Everybody already knows this, but this rap album by Public Enemy is one of the greatest of planet Earth. Serious, political, and highly charged lyrics mixed with drum and brass licks that sound more like sirens in a war zone, this album is totally unlike any rap album that has been released in the past decade or so. Remember when rap was political, about change and revolution, and white news pundits everywhere were scared and talked about it destroying our culture? Well, instead rap became about why capitalism is great, Flavor Flav became star of a minstrel show, and Chuck D just looks so damned tired. On the other hand, the failure of the revolution doesn't negate the greatness of this album, so give it a listen and just use your imagination why don't you.RATING: 91%
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I, Angus McTavish, an accredited R3 rating expert, do hereby award this review 4 out of 5 stars. Congratulations!
O.K. just because I liked your review it doesn't mean I like rap music. I get the same headache listening to rap as I get when I listen to a jackhammer. In rap, and all related hip hop crap, the lyrics don’t match the melody and they repeat the same simplistic beat over and over and over and over. Fuck, stop it please.
I'm on a boat!
Get the fuck up, this boat is REAL.
Any birthday greetings in order for today?
Is there a birthday? Facebook has not alerted me to a birthday.
It's Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!
See, and Sarah said no one was going to get that comment, even though I think that it perfectly dovetailed with the idea of hip-hop movement from revolution to commercialism.
Revolution's so 1917.
Hold up. Sure, the 90's were largely about violence and street experiences, but before that rap was about personal glorification.
how come the first comment is deleted (not mad, just disappointed)
The guy standing next to the giant beer is right. Rap was never as political as people want to think it used to be. I also think it's still political today, but that could be because I'm stuck in 1998.
hey speaking of rap check out my coments on this dudes blog:
dudes blog
i did this while yall were on sabatacal from rrevews3 coz i was lonely its not my best work but i gota save my a-material for facebook
also check out my coments on the other three parts and in the other blogs too (you dont have to read them i didnt
(n)BNL:
You're the king. Those posts killed me; glad to see you on a site like flatmancrooked. Outstanding work, my friend.
the post so nice he made it twice
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