Public Enemy - Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos

Music video by Public Enemy performing Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos. (C) 1988 The Island Def Jam Music Group

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[TheCLI1988]

@SiggiTor when the materialistic west coast took over the game

[azzz3372]

this is real rap, the shit now is garbage!

[jonnybravo96]

@azzz3372 YEAH NIGGA, straight out said, fuck all this new school shit, tyge drake wayne, fuckem !!!!!!

[phunky01]

@Mayhem5150 Hmm we shall see. I love hip-hop and always will but rappers of today give me pause. I know Lil Wayne can flow and have heard some of his underground shit. But to know there are still some artist/groups around that can actually "spit" on the mic gives me a level of calm. To many of these young dudes don't have a clue at least in my book. But we shall see what the next generation of rappers coming up behind them has to bring to the table.

[Mayhem5150]

@phunky01 The level of honesty in your comment is appreciated and respected but realize music is a cyclical game. What's old will always be new eventually. On a mainstream level consider this the rap games disco era. Like all things, it too will pass. KRS-One is still here and that makes me smile. Bringing up Isis is really hopping in the way back machine. What's next Sequence and good ol' Angie B aka Angie Stone. I kid, but don't fret hip hop has some surprises yet.

[phunky01]

@Mayhem5150 Let me be clear I'm not hatin' on all of the rappers today, it's just few try to even begin raise a level of consciousness. I might consider Lupe with a few of his songs but most don't do much of nothing. Everything is regional anyway, the days of multiplatinum artist are gone. PE kicked off the consciousness era, groups/artist like Kam, Poor Righteous, X Clan, ATCQ, Isis, Arrested Development, that time is long gone, but I can't help but to remain nostalgic.

[Mayhem5150]

@phunky01 In early '88 when Black Steel dropped Monie was still in the UK (check out Jus Bad I believe). Salt N Pepa were positive but there is a difference between positive and conscious and conscious is the topic. I will say I can see your point with Heavy D, I got nuttin' but love so to speak.

[phunky01]

@Mayhem5150 Not all of Heav's stuff was all party, he spoke on some things that made anyone think. Even if Monie didn't drop on wax back then until 89 she was doing her thing in NYC prior to. De La dropped in late 88 early 89. Did you forget about Salt N Pepa? Or you don't want to give those ladies credit for being positive.

[Mayhem5150]

Speaking Of Monie Love check out Sex U All. Monie going in hard on some trifling females. Pure comedy that track.

[Mayhem5150]

@phunky01 Okay let's take a few of these one by one. Latifah I give you without reservation.  Rakim I hesitate on because Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em was the first album that really ebbed toward conscious material, Jungle Brothers I give you, De La hadn't dropped yet so no, Monie Love was 1990 when she dropped and 89' for the buddy remix. Heavy D no, more of a party rapper who didn't curse.

[Mayhem5150]

@phunky01 Damn you weren't even the original target.  Sucks for you. Still I await your Wikipedia researched response.

[Mayhem5150]

@phunky01 Lastly, trust me at 36 I've forgotten more about hip hop culture than you'll ever know. All the evidence I need is in your first two sentences. You want a dialog let's talk. You want to compare stats you be fighting unarmed and will get treated as such. BTW before you cite X-Clan remember that was 1990 when they dropped and 1989 when they formed. Checkmate you herb.