Historically speaking, this is a pretty good time for Public Enemy to be bringing noise. They are answering the call. The stentorian '80s rap greats just returned to their old home at Def Jam and released the new album What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down? The new LP features appearances from many…

We may have reached the point where we can forget all about Public Enemy staging a breakup hoax earlier this year. Earlier this month, the legendary Long Island rap group announced that they had re-signed to Def Jam Records, the label that released all of their classic records. Today, they've released their new album What…

The great agit-rap institution Public Enemy got off to a shaky start in 2020 -- a Bernie Sanders campaign appearance that led to a split with longtime hypeman Flavor Flav, followed by the announcement that the whole rift had been a hoax. Nobody was into that. But after months of apocalyptic politics, the idea of…

Public Enemy unveil new album What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down with a 2020 remix of Fight The Power

The awards show is changing. When you can't put dozens of celebrities in the same room for a live telecast, things don't work the same anymore. They look especially different when it comes to the BET Awards. Last night, the cable network aired its annual awards show, which was nothing like last year's show. When…