As the Rev. Al Sharpton says on the album opener, Public Enemy "changed the perception of what hip-hop could be". On their eighth album, a full band invigorates the Bomb Squad's wall of sound with live drums, guitar and bass. Moby’s dance sensibility propels DJ Lord's turntable breaks on "MKLVFKWR", while the slow-churning "Check What You're Listening To" and the soulful "Preachin' to the Quiet" prove that even in 2005, Chuck D was ahead of the curve on immigrant rights, performative activism and environmental devastation.
- 2015
- Chuck D
- Boss, Dougie D, Jay'ton, Lil B & Trae tha Truth
- Public Enemy featuring Paris
- A Tribe Called Quest
- Floyd the Locsmif
- Cut Chemist
- Chamillionaire