Public Enemy ‎- Shut Em Down

►►Subscribe to catch all uploads WED-SAT 12pm PT / 3pm ET◄◄ From the 1991 Album: “Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black“...(Click “show more“ for artist info).. Public Enemy is an American hip hop group consisting of Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff, Khari Wynn, DJ Lord, and the S1W group. Formed on Long Island, New York, in 1986, they are known for their politically charged music and criticism of the American media, with an active interest in the frustrations and concerns of the African American community. Their first four albums during the late 1980s and early 1990s were all certified either gold or platinum and were, according to music critic Robert Hilburn in 1998, “the most acclaimed body of work ever by a hip hop act“. Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine called them “the most influential and radical band of their time.“ Carlton Ridenhour (Chuck D) and William Drayton (Flavor Flav) met at Long Island’s Adelphi University in the mid-1980s. Developing his talents as an MC with Flav while delivering f