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What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?

Public Enemy

2020 · Hip Hop

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

What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down? is a Hip-Hop album by Public Enemy, originally released in 2020. On Gatefold: 8 pressings tracked, owned by 8 collectors.

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Some years you have to wonder how Public Enemy sustains such righteous indignation. Others—let’s say 2020, just for example—you wonder why everyone isn’t as angry as they are. That they have strong thoughts on the 45th president of the United States isn’t surprising (“State of the Union”), nor is their crusade to uphold old-school values about hip-hop and art in a frictionless digital world (“Public Enemy Number Won,” “Toxic,” the Ice-T-featuring “Smash the Crowd”). The surprise is how vital, engaged, and unflinchingly on message Chuck D and Flavor Flav sound this side of their 60th birthdays, and on their prodigal return to Def Jam. If you think YG’s line “Pull the trigger, kill a negro/He's a hero” on the revamp of “Fight the Power” sounds hyperbolic, remember George Zimmerman and welcome to Kyle Rittenhouse. Breonna Taylor is mentioned, but because systemic racism comes in many forms and flavors, so are Craig Hodges and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. And if PE's politics seem preoccupying, listen to “R.I.P. Blackat”—their feelings about friends are just as strong. Yes, they’ve been confronting us with the same stark reality for more than three decades. But that’s not their fault, it’s the world’s. And that’s the double-truth, Ruth.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1When The Grid Go Down...
  2. A2Grid
  3. A3State Of The Union (STFU)
  4. A4Interlude: Merica Mirror
  5. A5Public Enemy Number Won
  6. A6Toxic
  7. A7Yesterday Man
  8. A8Interlude: Crossroads Burning

Side B

  1. B1Fight The Power Remix 2020
  2. B2Beat Them All
  3. B3Smash The Crowd
  4. B4If You Can't Join Em Beat Em
  5. B5Go At It
  6. B6Interlude: Don't Look At The Sky
  7. B7Rest In Beats
  8. B8R.I.P. Blackat
  9. B9Closing: I Am Black

Sound DNA

  • Hip-Hop
  • Alternative Hip-Hop
  • gritty
  • defiant
  • political

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Gatefold sleeve.
The Fight Continues
A1
Produced by C-Doc for DeafBeat Posse Productions, ID!
Mixed By C-Doc at Rebel Bass Studios- Freeport, PA
Khari Wynn Recorded at Midtown Soundlab- Memphis, TN
A2
Produced by C-Doc for DeafBeat Posse Productions, ID!
Mixed by C-Doc at Rebel Bass Studios-Freeport, PA
Chuck D Recorded By JP Hesser at Castaway 7 Studios- Ventura, CA
B-Real & Sen Dog Recorded by Skinny Pablo and John Taitano Phillips at B Real TV Studios- Los Angeles, CA
DJ Lord Recorded by Threepeeoh at Rebelbase Studios- College Park, GA
Flavor Flav, Ron Manusco, Tom Fletcher & Alex Grossi Recorded by Ronnie Manusco and Tom Fletcher at Studio77- Las Vegas. NV
Khari Wynn Recorded at Midtown Soundlab- Memphis, TN
A3
Mixed by DJ Premier at HeadQcourterz Studio- Queens, NY
Chuck D Recorded by JP Hesser at Castaway 7 Studios- Ventura, CA
Flavor Flav Recorded by Ronnie Manusco and Tom Fletcher at Studio77- Las Vegas. NV
A5
Produced by C-Doc for DeafBeat Posse Productions, ID!
Mixed by C-Doc at Rebel Bass Studios- Freeport, PA
Chuck D Recorded by JP Hesser at Castaway 7 Studios- Ventura, CA
Rev Run Recorded by Patrick Flores and Headsnack at Media Mix Studios- Allendale, NJ
DMC Recorded by Alex Graves at Sound On Sound- Montclair, NJ
Terminator X Recorded at Terminator Music Studio
DJ Lord Recorded by Threepeeoh at Rebelbase Studios- College Park, GA
A6
Chuck D & Flavor Flav Recorded by JP Hesser at Castaway 7 Studios- Ventura, CA
DJ Lord Recorded by Threepeeoh at Rebelbase Studios- College Park, GA
A7
Produced by Racer X and DJ Infinite for Sik Boy Beatz and Artdevclinic
Mixed by C-Doc at Rebel Bass Studios- Freeport, PA
Chuck D & Flavor Flav Recorded by JP Hesser at Castaway 7 Studios- Ventura, CA
Daddy-O Recorded by Race X at V House Houston
Khari Wynn Recorded at Midtown Soundlab- Memphis, TN
B1
Remix Enginner Johnny "Juice" Rosado at CuriOddysy- New York, NY
Scratches by DJ Lord at Rebelbase Studios- College Park, GA
Nas appears courtesy of Mass Appeal
Rapsody appears courtesy of Jamla Records / Roc Nation Records
B2
Produced by C-Doc for DeafBeat Posse Productions, ID!
Mixed By C-Doc at Rebel Bass Studios- Freeport, PA
Chuck D & Flavor Flav Recorded by JP Hesser at Castaway 7 Studios- Ventura, CA
Davy J, Eva Rose & Mason D Recorded by C-Doc at HWIC East- Lower Burrell, PA
B3
Produced by C-Doc for DeafBeat Posse Productions, ID!
Mixed By C-Doc at Rebel Bass Studios- Freeport, PA
Chuck D & Flavor Flav Recorded by JP Hesser at Castaway 7 Studios- Ventura, CA
B4
Produced by C-Doc for DeafBeat Posse Productions, ID!
Mixed By C-Doc at Rebel Bass Studios- Freeport, PA
Chuck D & Flavor Flav Recorded by JP Hesser at Castaway 7 Studios- Ventura, CA
Eva Rose & Mason D Recorded by C-Doc at HWIC East- Lower Burrell, PA
B5
Recorded by DJ Pain 1 at House of Pain- Madison, WI
Mixed by Ryan Rickaby at Sweatshop Studios - Madison, WI
Chuck D & Flavor Flav Recorded by JP Hesser at Castaway 7 Studios- Ventura, CA
Jahi Recorded by Bryan Matheson at Skyline Studios- Oakland, CA
B7
Produced by C-Doc for DeafBeat Posse Productions, ID!
Mixed By C-Doc at Rebel Bass Studios- Freeport, PA
Chuck D & Flavor Flav Recorded by JP Hesser at Castaway 7 Studios- Ventura, CA
Marcus J Recorded by Rusty Skelding at Gristle Audio- Denver, OH
CM aka Creative Recorded at Think Tank Studios- Denver, CO
Khari Wynn recorded at Midtown Soundlab- Memphis, TN

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Ad RockFEATURING FEATURING, VOCALS
  • Alex GrossiBACKING VOCALS
  • B-RealVOCALS
  • Black ThoughtFEATURING FEATURING, VOCALS
  • Clyde StubblefieldDRUMS
  • Cypress HillFEATURING
  • Daddy-OFEATURING
  • Davy JVOCALS
  • DJ PremierFEATURING
  • E RyderVOCALS
  • Eva RoseVOCALS
  • George ClintonFEATURING
  • Ice-TFEATURING
  • JahiFEATURING FEATURING, VOCALS FEATURING, WRITTEN-BY
  • James Bomb
  • Johnny Juice RosadoKEYBOARDS
  • Kevin "KJ" JacobyBASS
  • Khari WynnGUITAR

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