Rebel Without a Pause

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"Rebel Without a Pause" is a landmark 1987 hip-hop single by Public Enemy, celebrated for its politically charged lyrics, dense production, and pioneering use of sampling.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back ⓘ
artist Public Enemy ⓘ
associatedMovement golden age hip hop ⓘ
associatedWith Def Jam era of hip hop ⓘ
chronologyPosition early Public Enemy hit ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception widely acclaimed ⓘ
describedAs classic Public Enemy track ⓘ
landmark hip hop single ⓘ
featuresDJ Terminator X ⓘ
genre hardcore hip hop ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
political hip hop ⓘ
hasLyricalStyle aggressive delivery ⓘ
politically conscious lyrics ⓘ
hasMusicalArtistMember Chuck D ⓘ
Flavor Flav ⓘ
Terminator X ⓘ
hasSignatureSoundElement dense layered samples ⓘ
fast tempo drum programming ⓘ
sustained saxophone squeal sample ⓘ
hasTheme Black empowerment ⓘ
media criticism ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
systemic racism ⓘ
influenced political rap ⓘ
influencedGenre hip hop ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableFor dense production ⓘ
pioneering use of sampling ⓘ
politically charged lyrics ⓘ
partOfAlbum It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back ⓘ
performer Public Enemy ⓘ
producer Rick Rubin ⓘ
The Bomb Squad ⓘ
recordedIn 1987 ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
Def Jam Recordings ⓘ
releaseYear 1987 ⓘ
usesSampling Funky Drummer ⓘ
Soul Power ⓘ
The Grunt ⓘ
writer Chuck D ⓘ
Eric Sadler ⓘ
Flavor Flav ⓘ
Hank Shocklee ⓘ

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