Public Enemy or NWA?

I'm down for PE

Public Enemy

Fight The Power OR F*** The Police

Bring The Noise/Noize OR Straight Outta Compton

Don't Believe The Hype OR Gangsta Gangsta

Welcome To The Terrordome OR 100 Miles Of Run

If THIS^ was about songs, it would be a tough call for me because both group have rap classics.

But if we're talking about albums, my vote would go to Public Enemy. Fear Of A Black Planet is still one of my all-time favorite rap albums.

Both were cuttin edge and in-your-face

funkpill said:

Public Enemy by far, although they had to grow on me. They really were "in your face", but I liked the positive messages. They did spark lot's of confusion in me though, because as a young teen I had no idea that racism even existed.

However, when NWA came out, I was appalled. They were sooo vulgar. I was into squeaky clean acts like New Edition and Michael Jackson. I was into Prince too but for whatever reason his music never struck me as vulgar in any way...and it still doesn't (well, maybe a little dirty, but never vulgar or appalling).

But anyway, I still don't like NWA. They were so disrespectful to women.

godyssey said:

Who do you think is more influential-PE or NWA?

scriptgirl said:

Timmy84 said:

Who is Joanne?

scriptgirl said:

Timmy84 said:

Timmy84 said:

godyssey said:

Timmy84 said:

Yeah Public Enemy made me aware of a lot of things from five onwards. Crackheads (or baseheads), racism, police, etc. I learned most of that stuff from PE. That video for "Can't Truss It" was an eye-opener for my seven-year-old eyes because what I saw on there, they weren't really teaching a first-grader at the time, lol

OMG, that is horrible. You did not need to know about that stuff at seven years old. You should've been watching Disney movies.

Timmy84 said:

godyssey said:

OMG, that is horrible. You did not need to know about that stuff at seven years old. You should've been watching Disney movies.

Oh no I did need to know that. I was watching movies like the Long Road Home and Malcolm X and shit like that. And I was 7, 8. Yes I was watching Disney too but I watched that too. Age didn't mean a DAMN thing to me.

godyssey said:

Timmy84 said:

Oh no I did need to know that. I was watching movies like the Long Road Home and Malcolm X and shit like that. And I was 7, 8. Yes I was watching Disney too but I watched that too. Age didn't mean a DAMN thing to me.

Well that's cool! I just have this thing about protecting young children from problematic issues of adults and of the world in general. But if that worked for you, go on witcha bad self!
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Timmy84 said:

loved NWA, but still... NO CONTEST

PE all the way!

scriptgirl said:

Public Enemy was in your face and informative.
NWA was in your face and offensive.
Basically, NWA was a modern day minstrel show in terms of their message and music. Flav may have looked ridiculous but Chuck's message was STRONG. NWA was was a clown show, despite being talented.

nuff said.....

Public Enemy.

But I have a strong bias against NWA due to songs like "Black Korea"

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Imago said:

BlaqueKnight said:

Public Enemy.

Eazy-E. was a better comic foil than Flavor Flav though.

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Imago said:

BlaqueKnight said:

NWA always turned me off especially with their views of women. I always had respect for PE, I even thought Flavor Flav was cool back then, but now I find him annoying. PE was a group that I was not afraid to listen to around my father or other adults because they had a MESSAGE that even they, older blacks, agreed with.