Public Enemy - He Got Game

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Mar 30, 2018 Sold Date

Jan 15, 2018 Start Date

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Artikel Name: He Got Game
Genre: Rap Produkt Typ: LP (Vinyl) Label: Def Jam Titelanzahl: 13 Dauer: 48:08

Trackliste LP - 1

1. Masta Killa / Public Enemy - Resurrection 4:19 2. Public Enemy / Stephen Stills - He Got Game 4:46 3. KRS-One / Public Enemy - Unstoppable 3:14 4. Flavor Flav - Shake Your Booty 3:45 5. Public Enemy - Is Your God a Dog 5:08 6. Public Enemy - House of the Rising Son 3:16

Trackliste LP - 2

7. Public Enemy - Revelation 33 1/3 Revolutions 4:11 8. Public Enemy - Game Face 3:17 9. Public Enemy - Politics of the Sneaker Pimps 3:16 10. Public Enemy - What You Need Is Jesus 3:29 11. Public Enemy - Super Agent 3:35 12. Public Enemy - Go Cat Go 3:48 13. Public Enemy - Sudden Death (Interlude) 2:04

Beschreibung

Nominally a soundtrack to Spike Lee's basketball drama, but in reality more of an individual album, He Got Game appeared in 1998, just the second Public Enemy album since 1991's Apocalypse 91. Even though Chuck D was pushing 40, the late '90s were friendlier to PE's noisy, claustrophobic hip-hop than the mid-'90s, largely because hip-hop terrorists like the Wu-Tang Clan, Jeru the Damaja, and DJ Shadow were bringing the music back to its roots. PE followed in their path, stripping away the sonic blitzkrieg that was the Bomb Squad's trademark and leaving behind skeletal rhythm tracks, simple loops, and basslines. Taking on the Wu at their own game -- and, if you think about it, Puff Daddy as well, since the simple, repetitive loop of Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth" on the title track was nothing more than a brazenly successful one-upmanship of Puff's shameless thievery -- didn't hurt the group's credibility, since they did it well. Listen to the circular, menacing synth lines of the opening "Resurrection" or the scratching strings on "Unstoppable" and it's clear that Public Enemy could compete with the most innovative artists in the younger generation, while "Is Your God a Dog" and "Politics of the Sneaker Pimps" proved that they could draw their own rules. That said, He Got Game simply lacked the excitement and thrill of prime period PE -- Chuck D, Terminator X, and the Bomb Squad were seasoned, experienced craftsmen, and it showed, for better and worse. They could craft a solid comeback like He Got Game, but no matter how enjoyable and even thought-provoking the album was, that doesn't mean it's where you'll turn when you want to hear Public Enemy. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Stephen Thomas Erlewine