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"Can't Truss It" was released as the lead-off single right when this album came out. I raced right to the shopping mall and got the cassette. That wasn't my favorite track off of it. "Shut 'Em Down" gets that honor.

Public Enemy were on a roll. Their momentum took off with "Fight The Power" from Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing along with "911 Is A Joke" and Fear Of A Black Planet. You had almost everyone here: Chuck D, Flavor Flav (and his clock), Terminator X, The SW1's, and The Bomb Squad. Harry Allen and Sista Souljah, too! I say 'almost': they let go of that crackpot Professor Griff prior to this record.

We Long Islanders were in the midst of hip-hop's golden era and had it good. This group, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, EPMD, Grand Daddy IU, LL Cool J, and Original Concept (Yo! MTV Raps' Ed Lover & Dr. Dre) all represented us with more definitely to come.

Omega Radio for July 20, 2019; #201.

Public Enemy “Tie Goes To The Runner”

Public Enemy “Don’t Believe The Hype”

Public Enemy “Can’t Truss It”

Public Enemy “Black Steel In The First World”

Sister Souljah “The Final Solution: Slavery’s Back In Effect”

Public Enemy “Get Off My Back”

Public Enemy “Brothers Gonna’ Work It Out”

Public Enemy “Give It Up”

Public Enemy “Public Enemy #1″

Terminator X “Buck Whylin’”

Public Enemy “911 Is A Joke”

Public Enemy “Burn Hollywood Burn” (ft. Big Daddy Kane & Ice Cube)

Public Enemy “Fear Of A Black Planet”

Public Enemy “Shut ‘Em Down”

Professor Griff “It’s A Rap Thing”

Public Enemy “Yo! Bum Rush The Show”

Public Enemy “Swindler’s Lust”

Public Enemy “Welcome To The Terrordome”

Public Enemy “Death Of A Carjacka’“

Public Enemy “White Heaven / Black Hell”

Professor Griff “Rap Terrorist”

Public Enemy “You’re Gonna’ Get Yours”

Public Enemy “Air Hoodlum”

Public Enemy “Power To The People”

Terminator X “Back To The Scene Of The Bass”

Public Enemy “Can’t Do Nuthin’ For Ya’ Man”

Public Enemy “Cold Lampin’ With Flava’”

Public Enemy “Hitler Day”

Public Enemy “Rebel Without A Pause”

Sister Souljah “The Hate That Hate Produced”

Public Enemy “Do You Wanna’ Go Our Way?”

Public Enemy “Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic”

Sister Souljah “Killing Me Softly: Deadly Code Of Silence” (ft. Ice Cube)

Public Enemy “By The Time I Get To Arizona”

Public Enemy “Fight The Power”

Public Enemy “Bring The Noize (ft. Anthrax)

Public Enemy “He Got Game”

Public Enemy “Hazy Shade Of Criminal”