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  • Audio CD (July 23, 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Koch Records
  • ASIN: B000068CPU
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #170,987 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Give The Peeps What They Need
2. Revolverlution
3. Uzi
4. Put It Up
5. Can A Woman Make A Man Lose His Mind
6. Pesa #1
7. Fight The Power - Live
8. Arizona - Remix
9. Concert Interview
10. Son Of A Bush
11. Get Your Shit Together
12. Welcome To The Terrordome
13. B Side Wins Again - Remix
14. 54321 Boom
15. Pesa #2
16. Shut Em Down
17. Now A Daze
18. Public Enemy #1
19. The Making Of Burn Hollywood Burn
20. Give The Peeps What They Need - Clean

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If rap music is still CNN for African Americans, then Chuck D is still the lead anchor. While most rabid rap fans abandoned PE's revolution in the mid-1990s--once the group stopped utilizing the noisy, Bomb Squad-style of production--hip-hop is now in a clear state of emergency. The return of Chuck D is warranted. On this 15th-anniversary CD, he wastes no time launching into anti-jiggy tirades on "Put It Up," where he skewers today's emcees: "Tycoons, damn I'm tired of these coons / Rappin' in circles, words can either help you or hurt you." In fact, some of the new material on the album is as thought-provoking as any of PE's older material. "Son of a Bush," produced by Professor Griff, dissects two generations of flawed Bush presidencies. However, the willingness to take creative risks can also have its downside. Contest-winning fans got to remix four Public Enemy hits, including "Shut 'Em Down" (Austria's DJ Functionist) and "Public Enemy No. 1" (Jeronimo Punx). While the interactive nature of the project is admirable, DJ Functionist is no Pete Rock and Jeronimo Punx's postmodern twist on "Public Enemy No. 1" only makes you crave to hear the original version again. In the end, the live cuts (such as "Welcome to the Terrordome") and the so-so remixes bog down what would have otherwise been a tighter project. The often eloquent Revolverlution is no It Takes a Nation of Millions, but then again, what is? --Dalton Higgins
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Public Enemy still has passion, July 26, 2002
You know how so many rap media outlets complain how the best album never get enough airplay or sales. Stuff like Rawkus etc, overrated stuff.

Public Enemy is facing the same problem. It's latest album Revolverlution is full of floor-shaking beats and varied production that gives the groups still on point MC the perfect sonic background to drop some knowledge.

Problem is...does anyone care anymore?
Record companies have mega-selling rappers like Nelly (bless him, he's entertaining), Eminem, Dre, Red and Meth,Kurupt etc.
They dont need to deal with the always explosive Chuck D and his views anymore or with Public Enemy's crew for that matter.

Songs like " 5 4 3 2 1 Boom" and "Son of a Bush" feature superb production up there with the best of them. Over booming, classic
PE beats the crew drops political commentary but doesnt forget that the music needs to entertain as well. it certainly gets your adrenaline flowing just like hearing "Fight The Power" did.

The oft forgotten art of Deejaying has always been prominently featured on PE's albums. Personally, I really miss the scratching and other DJ techniques which were all over old skool rap albums. Terminator X blesses "Revolverlution" with some superb scratches, especially in the choruses. The afore-mentoned cut "5 4 3 2 1 Boom" is extremely catchy. As you'd expect it's not just about [RUMP]-shaking beats but the message as well. Chuck rips into the Bush family as well as various "black"-owned radio stations and record companies. Vitriol from an man no longer creating massive albums sales? No, definitely not. Chuck D doesnt need to do that, he does actually have something say as does Flavor Flav. All songs contain strong lyricism even if some of the topics are old and we've heard the social commentary before.

Besides 8 new songs, there are four remixes of old PE classics like "Shut'em Down". These have been done by artists around the world who were able to take part in a remixing contest at Public Enemy's website. Most of the mixes are quickly forgotte, but it's the few live tracks like an amazingly poignant "Fight The POwer" that are the highlights beside the eight new cuts.

