provided by the Bomb Squad) is solid as usual. One of my favorite Public Enemy albums after It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back.

Bass for your Face , Not an 8 Track.......2006-01-03

After having released 3 critically acclaimed albums, PE came with Apocalypse 91. Unfortunately, this album (unfairly) marked a long downslide for them. Although the album itself is first rate, critics were already comparing their work to the near-perfect Nation of Millions. While Black Planet continued that barrage, 91 was a different record. It also came out at a time when Professor Griff and Chuck D were coming under heavy fire for statements they had made in press conferences. So as their public image suffered, so did this record. Standout cuts include "Can't Truss It" "Arizona" "Bottlebags" "Shut Em Down" and "Dodge". Granted, this project is more uneven than the other 3 PE tracks to this point, but still a great PE album.

The Last Call.......2005-11-20

The last great album from PE. It was released when the minstrel show known as gangster rap was on the verge of taking over hip hop.

Good Album from PE.......2005-08-08

Public Enemy's fourth album is as good as as It Takes a Nation... and Fear of a Black Planet. This album is the first album I listened that got me into Public Enemy. The songs are as political as on the last two plus there are some great lyrical songs on this cd. This also has the rock version of Bring Tha Noize with Anthrax which makes a great song even greater. Flava Flav's track is pretty good too. Favorites include Lost At Birth, Can't Truss It, I Don't Wanna Be Called Yo N**a, How To Kill A Radio Consultant, By The Time I Get To Arizona, 1 Million Bottlebags, More News At 11, Shut Em Down, Get The F--- Outta Dodge, and Bring Tha Noize (w/Anthrax). Highly Recommended.

Public Enemy No 1.......2005-02-14

This was actually the first hip hop album I bought (aswell as Dr Dre's 2001) when I was 10 in 2000. I didnt know this was rap cause i'd heard "Bring the noise" with anthrax on a video gameandthought it would be rap metal. At first I didn't like it and didnt listen to it for a couple of years, when I did I thought This is sick!

Annnywayz the standoutz on here are Shut Em Down, Bring the noise, nighttain and Dont Wanna be called yo N-gga. This is a less heard of cd than the others but is still dope. Not asgood as the first three but still you should buy it.

And thats all I have to say about that