Greatest Misses

by Public Enemy

Greatest Misses cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 15 September 1992
  • Label: Def Jam
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 55:43
  • Community rating: 2.98/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Kerwin Young, Gary G-Wiz, Hank Shocklee, Mr. Bass, Dr. Treble, Strong Island Sounds, Carl Ryder, Keith Shocklee, Paul Shabazz, Imperial Grand Ministers Of Funk, The Bomb Squad, David Cochrane

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released as a stopgap between major studio efforts, this hybrid compilation combines six brand-new tracks with heavy remixes of the group's previous classics. 'Greatest Misses' maintains the chaotic, dense production of the Bomb Squad while attempting to align Chuck D's militant rhetoric with the era's shifting hip-hop aesthetics. While critically viewed as a minor release in their legendary catalog, the new material reflects the turbulent racial politics of the immediate post-LA riots landscape.

Genres

Descriptors: Conscious, political, conscious

Tracklist

  1. Tie Goes To The Runner (4:17)
  2. Hit Da Road Jack (4:01)
  3. Gett Off My Back (4:52)
  4. Gotta Do What I Gotta Do (4:44)
  5. Air Hoodlum (3:44)
  6. Hazy Shade Of Criminal (4:54)
  7. Megablast - The Madd Skillz Bass Pipe Gett Off Remixx (3:00)
  8. Louder Than A Bomb - JMJ Telephone Tap Groove (3:36)
  9. You're Gonna Get Yours - Reanimated TX Getaway Version (4:10)
  10. How To Kill A Radio Consultant - The DJ Chuck Chillout Mega Murder Boom (4:02)
  11. Who Stole The Soul? - Sir Jinx Stolen Souled Out Reparation Mixx (3:38)
  12. Party For Your Right To Fight - Black Wax Metromixx (5:52)
  13. Shut Em Down - Live In The UK (4:46)

Credits

  • Public Enemy - primary artist
  • Kent Williams - illustration
  • Vlado Meller - lacquer cut by [vlado]
  • Vernon J. Brown - other [business representation]
  • Carlton Ridenhour - written-by
  • Shaun Stewart - written-by
  • Davy D - bass [x-tra bass]
  • William Jonathan Drayton - written-by

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