How The Bomb Squad & Public Enemy Transformed Hip Hop’s Sound

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How The Bomb Squad and Public Enemy stacked samples on samples to build a wall of sound that redefined the sound of hip hop. 🎉 BOGOF Offer: Right now it’s Buy One, Get One Free on all our sample packs. Just use the code 'SECONDCOURSE' at checkout to grab your second pack free. Link below if you fancy digging in. https://loopkitchen.co.uk/collections/composition-packs 🎁 FREE Loop Kitchen Sample Pack - https://loopkitchen.carrd.co/ 🔌 FREE Plugin Database (Over 400 free plugins) - https://loopkitchenplugins.carrd.co/ Watch this next: https://youtu.be/FIFVL63OUlw 💬 Join the Loop Kitchen Discord for free samples, production tips, and to connect with other producers - https://discord.gg/dDQuQQWZpt 🧷 Connect with us on social media: El Train Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eltrainmusic/ El Train TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@eltrainmusic Loop Kitchen Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/loopkitchen_/ In the mid-80s, Public Enemy and their production team, The Bomb Squad, weren’t content with a simple loop, they piled samples on top of samples, weaving sirens, breaks, stabs, and vocal snippets into dense, chaotic collages. Armed with turntables, early samplers, and an ear for the unexpected, they created tracks that felt like a hundred ideas colliding at once, yet somehow locked perfectly in place. This is the story of how that fearless approach reshaped the sound of hip hop. ⏰ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:28 - The House That Spectrum Built 04:14 - Public Enemy No. 1 08:03 - The Wall Of Sound 12:52 - A Quick Interlude 13:42 - Bomb Squad Forever Sources: 🎙 Podcasts * Dad Bod Rap Pod – with Hank Shocklee * The Vibe Chamber – with Hank Shocklee * Too Much Effing Perspective – with Bill Stephney * Accolades Podcast – with Bobby Simmons (Stetsasonic) * One Song – “Cold Lampin’ With Flavor” (Special Guest: Questlove) 📺 YouTube * Spectrum City – Trailer (2012) * RBMA – Interview with Hank Shocklee * Chuck D & Spectrum City – Roosevelt Library Q&A * Terminator X – Unique Access Interview * Chuck D – Once Upon A Rhyme (Special Edition) – BREALTV * Public Enemy – It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back – Pitchfork documentary * Hank Shocklee – 247HH Exclusive * On the Set: Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power” – MTV Rewind * The Making of AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted – Ice Cube 🎬 Documentaries * Public Enemy: Prophets of Rage (full documentary) * Welcome to the Terrordome: The Legacy of Public Enemy – Amplified