Is this going to get you in a party mood like Dre or Nelly...probably not, but it's going to make you think while it's entertaining the hell out of you. Not an easy feat.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Back to what Hip-Hop was meant to be., September 19, 2002
By Westerly Flow (The City, USA) - See all my reviews
Where have the Public Enemys and the BDPs gone? They've all been buried by an industry that prefers to push music that seeks to destroy, not uplift, a culture. Revolverloution is not a full length album of new material but one song off this cd is worth an entire album of PDiddy/Eminem/YingYang nonsense. This is the root of Hip-Hop, an art form whose goal was to uplift and empower people. When Chuck D raps about the current state of our society, he is keenly aware of where we are and where we have come from. Only the Definitive Jux crew come close to Chuck these days in the power and message of their music, a testament to the sorry state of current pop music. The jams on this album are tight and the message is as clear as it was in '89. Few other rappers are actually standing up for truth in Hip-Hop and PE is back in full effect, Boyee!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars PE 2K2, November 13, 2002
By Micah Williams (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
I'll be the first to admit that I really wasn't looking forward to this record at all. Their last few albums were some of the most boring hiphop I had heard in a long, long time and it appears that the glory days of records like "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back" and "Fear Of A Black Planet" were entirely over. I also wasn't to big on the idea of PE allowing unknown producers to remix some of their classics tracks, but I did think the idea could work.

At first listen I really didn't dig "Revolverlution" as it really didn't seem to have a place within the group's amazing discogrpahy, however upon second listen I began to get it. This isn't supposed to be a continuation of the PE mentality, but rather a rewriting of it for all those who live under the current Bush administration. Harking back to the days of Reagan you could understand where something like "It Takes A Nation Of Million..." would come from, the same with "Fear Of A Black Planet" ...

... In 2002, PE remains as important as they did in 1988.

Highly recommended.

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1.0 out of 5 stars 54321 BOOM!!!! And then the rest sux!
Ok, at long last Public Enemy has finally let me down by allowing a bunch of sub-par average, non-innovative, non-avent guard, DJ's mix there stuff up. Read more
Published on March 31, 2007 by C. Ream

3.0 out of 5 stars Five stars for the new
First of all, I love Public Enemy; everything about them, from their old-school "throw your hands up in the air" verse styles to their often "so silly it's cool" verbalisms... Read more
Published on May 17, 2005 by jennifer8

4.0 out of 5 stars Four and a half: a couple of bricks shy of a load
If you're going on original material, this is five stars without a question, a no-doubter that PE is in still in full effect. Read more
Published on March 6, 2003 by Tyler Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid Album
I like this album. Its got a nice mix of old and new material. Along with some live material. Great to see PE still at it in this ever changing rap game.
Published on February 7, 2003 by rza

4.0 out of 5 stars Return of the Enemy! Rejoice!
This is among the best albums of 2002---

Taking a cue from GREATEST MISSES, Public Enemy offers a combination of new studio recordings, remixes, studio outtakes, and live... Read more

Published on October 30, 2002 by Hype Currie

4.0 out of 5 stars Revolverlution
This odds-and-sods jumble--containing a few live cuts and even some old tunes remixed by fans via the Internet--looks more like a cash-in compilation than a legendary group's... Read more
Published on September 12, 2002 by SID

5.0 out of 5 stars P.E in the house...
This is the stuff rap should be made of, never even knew it was even being made until i read the Sources reveiw, its not "It takes a nation... Read more
Published on September 6, 2002 by chris williams

4.0 out of 5 stars PE's New Type of Noise...
8 blazing new songs, live tracks, and fan remixxes come together to create a new kind of album. PE still bring the power to the people and the beats and also showcase a brutal... Read more
Published on September 5, 2002 by David C. Snyder

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Disc even better if all new
Public Enemy are my favorite Rap Group&I've championed what they have Done with there work for years.however not everything has been on Point as there Hey Day 87-91. Read more
Published on August 14, 2002 by mistermaxxx@yahoo.com

4.0 out of 5 stars Still on top of their game
Although it's different from their revolutionary and classic albums of the past ("It takes a Nation...", "Fear of a...", "Yo, Bum... Read more
Published on August 6, 2002 by Concerned But Powerless

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