Public Enemy Album: “Power to the People & The Beats Public Enemy's Gre”

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Public Enemy: Flavor Flav, Professor Griff, Chuck D (rap vocals); Terminator X (turntables); The Bomb Squad, Security Of The First World, The Interrogators, Department Of Liberation. <p>Additional personnel include: Stephen Stills (vocals); Sister Souljah (rap vocals); Vernon Reid (guitar); Al MacDowell (bass guitar). <p>One of the greatest groups in hip-hop history, Public Enemy emerged in the mid-1980s determined to take rap in a bold new direction. P.E.'s sound channeled elements of rock, funk, and soul through the conduit of the Bomb Squad's dense, inventive--and sometimes avant-garde--production techniques. While Chuck D was the focus, tackling weighty social and political issues through his fierce lyrics and booming delivery, the jester-like antics of Flavor Flav were just as crucial to the P.E. aesthetic. <p>This 2005 collection expertly represents Public Enemy's finest moments from 1987 to 1998, beginning with the one-two punch of "You're Gonna Get Yours" and "Public Enemy No. 1." Most importantly, the compilation boasts a generous sampling of tracks from P.E.'s groundbreaking masterpieces, 1988's IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK and 1990's FEAR OF A BLACK PLANET. These include the original version of the blistering "Bring the Noise," the outraged "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" (later covered by Tricky), the defiant "Fight the Power," and the scathing, ridiculously catchy "911 Is a Joke." With its excellent selection, the 18-track POWER TO THE PEOPLE easily beats the group's 11-song 20TH CENTURY MASTERS collection, making it the essential Public Enemy anthology.

"P.E. is in the house,top billin'". The song choice is superior, but not perfect (missing "Get The F*** Outta Dodge" and "Night Of The Living Baseheads"). Other than that,this CD is not all that edited (some songs already were released edited). They took "Fight The Power" from 'FEAR OF A BLACK PLANET' CD and that's edited (only the soundtrack to 'DO THE RIGHT THING' plays without the bleep). Yes,they shorten "Can't Do Nuthin' For You Man" to edit but "Welcome To The Terrordome" & "911 Is A Joke" wasn't. "Black Steel..." was edited (and shortened),"He Got Game" was edited. What's a few songs? Dawg,it's P.E. man. "Rebel...","Bring The Noise","Public Enemy #1". Cryin' because this is edited and overseeing the great gems combined into one piece? Brothers (and all P.E. fans),can we work this out? Fill in the blanks,dawgs!!!

I accidentally ordered this CD, thinking that it was remastered and the other version(not marked as ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED) wasn't. This is actually the EDITED VERSION. Amazon has not clearly identified each version as EXPLICIT or EDITED. I can only assume that the other version is the explicit one, but don't take my word for it. Buyer beware!