HE GOT GAME (EXP)

Public Enemy: Chuck D, Flava Flav, Terminator X, Professor Griff.
Additional personnel includes: Voices Of Shabach Community Choir Of Long Island (vocals); Paul Logus, David Phelps, Reeves Gabrels (guitar); Kerwin Young (saxophone, keyboards, bass); Jack Dangers (programming, scratches); Danny Saber (programming); Johnny Juice (scratches); Kyle Jason, Veda (background vocals); Stephen Stills, Masta Killa, KRS-One, Rampage, Smoothe Da Hustler, 4 Kast, LuQuantum Leap, Supernatural, Minnesota, Serenity.
Producers include: Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee, D.R. Period, Gary G-Wiz, Abnes Dubose.
Engineers include: Rawle Gittens, Ricciano Lumpkins, Tony Prendatt, Rob Chiarelli, Paul Logus.
Public Enemy springs back into action with this album, which doubles as the soundtrack to Spike Lee's film. Reuniting the original Bomb Squad production team of Hank & Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler and Gary G-Wiz with Flavor Flav, Professor Griff and Terminator X makes for an impressive mix of styles and songs. In classic Public Enemy fashion, sampling is timely and well used.
The title cut features a sample from the Buffalo Springfield classic "For What It's Worth," as well as a newly recorded performance from Steven Stills. As such, it is Public Enemy's most radio friendly, commercial song to date. "Unstoppable" is a collaboration between PE and KRS-One. Producer Gary G-Wiz brings the two most pioneering rappers in history together for the first time on his underground head-banger. On "House of the Rising Sun," producer Kerwin Young makes clever use of a sample from The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again." On the surface, HE GOT GAME is a soundtrack, but closer inspection reveals a classic PE album.

• Format: Vinyl
• Released: 6/09/2015
• Genre: Hip Hop