![]() The song is a somewhat musically restrained for the group, as the music is not as overwhelming as many of their other tracks. Though every song from Public Enemy has a sound that cannot be mistaken, on"Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos," the group redefines the hip hop genre in a number of ways. Though every second of the album is nothing short of phenomenal, there is no song anywhere else in hip hop history that is harder or more unmistakable than Public Enemy's 1988 single, "Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos." From the crushing music of Tha Bomb Squad to the iconic voice of Chuck D, there is no mistaking the music of Public Enemy, and it was their monumental 1988 record, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back that permanently cemented their names as music legends. Finding an amazing balance between ear-shattering, noisy production and a unique pop sensibility, there has simply never been another group in history that compares to Public Enemy, and they remain one of the most definitive groups in the entire history of music. Taking a far more aggressive and louder approach than any of their peers, it was largely due to their music that the pro-black style of hip hop was restarted, and the socially aware aspect of the genre became the focus once again. When it comes to provoking social change, there are few groups that were as blunt and unignorable as one finds within the hard-hitting, genre altering music of hip hop pioneers, Public Enemy. In most cases, a social movement takes on a song as their "anthem," but once in awhile, it is the musical work that leads to the change in society. Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS).Album: It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us BackĬLICK HERE TO LISTEN (will open in new tab)įor every movement, whether in music or within a strictly social setting, there must be some individual that sets it in motion a provocateur that sees things differently and it not afraid to let these divergent views be heard. Get the embed code Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions Album Lyrics1.Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos2.Bring the Noise3.Caught, Can We Get a Witness4.Countdown To Armageddon5.Louder Than a Bomb6.Mind Terrorist7.Night of the Living Baseheads8.Party for Your Right to Fight9.Prophets of Rage10.Rebel Without a Pause11.Security Of The First World12.She Watch Channel Zero?!13.Show ‘Em Watcha Got14.Terminator X To The Edge Of PanicPublic Enemy Lyrics provided by 'Cause the steel was black, the attitude exact Then they saw it was rougher than the average bluffer If I come out alive and then they won't, come cleanįlew up and to my surprise the water tower This is what I mean, an anti-nigger machine We had a force to instigate a prison riotīlack for black inside time to cut the leashįreedom to get out, to the ghetto, no sell outĦ C-Os we got we ought to put their head outīut I'll give 'em a chance, 'cause I'm civilizedĪs for the rest of the world, they can't realizeīetween bars, got me thinkin' like an animalīut I'm still a captive, I gotta rap this I had to get off, my boys had the feds in check My plan said I had to get out and break north Posing a threat, you bet it's fuckin' up the government ![]() I gave a warnin', I wanted the governor, y'all I grabbed his gun, then he did what I said so I got nothin' to lose, 'cause I'm goin' for the steel Sleepin' on the job, my plan is on go-ahead I'm on a tier where no tears should ever fallĬell block and locked, I never clock it y'all I got gusto, but only some I can trust, yo The reasons are several, most of them federal You have to realize, what its a form of slavery ![]() The same motherfucker got us livin' is his hell Tellin' you what happened the same time they're throwin'Ĥ of us packed in a cell like slaves, oh well I got a raw deal, so I'm goin' for the steelĭon't you know, they got me rottin' in the time that I'm servin' They could not understand that I'm a Black man To criticize me some crime, never the less Public enemy servin' time, they drew the line y'all I gotta get out, but that thought was thought beforeīut a brother like me begun, to be another one It occurred to me, the suckers had authority I wasn't wit' it, but just that very minute They wanted me for their army or whatever ![]()
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