Booking Public Enemy

Public Enemy Biography

The legendary hip-hop group Public Enemy rose to fame in the mid 1980’s, putting hip-hop on the mainstream map and using their music to express frustrations with race-related issues in America. Formed in 1982, Public Enemy was initially comprised of Professor Griff, Khari Wynn, DJ Lord, Flavor Flav, and Chuck D. Public Enemy burst onto the music scene in 1987 with the critically acclaimed debut album, Yo! Bum Rush the Show, and the rest – as they say – is history.

In the more than two decades which have followed, Public Enemy has continued to release a number of successful albums, including: Fear of a Black Planet (1990), Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Back (1991), Must Sick’n’Hour Mess Age (1994), There’s a Poison Goin’ On (1999), New Whirl Odor (2005), How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul? (2007), and most recently, The Evil Empire of Everything (2012.) For their contributions to music, Public Enemy has been recognized with four Grammy nominations for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group and three American Music Award nominations for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album.

Rolling Stone currently ranks Public Enemy on their list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. The band has also been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, becoming only the fourth act of this genre to receive the distinction. Public Enemy continues to record and perform, and most recently appeared at the Riot Fest & Side Show in Byers, Colorado. They also performed at the Riot Fest & Carnival and the Glastonbury Festival in 2013.