Power To The People And The Beats: Public Enemy's Greatest Hits [Blood Red/Black Smoke 2 LP]

by Public Enemy

Overview

Apart from their 2001 installment in Universal's ongoing 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection series, Public Enemy had not been given a career compilation prior to 2005's Power to the People and the Beats: Public Enemy's Greatest Hits. The 2001 comp overlooked such major cuts as "Rebel Without a Pause" and "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos," plus it was sequenced in a non-chronological order. Power to the People rights those two wrongs by including all of PE's major songs from 1987-1998 -- which doesn't mean it's all their best music, of course -- presented in a chronological fashion, beginning with "You're Gonna Get Yours" and ending with "He Got Game." As such, it provides not only a useful summary of their groundbreaking work, it's also a bracing, exciting listen in its own right. Of course, each individual Public Enemy release recorded during these ten years is worth hearing -- especially 1988's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back and 1990's Fear of a Black Planet, which are two of the great works of art of the 20th century -- but for those who want a quick introduction to the greatest hip-hop group of all time, this fits the bill perfectly. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	02/12/2021
Label:	Def Jam
UPC:	0602507360412
Rank:	54038

Tracks

Disc 1

1. You're Gonna Get Yours
2. Public Enemy No. 1
3. Rebel Without A Pause
4. Bring The Noise
5. Don't Belie The Hype
6. Prophets Of Rage
7. Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos
8. Fight The Power

Disc 2

9. Welcome To The Terrordome
10. 911 Is A Joke
11. Brothers Gonna Work It Out
12. Can't Do Nuttin' For Ya Man!
13. Can't Truss It
14. Shut Em Down
15. By The Time I Get To Arizona
16. Hazy Shade Of Criminal
17. Give It Up
18. He Got Game

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Public Enemy   Primary Artist
Flavor Flav   Primary Artist,Rap
Voices Of Shabach Community Choir Of Long Island   Primary Artist,Ensemble,Orchestra,Choir/Chorus
Stephen Stills   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Al MacDowell   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Professor Griff   Rap
Terminator X   Turntables
Sister Souljah   Rap
Chuck D   Rap,Bass,Voices
Rick Gordon   Drums
Eric "Vietnam" Sadler   Director,Sequencing
David Reeves   Bass
Vernon Reid   Guitar
Bill Stephney   Bass,Guitar
Fred Wells   Guitar
Hank Shocklee   Director,Sequencing
Gary G-Wiz   Sequencing
Allan Givens   Horn
Frank Able   Keyboards
Tyrone Jefferson   Horn
Steve Moss   Congas
Branford Marsalis   Saxophone
Keith Shocklee   Director,Scratching,Sequencing
Carl Ryder   Director,Sequencing
Black To The Future Sample Stars   Voices
Norman Rogers   Scratching
Lorenzo Wyche   Horn

Technical Credits

Department Of Liberation   Personnel,Group Member
Professor Griff   Group Member
Terminator X   Group Member
Flavor Flav   Group Member
Bill Stephney   Audio Production,Mixing,Producer,Production Supervisor
Kirk Yano   Engineer
Eric "Vietnam" Sadler   Arranger,Composer,Creation,Producer,Programming,Drum Programming,Assistant Producer,Synthesizer Programming
Greg Gordon   Engineer
John Bradley   Mixing
John Harrison   Engineer
Rod Hui   Mixing,Engineer
Per Magnusson   Photography
Rob Chiarelli   Engineer
Rick Rubin   Executive Producer
Chuck D   Group Member,Executive Producer
Kathy Nelson   Executive Producer
Spike Lee   Executive Producer
Alvertis Isbell   Composer
Nick Sansano   Mixing,Engineer
Studdah Man   Composer
Hank Shocklee   Mixing,Advisor,Arranger,Composer,Creation,Producer,Programming,Drum Programming,Executive Producer,Synthesizer Programming
Gary G-Wiz   Arranger,Composer,Creation,Producer,Programming,Executive Producer
Jim Sabella   Engineer
William Drayton   Composer
Andrew Catlin   Photography
Mario Rodriquez   Mixing
Carlton Ridenhour   Composer
Owen Smith   Illustrations
David Corio   Photography
Mike Bona   Mixing
Imperial Grand Ministers Of Funk   Producer
DR Period   Producer
Michael Kachko   Product Manager
House Of Tre   Arranger
Sister Souljah   Group Member
Stephen Stills   Composer
Paul Shabazz   Programming
Steven Ett   Mixing,Engineer
Steve Loeb   Engineer
Bob Fudjinski   Mixing,Engineer
Keith Shocklee   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Creation,Producer,Programming,Executive Producer
Ricciano Lumpkin   Engineer
Lily Salinas   Tape Research
The Bomb Squad   Executive Producer
M. Thomas   Composer
Carl Ryder   Advisor,Arranger,Creation,Producer,Executive Producer
Sean Devore   Composer
Dan Wood   Mixing,Engineer
Chuck Valle   Engineer
Rawle Gittens   Engineer
Harry Allen   Performer,Liner Notes
Shannon Steckloff   Production Coordination
Ryan Null   Photo Coordination
Yolanda Giraud   Tape Research
Chuck Chillout   Mixing
Jessica Ruiz   Tape Research
Jeff Jones   Engineer
Mike Gregoire   Design
Paul Reisch   Musician
Daniela Scaramuzza   Photography
Luquantumleap   Composer
Gary Rinaldo   Composer
Thomas Marvell   Composer
Tom Sheehan   Photography
The JBL   Composer,Producer
Danny Clinch   Photography
Neftali Santiago   Composer
Norman Rogers   Composer,Group Member
Interrogators   Group Member
Matt Tritto   Engineer
Stuart Robertz   Composer,Producer,Programming
Adam Yauch   Liner Notes
Harry Weinger   Compilation Producer
Bill Levenson   Compilation Producer
Chris Shaw   Mixing,Engineer
Ellen Fitton   Mastering
Cerwin Depper   Composer,Producer
Vartan   Art Direction