Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

I get it, but find a whole album really hard work!! Glad it's here though

It is a good hip-hop album, very politically charged and with some iconic moments. However, I do still prefer their two other albums in here.

7/10 [DROP]

The least talked about PE album, but probably their best, imo. It always surprises me how much I love the tracks with Flavor Flav on lead. He’s known as the hype man of the band, but when he gets on the mic he’s not bad and spits the truth. 3.75, but I’m going to round up to 4

This is great hip-hop record with lots of musical diversity. The album explores African-American conflict coming from violence within the community, and the lyrical delivery and flow is fantastic. Every emcee expresses the issues while sporting the incredible instrumentals as well. The final track with Antharax was absolutely insane as well. Good Stuff.

Even worse than the last album of theirs. The only good thing here was an Anthrax song but that doesn't save the album. Hell nah.

Fans may disagree but the stripped back production sounds more sophisticated to me than the embryonic plunderphonics of Fear of a Black Planet. I l already liked the rapping, but here it comes together as the full package: dancier, looser, more fun. Previously I thought I wanted to hear them go harder, tougher, meaner, but in fact through adding more funk, soul and joy into the mix that they have captured my imagination. A nice mix of politics and humour as well, paving the way for the unrepeatable, hilarious backing vocals on I Don't Wanna Be Called Yo N*. You’d have to be pretty stone faced for this record to not to raise a smile. It doesn’t particularly dip at any point in quality, but if there was any trace of an energy slump, the closing Anthrax rap rock collab certainly wakes you up!

3.29

Yeah, this one's not really doing anything for me.
Old school style rapping never really has unless the band is named Beastie Boys.

Just sounds dated in a way that I can't get into.

It's fine, but not for me.

I really like Public Enemy, and this is just more of them. Lots of great beats here, some very strong verses and hooks and a fun album in general. I feel it's a bit too self-referential though. There are a lot of throwbacks to older songs here, making it feel less like it's own thing and more like a greatest hits. I also don't think it's quite as sharp as their previous 2 albums.

It’s not quite on a par with It Takes a Nation of Millions or Fear of a Black Planet, but they are still very much bringing tha noize.

A few songs I liked quite a bit but I found some others super annoying with overly loud repetitive noises, and overall just too much going on in each one. My brain couldn't figure out what to focus on.

Not something I ever want to listen to again.

Was klingt wie ein Google Translate-Unfall, hört sich leider auch so an. Zwischen wirren Beats und Texten wie aus einem Fiebertraum bleibt nur eine Frage: Warum? Wer hier Musik erwartet, bekommt eher eine akustische Nasendusche.

Хороший альбом, дуже качає як завжди в них, відомий мазафакерський фіток з антракс, коротше що сказати - тверді 4.

Prior to this, I was really only aware of the singles from this album.

This is pretty great. The beats and production are great. Chuck D is an unrelenting firehose of rhymes. I'm gonna add this to my list of albums to listen to again.

I wanted to like this. I get that it was influential and that Flavor Flav is iconic, but this has got to be the most irritating collection of beats I’ve heard on a hip hop record. The first track was almost unbearable, but nearly every song had some element that made me irrationally angry.

It was like attending a bbq with your spouse’s coworkers, where it’s absolutely swarmed with mosquitos. Like, I know these people are important for you, but I’m getting eaten alive here!

This is easily the best of the three Public Enemy albums I've had on this list so far (or maybe I'm just warming to them?). In any case, worth it for Anthrax and "Bring Tha Noize" alone.

3.0/5.0: Good

two classics with by the time i get to arizona and bring tha noize but the rest is pretty mediocre

Not a terrible rap/hip-hop album. Not really my thing, but I could tolerate it and not hate myself. 3/5

One of the benchmarks for politically aware rap.
The authority of Chuck D's delivery is unmatched.