Ciudad de origen:
Nueva York, Estados Unidos 
Formación actual:
- Chuck D (Voz y MC)
- Khari Wynn (Guitarra)
- DJ Lord (Disc jockey)
- Professor Griff (Minister of Information)
- Sammy Sam (MC)
- Flavor Flav (Voz y hype man)
Antiguos miembros:
- Terminator X (Disc jockey)
- Sister Souljah (Minister of Information)
Introducción:
Proximamente
Discografía:
- 1987 – Yo! Bum Rush the Show: 8,5
- 1988 – It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back: 9
- 1990 – Fear of a Black Planet: 9
- 1991 – Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black: 8,5
- 1994 – Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age
- 1998 – He Got Game (Soundtrack)
- 1999 – There’s a POISON Goin’ On…
- 2002 – Revolverlution
- 2005 – New Whirl Odor: 5
- 2006 – Rebirth of a Nation
- 2007 – How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul???
- 2012 – Most of My Heroes Still Don’t Appear on No Stamp
- 2012 – The Evil Empire of Everything
- 2015 – Man Plans God Laughs
- 2017 – Nothing Is Quick in the Desert
Discos en vivo:
- 2005 – It Takes a Nation: The First London Invasion Tour 1987
- 2006 – MKL VF KWR – Revolverlution Tour Manchester UK 2003
- 2007 – Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live!
Otras publicaciones:
- 1992 – Greatest Misses
- 2006 – Bring That Beat Back
- 2007 – Remix of a Nation