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Public Enemy

About Public Enemy • Public Enemy was formed in 1982 in Long Island. The group consists of Chuck D, Flavour Flav, Professor Griff, Khari Wynn, DJ Lord and the S 1 W group. They’re well known for there politically charged music and critic of the American media, with an active interest in the frustrations and concerns of the African American community. They released their debut album ‘Yo! Bum Rush the Show’ in 1987 and continued to release hits later on.

Public Enemy Their first four albums during the late 80 s and 90 s where all either certified gold or platinum and sold millions of copies. They also established a variation of hard-core rap that was musically and politically revolutionary. Chuck D rhymed about all kinds of social problems that where going on at the time like, problems in the black community and condoning revolutionary tactics and social activism. In 1994, PE returned from a break with ‘Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age’ which included lyrics critical of the fast rising gangsta rap genre and its frequent glorification of violence, drugs and money.

Voice-over script Public Enemy is an American hip-hop group formed on Long Island in 1982. The group consists of Chuck D, Flavour Flav, Professor Griff, Khari Wynn, DJ Lord and the S 1 W group (security of the 1 st world). They’re well known for their politically charged music and criticism of the American media. They have an active interest in the frustrations and concerns of the African American community. There are some artists who’ve influenced Public Enemy, both musically and politically. These artists are Bob Marley, The Isley Brothers, Afrika Bambaataa and James Brown. Marley was intensely political and many people loved and listened to him. Brown’s main social activism was in preserving the need for education among youths, influenced by his own troubled childhood and his forced dropping out of the seventh grade for wearing “insufficient clothes”. These artists have influenced Public Enemy to become the artists they are today. Public Enemy moved a lot of people. They had strong political views about the community they lived in, the media and the problems plaguing the black community. They used their music as a way to send the world a message. This was proven to be effective when they started to sell millions of copies worldwide. Public Enemy’s first four albums, that were released during the late 80 s and through the 90 s, where all either certified gold or platinum. They established a variation of hard-core rap that was musically and politically revolutionary. Chuck D rhymed about all kinds of social problems that where going on at the time, like problems in the black community and condoning revolutionary tactics and social activism. In 1994, PE released a song called ‘Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age’ which included lyrics critical of the fast rising gangsta rap genre and its frequent glorification of violence, drugs and money. This song isn’t the only one with a strong message. ‘Fight the Power’ is a single released in June 1989. It incorporates various samples and allusions to African-American culture, including civil rights exhortations, black church services and the music of James Brown. Public Enemy frequently ran into controversy with their fierce stance and lyrics, especially after their 1988 album ‘It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back’ made them into celebrities. After all the controversy settled in the early '90 s, once the group entered a hiatus, it became clear that Public Enemy were the most influential and radical band of their time. The members of Public Enemy last had a concert with Prophets of Rage in October 2016. Chuck D has upcoming events for 2017 with the Prophets Of Rage in may all the way through to June. However, PE as a whole has no upcoming events or tours listed for 2017.

Treatment • Working title Life Of Public Enemy • Estimated duration 3 minutes • Synopsis A short documentary about the political stance Public Enemy had and how this effected the community. • Rationale This documentary should be made and will succeed because it has an excellent storyline. Public Enemy talked about many things that are still relevant today, such as racism. I can safely say that PE were the most influential band of there time. The world would love to hear/see this documentary. • Feasibility The project is reasonably practical. It mainly uses information and items that already exist like there music videos and interviews. It doesn’t rely on special effects which saves time.