Yo! Bum Rush the Show
by Public Enemy
- Type: Album
- Released: 26 January 1987
- Label: Def Jam
- Country: United States
- Length: 46:41
- Community rating: 3.53/5 from 4 ratings
Artists on this release: Eric Sadler, Vernon Reid, Carlton Ridenhour, William Jonathan Drayton
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Public Enemy's debut introduces a militant, aggressively political dimension to East Coast hip-hop, anchored by Chuck D's booming, authoritative vocal delivery. The Bomb Squad's dense, turntable-heavy production utilizes raw drum loops and abrasive noise to back these rebellious, socially conscious narratives. 'Yo! Bum Rush the Show' remains a rugged, energetic manifesto that permanently radicalized the rap genre.
Genres
Descriptors: conscious, sampling, political, rhythmic, rap, old-school, classic
Tracklist
- You're Gonna Get Yours (4:04)
- Sophisticated Bitch (4:30)
- Miuzi Weighs A Ton (5:44)
- Timebomb (2:54)
- Too Much Posse (2:25)
- Rightstarter (Message To A Black Man) (3:48)
- Public Enemy No. 1 (4:41)
- M.P.E. (3:44)
- Yo! Bum Rush The Show (4:25)
- Raise The Roof (5:18)
- Megablast (2:51)
- Terminator X Speaks With His Hands (2:13)
Credits
- Public Enemy - primary artist
- Eric Haze - art direction
- Bill Stephney - bass, guitar, mixed by, producer
- Steve Linsley - bass, engineer, mixed by
- Carl Ryder - co-producer, arranged by, directed by, cover [concept]
- Hank Shocklee - co-producer, arranged by, directed by, drum programming, mixed by, written-by
- Glen E. Friedman - cover [concept], photography by
- Eric Sadler - drum programming, written-by
- Steve Ett - engineer, mixed by
- Rick Rubin - executive-producer, mixed by, executive producer
- Vernon Reid - guitar, guitar [solo]
- Howie Weinberg - lacquer cut by, mastered by
- Chuck D - performer [public enemy is], rap [voice]
- Flavor Flav - performer [public enemy is], rap [next voice]
- Terminator X - performer [public enemy is]
- The Security Of The First World - performer [public enemy is]
- Norman Rogers - scratches [lead scratch]
- Johnny Juice Rosado - scratches [rhythm scratch]
- Carlton Ridenhour - written-by
- William Jonathan Drayton - written-by