Public Enemy released their fourth studio album Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black October 1, 1991

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released on October 1, 1991, by Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records.^[1]^[4] The album received critical acclaim, ranking at No. 2 in The Village Voice‘s 1991 Pazz & Jop critics’ poll.

The album was released on September 24, 1991, by Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records.^[1]^[9] Apocalypse 91 produced four singles: “Can’t Truss It”, “Night Train”, “Shut ‘Em Down” and its B-side “By the Time I Get to Arizona“. The latter featured a controversial music video where Public Enemy was depicted killing the 17th Governor of Arizona, Evan Mecham, who refused to recognize Martin Luther King Jr.‘s birthday as a national holiday.^[10] “Can’t Truss It” was Public Enemy’s most successful single, peaking at No. 9 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and at No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[11] The song also peaked at No. 5 on the Dance chart, becoming their most successful release there.^[12]