Public Enemy - Night of the Living Baseheads

Night of the Living Baseheads

Public Enemy Dir. Lionel C. Martin Play Channel
1988 80s hip hop

Chuck D, Eric Sadler, and Hank Shocklee wrote this track for Public Enemy's album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, addressing crack cocaine's effects during the 1980s epidemic. The song uses 20 samples, more than any other track on the album, and opens with a sample from Khalid Muhammad.

3M views
5:57 duration
1988 released

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