{"id":222240,"date":"2026-01-21T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T07:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=222240"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:50:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:50:50","slug":"when-public-enemy-ll-cool-j-invaded-europe-1987-documentaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/when-public-enemy-ll-cool-j-invaded-europe-1987-documentaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Back in \u201987: Public Enemy &#038; LL Cool J Invaded Europe (Documentaries)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7grer6hNaBY?si=3-6K6Jcc88_WbFlI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Footage from a live performance by New York hip-hop group Public Enemy, filmed at La Mutualit\u00e9 in Paris on November 23, 1987. The group was supporting LL Cool J on his tour.<br \/>\nOn stage, Chuck D and Flavor Flav are joined by DJ Terminator X, along with Professor Griff, who leads the S1W (Security of the First World)\u2014the group\u2019s onstage security unit\u2014performing militant-style choreography with unloaded prop Uzi rifles.<br \/>\nPublic Enemy perform tracks from their debut album Yo! Bum Rush The Show, including \u201cToo Much Posse.\u201d<br \/>\nThe audience includes notable figures from the French hip-hop and cultural scene, such as Didier Morville (later known as JoeyStarr of NTM), Vincent Cassel, and Ma\u00ef Lucas, Fly Girl and photographer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TaWZTQu548o?si=Bslj3mYcFOM0ei5d\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On November 15, 1987, the second Hip Hop concert with US artists took place in Copenhagen, Denmark at Saga on Vesterbrogade, with LL Cool J and Public Enemy (Eric B &#038; Rakim cancelled) on the 87 Def Jam Tour. The concert was documented by Danmarks Radio (Danish national TV) in the program &#8220;Rock Fra Gaden&#8221; (Rock From the Street) which was broadcast on December 12, 1987. Organized by Danish media personality Hans Otto Bisgaard, with clips from the concert, interviews with concert guests, including Cutfather and Soulshock, and interviews with LL Cool and especially Chuck D, who drop some knowledge.<br \/>\nIn the Danish book by Copenhagen Archives, &#8220;FLYERS HIP HOP I K\u00d8BENHAVN 1984-1996&#8221; the concert is documented with concert poster, ticket and photo.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"222242\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/when-public-enemy-ll-cool-j-invaded-europe-1987-documentaries\/pe-and-ll-cool-j\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pe-and-LL-COol-j.avif\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1086\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pe and LL COol j\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pe-and-LL-COol-j-1024x695.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pe-and-LL-COol-j-540x367.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"367\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-222242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pe-and-LL-COol-j-540x367.avif 540w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pe-and-LL-COol-j-1024x695.avif 1024w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pe-and-LL-COol-j-768x521.avif 768w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pe-and-LL-COol-j-1536x1043.avif 1536w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pe-and-LL-COol-j.avif 1600w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pe-and-LL-COol-j.avif 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Footage from a live performance by New York hip-hop group Public Enemy, filmed at La&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-222240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dig-of-the-day","category-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pG6fW-VOw","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222240\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}