Stream Public Enemy’s New Album ‘What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?’ | NAS, George Clinton, Run-DMC + More

UrbanBridgez.com September 25, 2020

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Public Enemy has released one of the most anticipated albums of the year today, “What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?.”

The album marks their historic return to Def Jam Recordings and features guest appearances by Nas, YG, Rapsody, DJ Premier, Black Thought, Questlove, Cypress Hill, Run-DMC, Ice-T, PMD, George Clinton, Daddy-O, Jahi, The Impossebulls, Mark Jenkins, S1Ws Pop Diesel and James Bomb and Mike D and Ad-Rock of Beastie Boys.

“What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?” features new single “Grid” featuring Cypress Hill and George Clinton; “Fight the Power: Remix 2020” featuring Nas, Rapsody, Black Thought, YG, Jahi and Questlove, which riveted audiences at the 2020 BET Awards; and “State of the Union (STFU)” which holds nothing back as it calls out Donald Trump and his destructive reign, produced by DJ Premier.

Public Enemy is set to perform “Grid” featuring Cypress Hill on CBS’s special live broadcast of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, September 29th immediately following the first presidential debate.

As America faces a fresh rebellion against racial division and social inequality, it is no surprise that the world looks to hip-hop‘s original champions of change to continue the fight alongside them.

PE‘s classic albums are the soundtrack to hip-hop’s rise as a form of social and political commentary. 1988‘s “It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back” was, and still is, one of the most important records ever made, with Rolling Stone recently naming it the #15 Greatest Album of All Time and The New York Times added it to their list of “25 Most Significant Albums of the Last Century.” “Fear of a Black Planet” was also named on the Rolling Stone list–features Public Enemy anthems including the original version of “Fight The Power,” the powerful “911 Is a Joke” and “Welcome To The Terrordome.”