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Originally Posted by Sparky
It's really hard to respond to this. The way you phrase "the plight of the black man" sounds mocking, as in public enemy is hard to take seriously because you think they were exaggerating something that, in your immediate environment, wasn't existent. Hence why you think the album is poor, and why those at the time thought it was radical and thought provoking music. If it makes you feel validated to turn your nose at a pioneering sound in the genre, I won't stop you. However, the reason Flava Flav was in the group was to be the antithesis to Chuck D's conscious style. You seem all too eager to plant your little catchphrase "all it is is them shouting terminator x" no matter how un-true it may be.
The bold portion i don't know how to answer really. Obviously Clams Casino (of all the people to name) won't be trying to replicate public enemy circa 1988,just as how Radiohead aren't trying to reproduce the beach boys. I'd say beach boys have aged but you can't deny it's value at the time.
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For the record I own every PE album and listen to em still on occassion. You can't deny the impact these guys had on conscious level rap in general. The rap game did change for the better with the inclusion of PE. I think where they really set themselves apart was their live show, Only the Beasties have impressed me more in a live setting. Somebody had to be anointed as the rolling stone kings of rap, and PE was definitely not a bad choice as they transformed hip hop for the better.