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Power Assault Live!... In the Belly of the BEAST
Hip-Hop · 2003 · 27 tracks · 1h 12m

Power Assault Live!... In the Belly of the BEAST

Public Enemy

A raw, overdriven document of hip-hop's most revolutionary force. Distorted soundboard feeds, massive crowd energy, and Chuck D's booming, unfiltered authority.

2003

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Relentless, confrontational energy with moments of communal political fervor.

Tracklist · 27 Tracks · 1h 12m
01
Intro
1:04
02
Lost at Birth
3:34
03
Night of the Living Baseheads
2:33
04
Bring the Noise
1:27
05
Welcome to the Terrordome
3:38
06
Rebirth Beat
0:21
07
Nighttrain
1:47
08
By the Time I Get to Arizona
4:08
09
Fight the Power
3:36
10
Crowd Speech Break 1
3:01
11
Gotta Do What I Gotta Do
3:30
12
Group Intro Break 2
2:22
13
Buckwhylin
1:24
14
Anti Nigger Machine
1:10
15
She Watch Channel Zero
3:54
16
Crowd Break 3
1:49
17
Feel Like JB/Get Down
4:19
18
More News at 11
2:31
19
A Letter to the NY Post
2:00
20
I Don’t Wanna Be Called Yo Niga
3:21
21
Burnley Crosshouse
0:40
22
Rebel Without a Pause
1:21
23
Public Enemy No 1
1:24
24
Don’t Believe the Hype
2:05
25
Shut ’em Down
5:49
26
911 Is a Joke
3:55
27
Can’t Truss It
5:47
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from the chaotic intro into the bone-rattling bass of Lost at Birth.
Chuck D pausing for a three-minute crowd speech that turns the concert into a political rally.
The sheer wall of noise during the climax of Shut 'em Down where the live energy peaks.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Power Assault Live!... In the Belly of the BEAST sound next to the rest of Public Enemy's catalogue?

Live Recording+4.0σ

The production is built around live recording than this artist usually allows.

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