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

Relentless, confrontational energy with a sense of historical weight and modern urgency.

Tracklist · 17 Tracks · 44m

When the Grid Go Down…

1:32

Grid

4:32

State of the Union (STFU)

2:55

Merica Mirror (interlude)

0:08

Public Enemy Number Won

5:26

Toxic

3:12

Yesterday Man

3:04

Crossroads Burning (interlude)

0:13

Fight the Power: Remix 2020

4:57

Beat Them All

2:53

Smash the Crowd

3:06

If You Can’t Join Em Beat Em

0:50

Go at It

3:22

Don’t Look at the Sky (interlude)

0:09

Rest in Beats

3:57

R.I.P. Blackat

3:36

Closing: I Am Black

0:14

Moments Worth Listening For

The explosive entrance of the 2020 remix of Fight the Power featuring a generational bridge of guest verses.

Chuck D's voice cutting through the industrial screech of State of the Union with terrifying clarity.

The nostalgic yet hard-hitting reunion of the original Def Jam era on Public Enemy Number Won.

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