PUBLIC ENEMY – REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE 7″ – EXC+ UK 1986 RAP HIP HOP DEF JAM

Public Enemy – Rebel Without A Pause
(Def Jam Records  1987  6512457)
UK Pressing

Vinyl in Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from the odd light pop/crackle – B Side has a few more light crackles)

Def Jam Company Sleeve in Very Good+ condition
– some wear and small tears around edges

Public Enemy is an American hip hop group formed by Chuck D and Flavor Flav on Roosevelt, New York, in 1985. The group rose to prominence 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 sports-drama film He Got Game and a collaborative album with Paris, Rebirth of a Nation(2006).

“Rebel Without a Pause” is a song by hip hop group Public Enemy and the first singlefrom their 1988 album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. The title is a reference to the 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause.