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Public Enemy

Simon Reynolds, Melody Maker, 12 October 1991

What’s the bond between rap and metal? What’s the ‘black holocaust’? Why are Public Enemy angrier than ever? SIMON REYNOLDS meets CHUCK D to discover the reasons and rage behind the new hardcore album, Apocalypse ‘91.

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