12 Facts About Public Enemy

Public Enemy is an American hip hop group formed by Chuck D and Flavor Flav on Long Island, New York, in 1985.

Public Enemy has gone through many lineup changes over the years, with Chuck D and Flavor Flav remaining the only constant members.

Public Enemy was formed in 1985 by Carlton Ridenhour and William Drayton, who met at Long Island's Adelphi University in the mid-1980s.

The video featured members of Public Enemy taking out their frustrations on politicians in the states not recognizing the holiday.

Public Enemy had previously missed numerous live gigs from Glastonbury to Canada, album recording sessions and photo shoots.

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Public Enemy made contributions to the hip-hop world with sonic experimentation as well as political and cultural consciousness, which infused itself into skilled and poetic rhymes.

Public Enemy was one of the first hip-hop groups to do well internationally.

Public Enemy helped to create and define "rap metal" by collaborating with Living Colour in 1988, with Sonic Youth on the 1990 song "Kool Thing", and with New York thrash metal outfit Anthrax in 1991.

Public Enemy used a line from the song in his poem, amethyst rocks.

Several people who had worked with Public Enemy expressed concern about Chuck D's leadership abilities and role as a social spokesman.

Similarly in 2000 a Public Enemy spin off group under the name Confrontation Camp, a name according to the ADL, that is a pun on the term concentration camp, released an album.

Public Enemy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.