Apocalypse '91...The Enemy Strikes Black
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| Apocalypse '91...The Enemy Strikes Black | ||
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| Studio album by Public Enemy | ||
| Released | October 1, 1991 | |
| Recorded | Music Palace, Long Island, New York | |
| Genre | Hip hop | |
| Length | 45:42 | |
| Label | Def Jam/Columbia Records | |
| Producer(s) | Public Enemy, The Bomb Squad | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Public Enemy chronology | ||
| Fear of a Black Planet (1990) |
Apocalypse '91...The Enemy Strikes Black (1991) |
Greatest Misses (1992) |
Apocalypse '91...The Enemy Strikes Black is an album by Public Enemy, released October 1, 1991. Its best known single is Cant Truss It. The album also featured the Anthrax remix of "Bring tha Noise" and Get the Fuck Outa Dodge, a previous 'B' side of the Cant Do Nuttin For Ya Man single.
This album is also notable for the single which spawned the controversial video for the song "By The Time I Get To Arizona", in which Public Enemy was depicted killing the governor of Arizona, who refused to recognize Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday as a National Holiday.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Lost at Birth" (Chuck D, Cerwin Depper, Gary G-Wiz, Stuart Robertz) – 3:49
- "Rebirth"
- "Nighttrain" (Chuck D, Depper, G-Wiz, J.B.L., Robertz) – 3:31
- "Can't Truss It" (Chuck D, Depper, G-Wiz, Robertz) – 5:23
- "How to Kill a Radio Consultant" (Chuck D, Depper, G-Wiz, Robertz) – 3:09
- "By the Time I Get to Arizona" (Chuck D, Depper, G-Wiz, Mandrill, Robertz, Santiago) – 4:49
- "Move!" (Chuck D, Depper, G-Wiz, Robertz) – 4:59
- "1 Million Bottlebags" (Chuck D, Depper, G-Wiz, Robertz) – 4:06
- "Shut 'Em Down" (Chuck D, G. Ronaldo, Hank Shocklee) – 5:06
- "A Letter to New York Post" (Flavor Flav, G-Wiz, Robertz) – 2:47
- "Bring Tha Noise" (with Anthrax) (Anthrax, Chuck D, Eric Sadler, Shocklee) – 3:47
[edit] Personnel
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[edit] Anthrax
- Charlie Benante – drums
- Joey Belladonna – vocals
- Frank Bello – bass guitar
- Scott Ian – guitar
- Dan Spitz – guitar
[edit] Additional
- Frank Able – keyboards
- Allen Givens – horns
- Ricky Gordon – percussion
- Tyrone Jefferson – horns
- Al MacDowell – bass guitar
- Steve Moss – percussion
- Fred Wells – guitar
- Lorenzo "Tony" Wyche – horns
- Michael Angelo - Mixing
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1991 | The Billboard 200 | 4 |
| 1991 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 1 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1991 | "Can't Truss It" | Hot Rap Singles | 1 |
| 1991 | "Can't Truss It" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 5 |
| 1991 | "Can't Truss It" | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 9 |
| 1991 | "Can't Truss It" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 11 |
| 1991 | "Can't Truss It" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 50 |
| 1992 | "Nighttrain" | Hot Rap Singles | 17 |
| 1992 | "Shut 'Em Down" | Hot Rap Singles | 1 |
| 1992 | "Shut 'Em Down" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 26 |
