Public Enemy – New Whirl Odor

Public Enemy
Artist: Public Enemy
Title: New Whirl Odor
Label: Slam Jam
Rating: 5/10

FILE UNDER: The world needs Public Enemy.

OUR LINE: Chuck D. is the most influential and inspirational hip-hop artist of all time. When he drops a lyric he doesn’t do it for payola. He does it to make changes. When is the last time you heard a hip-hop artist make a difference? Chuck D. isn’t a rapper. He is an artist. He rights poetry that makes a difference to our generation and will be heard for generations to come.

THE GREAT:
“The Revolution Rocks On” – Chuck knocks out the hip-hop wanna-be’s with a single punch. Finally he hits the nail on the head and doesn’t stop until you are clear who is king.

THE AVERAGE:
“Bring That Beat Back” – Chuck brings the hook but not the muscle in the verses.
“Makes Ya Blind” – Chuck’s rhymes aren’t tepid; “Thirty-five years old lost in an Xbox / PlayStation and videos / So that’s how it goes / The world begins and ends at the tip of their nose / It ain’t Eminem / It’s M and M and M / McDonalds, MTV and Microsoft.” As poignant as the lyrics are they don’t pound you the way they did ten years ago.

THE BAD:
“Questions” – Chuck D. doesn’t hit it hard with this rock track. It sounds awkward right out of the box.
“Somethin’ To Say” – Short on entertaining.

FRANKLY: This is the first hip-hop album that has had intermission tracks that were actually interesting to listen to and not strictly crap put out just too waste time. Chuck D. takes on rap, Bush, war, materialism, consumerism, and more. As much love as we have for Public Enemy it’s been all down hill for the last three albums. It’s a shame because they are a true hip-hop institution.

+ CC Morris


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