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Chuck D
Chuck D
American rapper and producer
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Flavor Flav
Flavor Flav
American rapper
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Keith Shocklee
Keith Shocklee
American record producer
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Boogie Down Productions
Boogie Down Productions
American hip-hop group
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Leaders of the New School
Leaders of the New School
band
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Young Black Teenagers
Young Black Teenagers
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MC Ren
MC Ren
American rapper
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DJ Tomekk
DJ Tomekk
DJ and record producer
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DJ Spinderella
DJ Spinderella
American musician
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Afrob
Afrob
German rapper
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Run-DMC
Run-DMC
American hip hop group
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KRS-One
KRS-One
American rapper and record producer
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DJ Muggs
DJ Muggs
American hip hop musician
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Whodini
Whodini
American hip-hop group
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The Bomb Squad
The Bomb Squad
musical ensemble
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DJ Hurricane
DJ Hurricane
American rapper and DJ
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De La Soul
De La Soul
American hip-hop group
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Nikki D
Nikki D
rapper
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Salt-N-Pepa
Salt-N-Pepa
American hip-hop group
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DJ Premier
DJ Premier
American record producer and DJ
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2 Live Crew
2 Live Crew
American hip-hop group
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Chandra Davis
Chandra Davis
American model from Michigan
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3rd Bass
3rd Bass
band
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Vinnie Paz
Vinnie Paz
American rapper
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MC Lyte
MC Lyte
American rapper, DJ, actress and entrepreneur
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Rip Slyme
Rip Slyme
Japanese hip-hop group
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Jeru the Damaja
Jeru the Damaja
American hip hop artist
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Paris
Paris
American rapper
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Ill Bill
Ill Bill
American rapper
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Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli
American rapper from New York
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Mr. Lif
Mr. Lif
American rapper
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Credit to the Nation
Credit to the Nation
musical artist
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Brand Nubian
Brand Nubian
American hip-hop group
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Kool Moe Dee
Kool Moe Dee
American rapper
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Freddie Foxxx
Freddie Foxxx
American rapper
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Grandmaster Flash
Grandmaster Flash
American rapper and DJ
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Sadat X
Sadat X
American rapper

Public Enemy is an American hip hop group formed by Chuck D and Flavor Flav on Long Island, New York, in 1985. The group came to attention for their political messages including subjects such as American racism and the American media. Their debut album, Yo! Bum Rush the Show, was released in 1987 to critical acclaim, and their second album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988), was the first hip hop album to top The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop critics' poll. Their next three albums, Fear of a Black Planet (1990), Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black (1991) and Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age (1994), were also well received. The group has since released twelve more studio albums, including the soundtrack to the 1998 movie He Got Game and a collaborative album with Paris, Rebirth of a Nation (2006).

Public Enemy has gone through lineup changes over the years, with Chuck D and Flavor Flav the only constant members. Co-founder Professor Griff left in 1989 but rejoined in 1998, before parting ways again some years later. DJ Lord also joined Public Enemy in 1998 as the replacement of the group's original DJ Terminator X. In 2020, it was announced that Flavor Flav had been fired from the group. His firing was later revealed to be a publicity stunt that was called an April Fools' Day prank. Public Enemy, without Flavor Flav, would also tour and record music under the name of Public Enemy Radio which consists of the lineup of Chuck D, Jahi, DJ Lord and the S1Ws.

Public Enemy's 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". They were inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. They were honored with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at the 62nd Grammy Awards.