Planet Earth: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Greatest Rap Hits — Public Enemy

Relentless, confrontational energy fueled by a righteous demand for social justice.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 1h 2m

Can’t Truss It

4:31

911 Is a Joke

3:01

Shut Em Down

3:25

Fight the Power

4:06

Give It Up

4:35

Harder Than You Think

4:19

By the Time I Get to Arizona

4:12

Louder Than a Bomb

2:48

Lost at Birth

3:38

Public Enemy No. 1

4:42

Shut Em Down (Pete Rock Mixx)

5:15

I Shall Not Be Moved

5:24

Harder Than You Think (London radio edit)

3:11

Moments Worth Listening For

The iconic, piercing siren sample that opens Fight the Power, immediately signaling a state of emergency.

Flavor Flav's high-pitched, mocking laughter cutting through the dense, industrial funk of 911 Is a Joke.

The relentless, machine-gun delivery of Chuck D over the Pete Rock remix of Shut Em Down, where the beat swings but the message hits like a hammer.

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