With 1987's 'Yo! Bum Rush the Show', Public Enemy introduce a new kind of bravado that's not just directed at other players and sucker mcs but is an out-and-out middle-finger challenge to the whole world, as these serious brothers roll right over you in a slow-moving convoy of 98 Oldsmobiles ('you're gonna get yours'). Public enemy crowd these tracks with disparate sounds that move your butt while they buzz from every channel. Despite their serious posturing, you'll be grateful for the sloppy bass line in 'Timebomb' and Terminator x's brilliant tone experiment, 'Public Enemy No. 1.' 'Yo! Bum Rush the Show' isn't Public Enemy's masterpiece, but it's a truly standout album, a warning shot for the full-scale assault they would later initiate on 'It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold us Back'.
Track Listing:
1. You're Gonna Get Yours - Public Enemy (4.06)
2. Sophisticated Bitch - Public Enemy (4.3)
3. Miuzi Weighs a Ton - Public Enemy (5.45)
4. Timebomb - Public Enemy (2.54)
5. Too Much Posse - Public Enemy (2.25)
6. Rightstarter (Message to a Black Man) - Public Enemy (3.5)
7. Public Enemy No. 1 - Public Enemy (4.4)
8. M.P.E. - Public Enemy (3.45)
9. Yo! Bum Rush the Show - Public Enemy (4.25)
10. Raise the Roof - Public Enemy (5.19)
11. Megablast - Public Enemy (2.51)
12. Terminator X Speaks With His Hands - Public Enemy (2.14)
Year of Production: 1987
