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In 1990 Public Enemy released Fear Of A Black Planet, which climbed to No. Their follow-up album, 1988's It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, is considered the group's mainstream breakthrough and peaked in the Top 50 on the Billboard 200. Their debut album, Yo! Bum Rush The Show, was released in 1987. Formed by lead rapper Chuck D while he was studying graphic design at Adelphi University in Long Island, N.Y., Public Enemy grew to include Professor Griff (Richard Griffin), DJ Terminator X (Norman Lee Rogers) and Flavor Flav (William Drayton). And when we became Public Enemy it was just bringing all that stuff right back up and seeing somebody 9, 10, 11, and 12 years old loving hip-hop planting that seed back out there.'Ĭonsidered one the most influential and controversial rap groups of all time, Public Enemy emerged in the late-'80s with lyrics that centered around social issues, particularly those affecting the African-American community. 'We didn't know hip-hop was going to come along … we got involved in hip-hop … and worked together to … use this music … that they wanted us to forget … but we never forgot that seed was in us. ' we said, 'You know what? We're going to set a nation and the world on fire the same way we got set on fire,'' said Public Enemy's Chuck D. The group also performed a brief set, including '911 Is A Joke,' 'Don't Believe The Hype' and 'Rebel Without A Pause.'

Before an intimate audience at the Museum's Clive Davis Theater, Public Enemy discussed the influence of the Civil Rights movement and the group's evolution and impact.

Members of six-time GRAMMY-nominated rap group Public Enemy were the recent guests for an installment of the GRAMMY Museum's An Evening With series.

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