Public Enemy - Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age
Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy.
Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released on August 23, 1994, by Def Jam Recordings. The title is a reverse mondegreen of the phrase "music in our message" (emphasizing that their message is more important than the music, rather than the typical "message in our music"). Alternatively, it could be interpreted as "music and our message." The album debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 56,000 copies in its first week.
The album's first single, "Give It Up", peaked at number 33 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in August 1994, and was the group's only American top 40 hit in their career.
Upon its release, Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age received generally mixed to positive reviews from most music critics, amid controversy among critics and fans over Public Enemy's relevance in hip hop at the time.
Track listing[edit]
All songs were written or co-written by members of Public Enemy, except "Godd Complexx", which was written by Jalal Mansur Nuriddin a/k/a Alafia Pudim.[21]
- "Whole Lotta Love Goin on in the Middle of Hell" – 3:13
- "Theatrical Parts" - 0:28
- "Give It Up" – 4:31
- "What Side You On?" – 4:07
- "Bedlam 13:13" – 4:07
- "Stop in the Name ..." - 1:21
- "What Kind of Power We Got?" – 5:31
- "So Whatcha Gone Do Now" – 4:41
- "White Heaven/Black Hell" - 1:06
- "Race Against Time" – 3:21
- "They Used to Call It Dope" - 0:30
- "Aintnuttin Buttersong" – 4:23
- "Live and Undrugged, Parts 1 & 2" – 5:55
- "Thin Line Between Law & Rape" – 4:45
- "I Ain't Mad at All" – 3:25
- "Death of a Carjacka" - 2:00
- "I Stand Accused" – 3:57
- "Godd Complexx" – 3:40
- "Hitler Day" – 4:28
- "Harry Allen's Interactive Super Highway Phone Call to Chuck D" - 2:55
- "Livin in a Zoo (remix)" – 3:38