Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age

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Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released on August 23, 1994, by Def Jam Recordings. The title is a reverse mondegreen of the phrase "music in our message" (emphasizing that their message is more important than the music, rather than the typical "message in our music"). Alternatively, it could be interpreted as "music and our message." The album debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 56,000 copies in its first week. The album's first single, "Give It Up", peaked at number 33 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in August 1994, and was the group's only American top 40 hit in their career. Upon its release, Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age received generally mixed-to-positive reviews from most music critics, amid controversy among critics and fans over Public Enemy's relevance in hip hop at the time. Mark Texeira illustrated the cover and inside sleeve.

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