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Planet Earth: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Greatest Rap Hits
Hip-Hop · 2013 · 13 tracks · 1h 2m

Planet Earth: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Greatest Rap Hits

Public Enemy

A concentrated blast of revolutionary noise and authoritative rhymes. This collection captures the sonic chaos and political fire of hip-hop's most vital era.

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The ultimate starter pack for when you want to fight the power and need the loudest soundtrack possible.

Relentless, confrontational energy fueled by a righteous demand for social justice.

Planet Earth: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Greatest Rap Hits · vs · Public Enemy
Sample Based+0.6σ

The production is pushed a touch harder into sample based than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 1h 2m
02
Can’t Truss It
4:31
03
911 Is a Joke
3:01
04
Shut Em Down
3:25
05
Fight the Power
4:06
06
Give It Up
4:35
07
Harder Than You Think
4:19
08
By the Time I Get to Arizona
4:12
10
Louder Than a Bomb
2:48
11
Lost at Birth
3:38
12
Public Enemy No. 1
4:42
13
Shut Em Down (Pete Rock Mixx)
5:15
14
I Shall Not Be Moved
5:24
15
Harder Than You Think (London radio edit)
3:11
Moments Worth Waiting For
The iconic, piercing siren sample that opens Fight the Power, immediately signaling a state of emergency.
Flavor Flav's high-pitched, mocking laughter cutting through the dense, industrial funk of 911 Is a Joke.
The relentless, machine-gun delivery of Chuck D over the Pete Rock remix of Shut Em Down, where the beat swings but the message hits like a hammer.
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Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy
1991

Shares conscious hip-hop, boom bap (subgenres); sample_based, noise_textured, layered_dense (production style)

What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down?
What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down?
Public Enemy
2020

Shares conscious hip-hop, boom bap (subgenres); sample_based, noise_textured, layered_dense (production style)

Most of My Heroes Still Don’t Appear on No Stamp
Most of My Heroes Still Don’t Appear on No Stamp
Public Enemy
2012

Shares conscious hip-hop, boom bap (subgenres); sample_based, noise_textured, layered_dense (production style)

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
1988

Shares conscious hip-hop, boom bap (subgenres); sample_based, noise_textured, layered_dense (production style)

Rebirth of a Nation
Rebirth of a Nation
Public Enemy
2005

Shares conscious hip-hop, boom bap (subgenres); defiant, urgent, aggressive (moods)

Yo! Bum Rush the Show
Yo! Bum Rush the Show
Public Enemy
1987

Shares conscious hip-hop, boom bap (subgenres); defiant, urgent, intense (moods)

Beats and Places
Beats and Places
Public Enemy
2006

Shares conscious hip-hop, boom bap (subgenres); sample_based, noise_textured, layered_dense (production style)

Fear of a Black Planet
Fear of a Black Planet
Public Enemy
1990

Shares conscious hip-hop, boom bap (subgenres); sample_based, noise_textured, layered_dense (production style)

Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025
Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025
Public Enemy
2025

Shares conscious hip-hop, boom bap (subgenres); sample_based, noise_textured, layered_dense (production style)

New Whirl Odor
New Whirl Odor
Public Enemy
2005

Shares conscious hip-hop, boom bap (subgenres); defiant, urgent, intense (moods)

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