Don't Believe the Hype

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“Don't Believe the Hype”
Single by Public Enemy from the album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
B-side	"Prophets of Rage"
Released	1988
Format	12"
Genre	Hip hop
Length	5:23
Label	Def Jam
Writer(s)	Carl Ridenhour/Hank Shocklee/Eric "Vietnam" Sadler/William Drayton
Producer	The Bomb Squad
Public Enemy singles chronology
"Bring the Noise" (1989) "Don't Believe the Hype" (1989) "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" (1989)

"Don't Believe the Hype" is the second single of Public Enemy's second album, It Takes a Nation of Million to Hold Us Back. The song's lyrics are mostly about the political issues that were current in the U.S. at the time of its release. Don't Believe the Hype also charted #18 at U.S. Hot R&B.

[edit] Legacy

The popular Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation, which is known for naming each episode after an 80s hit song, named an episode after this song. The episode treated the issue of racism.

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