Louder Than a Bomb

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"Louder Than a Bomb" is a politically charged hip hop track by Public Enemy known for its militant lyrics and dense, sample-heavy production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back ONNED1
artist Public Enemy NERFINISHED
associatedAct The Bomb Squad NERFINISHED
associatedMovement golden age hip hop
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresRapper Chuck D NERFINISHED
Flavor Flav NERFINISHED
genre conscious hip hop
hip hop
political hip hop
hasComposer Eric Sadler
Hank Shocklee ONNED1
Keith Shocklee NERFINISHED
hasInstrumentation drum machine
sampling
turntables
hasLyricalStyle dense lyrics
hasLyricalTheme anti-establishment
militancy
political commentary
social justice
hasLyricist Carlton Douglas Ridenhour
surface form: Carlton Ridenhour

Chuck D NERFINISHED
hasMusicalArtist Public Enemy NERFINISHED
hasNotableCharacteristic dense, sample-heavy production
militant lyrics
hasProductionStyle sample-heavy production
hasSubject media criticism
racism
state power
includedIn Public Enemy singles chronology
surface form: Public Enemy discography
isMilitant true
isPoliticallyCharged true
language English
partOfAlbum It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
performer Public Enemy NERFINISHED
producer The Bomb Squad NERFINISHED
recordLabel Columbia Records
Def Jam Recordings
releaseDecade 1980s
writer Carlton Douglas Ridenhour
surface form: Carlton Ridenhour

Chuck D NERFINISHED
Eric Sadler
Hank Shocklee
Keith Shocklee

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