Revolverlution
Public Enemy
Koch International
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Chuck D is back with a new Public Enemy album, the provocative Revolverlution. It's a bizarre project, featuring eight new Public Enemy songs and a handful of old tracks with new backing music created by fans. The group continues their tradition in true form, bringing a strong voice of social conscience and a forum for pertinent social issues that demand attention.
Considered one of the most controversial and influential groups in rap music, Public Enemy started the trend that blurred the lines between music and politics -- channeling hip-hop as a social force. As a student in New York, Chuck D (born Carlton Ridenhour) met fellow hip-hop fans Hank Shocklee and Bill Stepheny while deejaying at a college radio station. The three cut several demos, enticing producer Rick Rubin. Impressed by Chuck D's freestyling, he recruited the rapper to his Def Jam label. While Shocklee and Stepheny signed on as producer and publicist, respectively, Chuck D recruited DJ Terminator X (Norman Lee Rogers), Professor Griff (Richard Griff) and Flavor Flav (William Drayton) to round out the crew. The group was officially formed in 1982, and has been pumping out the hits ever since.
Chuck D. and the group masterfully blend some of their older tracks with the new beat-pounding lyrics the fans have come to expect. With the absence of Terminator X, Public Enemy still brings the bass pumping beat along with brilliant lyrical accompaniment and old-school fury behind their message. Chuck addresses everything from the pathos and apathy of the music industry to the absurdity of talk shows and black on black hate.
Public Enemy is notorious for its hard noised views on everything from politics to parenting. Chuck D himself was a speaker not too long ago here at IU, lecturing on the origins of Hip-Hop, what "real" rap music is all about, and of course, conveying his social and political views, which he eloquently and blatantly expresses on this new album.
Tracks like, "Get Your Shit Together," "Revolverlution," and "Public Enemy No. 1 (remix)" give fans and hip-hop lovers all of the Public Enemy "Damn the man" content they can handle. This album is a must for the car and home stereo, and please make sure to wake the neighboors.
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