Public Enemy

"Yo! Bum Rush the Show" was the first album released by the American hip hop group Public Enemy. It was released on February 10, 1987 and was recorded at Spectrum City Studios in Hempstead, New York. The album became one of the best-selling hip hop records upon its release, but was met with controversy due to lead rapper Chuck D's political beliefs. Despite this, the album has been highly regarded as one of the greatest and most influential in hip hop history.

"Yo! Bum Rush the Show" was released by Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records. The album was promoted with the release of two singles, "Public Enemy No. 1" and "You're Gonna Get Yours". Despite being largely ignored by radio programmers, including many African-American stations, the album reached number 125 on the Billboard Top LPs and number 28 on the Top Black Albums in the US. However, it became one of hip hop's fastest selling records and had sold over 300,000 copies in the US by the following year and 400,000 by 1989. On October 3, 1994, the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, indicating 500,000 units had been sold.

The music on the album has been described as a "more serious brand of inner-city aggression" compared to the Beastie Boys' 1986 album "Licensed to Ill." The album's sound is characterized by its lack of melody, with a focus on hard drums, electronic whine, and scratching by DJ Terminator X.