What is Public Enemy?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Public Enemy | image = Public Enemy Zagreb 2006 (02).jpg | caption = | image_size = | alias = PE! | background = group_or_band | origin = [[Roosevelt, New York|Roosevelt]], [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. | genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[political hip hop]], [[hardcore hip hop]] | years_active = 1982–present | label = [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]/[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]/[[Play It Again Sam (record label)|Play It Again Sam]] | website = [http://publicenemy.com/ publicenemy.com] | current_members = [[Chuck D]]<br />[[Flavor Flav]]<br />[[Professor Griff]]<br />[[DJ Lord]]<br />[[S1W (group)|The S1W]] | past_members = [[Terminator X]]<br />[[Sister Souljah]] }} '''Public Enemy''' is an [[united States|American]] [[hip hop|rap]] group. They are also known as '''PE'''. They formed in [[1982]], and are still together today. They became famous for their [[political]]ly charged, militant messages in their songs. They are also famous for using lots of [[jazz]] and [[funk]] samples in their songs, doneto create a loud, noisy sound and back their angry, powerful rapping. Group members include Chuck D. and Flavor Flav, as well as Terminator X and Professor Griff, who left the group in [[1990]], but rejoined in the late 1990s. [[Category:1980s American music groups]] [[Category:1990s American music groups]] [[Category:2000s American music groups]] [[Category:2010s American music groups]] [[Category:Musical groups from New York (state)]] [[Category:American rap music groups]] {{music-stub}}