"Shut Em' Down" | ||||
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Single by Public Enemy | ||||
from the album Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black | ||||
B-side | "By the Time I Get to Arizona" | |||
Released | 1991 | |||
Studio | The Music Palace (Long Island, NY) | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 4:25 | |||
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Producer(s) | The Imperial Grand Ministers Of Funk | |||
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Music video | ||||
"Shut 'Em Down" on YouTube |
"Shut 'Em Down" is a song by American hip hop group Public Enemy. It was released in 1991 via Def Jam Recordings as the second single from the group's fourth studio album Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black. Recording sessions took place at The Music Palace in Long Island. Production was handled by the Imperial Grand Ministers of Funk, with The Bomb Squad serving as executive producers. An accompanying music video was directed by Mark Pellington.