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Public Enemy asks What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?

Posted by Loren on September 6, 2020

Public Enemy asks What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?
photo by Eitan Miskevich

On Sept. 25, 2020 Public Enemy graces the world with a 17-track new record titled What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?, courtesy of Def Jam Recordings.

Political as ever in tone, the new record features the full original line-up, plus a hit list of 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 and Mike D and Ad-Rock of Beastie Boys.

Watch a video to "Fight The Power: Remix 2020” below (feat. Nas, Rapsody, Black Thought, Jahi, YG, Questlove).

WHAT YOU GONNA DO WHEN THE GRID GOES DOWN? TRACK LIST

01 - “When The Grid Goes Down” ft. George Clinton
02 - “Grid” ft. Cypress Hill and George Clinton
03 - “State of the Union (STFU)” ft. DJ Premier
04 - “Merica Mirror” ft. Pop Diesel
05 - “Public Enemy Number Won” ft. Mike D, Ad-Rock, Run-DMC
06 - “Toxic”
07 - “Yesterday Man” ft. Daddy-O
08 - “Crossroads Burning” (Interlude) ft. James Bomb
09 - “Fight The Power: Remix 2020” ft. Nas, Rapsody, Black Thought, Jahi, YG, Questlove
10 - “Beat Them All”
11 - “Smash The Crowd” ft.. Ice-T, PMD
12 - “If You Can’t Join Em Beat Em”
13 - “Go At It” ft. Jahi
14 - “Don’t Look At The Sky” (Interlude) ft. Mark Jenkins
15 - “Rest In Beats” ft. The Impossebulls
16 - “R.I.P. Blackat”
17 - “Closing: I Am Black” ft. Ms. Ariel

Public Enemy asks What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?
photo by Eitan Miskevich

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