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Yo! Bum Rush the Show
Hip-Hop · 1987 · 12 tracks

Yo! Bum Rush the Show

Public Enemy

A minimalist blueprint of revolution. Sparse 808 beats meet high-frequency noise and the most authoritative voice in rap history.

February 10, 1987 · Def Jam Recordings

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Relentless, confrontational energy with an underlying sense of urban urgency.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
You’re Gonna Get Yours
4:05
02
Sophisticated Bitch
4:30
03
Miuzi Weighs a Ton
5:44
04
Timebomb
2:55
05
Too Much Posse
2:25
06
Rightstarter (Message to a Black Man)
3:49
07
Public Enemy No. 1
4:41
08
M.P.E.
3:44
09
Yo! Bum Rush the Show
4:26
10
Raise the Roof
5:19
11
Megablast
2:51
12
Terminator X Speaks With His Hands
2:13
Moments Worth Listening For
The piercing mosquito-whine synth that cuts through the opening of Public Enemy No. 1.
Vernon Reid's jagged guitar solo colliding with the hip-hop beat on Sophisticated Bitch.
Terminator X's frantic and rhythmic scratching showcase on the closing instrumental track.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Yo! Bum Rush the Show sound next to the rest of Public Enemy's catalogue?

Drum Machine+0.9σ

The instrumentation foregrounds drum machine a touch more than the catalogue usually does.

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