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Yo! Bum Rush the Show
Studio album by Public Enemy
Released	1987
Recorded	Spectrum City Studios, Hempstead, New York
Genre	Hip hop
Length	46:44
Label	Def Jam/Columbia Records CK-40658
Producer(s)	Bill Stephney
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B+) link
Public Enemy chronology
	Yo! Bum Rush the Show (1987)	It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)

Yo! Bum Rush the Show is a 1987 album by Public Enemy. This was the first album of Public Enemy's that had been released by a record label. The album is considered a classic of its time but is generally considered inferior to Public Enemy's follow up album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. In 1988, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums. In 2003, the album was ranked number 497 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Trivia 3 Personnel 4 Partial List of Samples 5 External links

1. "You're Gonna Get Yours"
2. "Sophisticated Bitch" featuring Vernon Reid of Living Colour
3. "Miuzi Weighs a Ton"
4. "Timebomb"
5. "Too Much Posse"
6. "Rightstarter (Message to a Black Man)"
7. "Public Enemy No. 1"
8. "M.P.E."
9. "Yo! Bum Rush the Show"
10. "Raise the Roof"
11. "Megablast"
12. "Terminator X Speaks With His Hands"

• The Red Hot Chili Peppers have sometimes use part of 'You're Gonna Get Yours' as an intro to Give It Away when they play it live.

• Chuck D. - Vocals
• Flavor Flav - Vocals
• Hank Shocklee - Drum Programming
• Eric Sadler - Drum Programming
• Terminator X - Lead Scratch
• Hank Shocklee - Minimal Synth Programming
• Eric Sadler - Minimal Synth Programming
• Steve Linsley - Bass
• Bill Stephney - Bass
• Vernon Reid - Guitars
• Bill Stephney - Guitars
• Juice - Rhythm Scratch
• Rick Rubin - Executive Producer
• Bill Stephney - Bill Stepney
• Carl Ryder - Co-producer
• Hank Shocklee - Co-producer
• Glen E. Friedman - Photography
• Bill Stephney - Mixing
• Steve Ett - Mixing
• Hank Shocklee - Mixing
• Steven Linsley - Mixing
• Rick Rubin - Mixing

The following lists some of the songs and sounds sampled on Yo! Bum Rush the Show.

You're Gonna Get Yours

• "Super Sporm" by Captain Skyy
• "Getting it On" by Dennis Coffey

Sophisticated Bitch

• "Groove Line" by Heatwave

Miuzi Weighs a Ton

• "Rock Steady" by Aretha Franklin
• "Different Strokes" by Syl Johnson
• "Christmas Rappin'" by Kurtis Blow
• "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss

Timebomb

• "Just Kissed My Baby" by The Meters

Rightstarter (Message to a Black Man)

• "Grip It" by Trouble Funk
• "Blow Your Head" by The J.B.'s
• "Here We Go" (Live) by Run-D.M.C.

Public Enemy No. 1

• "Blow Your Head" by Fred Wesley and The JBs
• "Feel the Heartbeat" by Treacherous Three

Yo! Bum Rush the Show

• "Shack Up" by Banbarra

Raise the Roof

• "Assembly Line" by The Commodores

Megablast

• "All We Need is Another Chance" by The Escorts

Terminator X Speaks With His Hands

• "Just Kissed My Baby" by The Meters

• MP3 summary