Art Quote by Chuck D

Public Enemy is the security of the hip-hop party.

— Chuck D

Back in the day, when the D.J. would be playing a record, I'd be on the mic trying to hype up the crowd. So…

— Flavor Flav

Back in the day, when the D.J. would be playing a record, Id be on the mic trying to hype up the crowd. So…

— Flavor Flav

I grew up on Public Enemy, which had a message with great music behind it.

— Madlib

I don't dislike rappers or hip-hop or people who like it. I went to the Def Jam tour in Manchester in the '80s when…

— Noel Gallagher

With Public Enemy, they were doing such a different thing in terms of what they were talking about - .social content, political content -…

— B-Real

Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is the straight-up peak of hip-hop. Straight-up one of the most powerful…

— Mr. Lif

For me, if Public Enemy doesn't exist, Cypress Hill definitely doesn't exist, because we were directly influenced and inspired by them. From the production…

— B-Real

We were inspired by groups like Public Enemy, EPMD, and N.W.A. and ya know, Boogie Down Productions, Run-DMC and the list goes on.

— B-Real

What Public Enemy and Underground Resistance had in common was a rejection of the idea of music as entertainment.

— Mark Fisher

I played more of an advisory role with Public Enemy. I really trusted them to make the music that they wanted to make, and…

— Rick Rubin

They thought we were just basically keeping ourselves underground on purpose. And it was just strange for people to approach music that way. And…

— Ice Cube