Although Chuck D is overseas with his supergroup Prophets of Rage — Cypress Hill’s B-Real, DJ Lord, Rage Against The Machine’s Tim Commerford, Tom Morello and Brad Wilk — he’s still at the helm of his revolutionary Hip Hop group Public Enemy. Over the weekend, a Spanish publication leaked the news that a new Public Enemy record was on the way despite the fact it was supposed to be a secret, causing an avalanche of speculation on sites like Reddit.
HipHopDX reached out to the legendary MC who confirmed from a Croatian stage via text that “yes” there is a Public Enemy record dropping on July 4 titled Nothing Is Quick In The Desert. The album will be available as a free download.
“The record business is appearing like a desert,” Chuck tells DX of the title. “But the music has a life if you look at it right.”
Considering the overtly political nature of Public Enemy’s catalog, which begins with 1987’s Yo! Bum Rush the Show and culminates with 2015’s Man Plans God Laughs, it’s safe to say we’ll hear commentary from Chuck on a bevy of socio-political topics.
6. "Damn! I'm really liking this whole album!" In response to Reply # 0
"Smash The Crowd" is that joint. The beat, the transitions, the surprise guests... wow. The type of joint that makes you remember falling in love with Hip Hop... as are many songs here right from the opening title track.
The whole album is nice tho. I'm very surprised at how consistent it is. I'm loving the beats, and Chuck is on beat again! lol. Never have to worry about his content. Even the interludes are good. I was prepared to give them at least $10 even tho it says it's free, but they kinda force you to take it for free lol.
8. "this and Royce are on repeat for me at the moment" In response to Reply # 0
Chuck is on a roll for the entire album, and Griff has stepped his bars and flow up considerably. The Solé appearance was great too, I wonder if she helped Griff fine tune his flow since they became an item?
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13. "RE: New Public Enemy Album coming July 4th" In response to Reply # 0
Public Enemy haven't made a good album since 1991. Well, to be fair, I haven't heard an entire PE album since 1991 either (excluding the tragic 'Greatest Misses').
I do recall how trash 'He Got Game' was and that was an album white people kinda sorta tried to pretend was worth a shit.
I liked that Chuck D song 'No!' that was on mixtapes when his solo album happened.
14. "Greatest misses was good" In response to Reply # 13
>Public Enemy haven't made a good album since 1991. Well, to >be fair, I haven't heard an entire PE album since 1991 either >(excluding the tragic 'Greatest Misses').
The new songs were good - and the live Shut Em Down with the crazy compression is probably my favorite mix of it.
>I do recall how trash 'He Got Game' was and that was an album >white people kinda sorta tried to pretend was worth a shit. > > >I liked that Chuck D song 'No!' that was on mixtapes when his >solo album happened.
On almost every album since then they've had 1 or 2 pretty good songs - a retrospective album would impress you.
But they may have already had their moment musically.
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