Public Enemyās single āGRIDā featuring Cypress Hill and George Clinton is a post-apocalyptic view of the world after it collapses into a technological desert after the āgrid goes downā and, the legendary group shares the official video for the track. Directed by David C. Snyder, the video for āGRIDā is the latest to come from PEās recent critically-acclaimed album, āWhat You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?ā, and includes footage from their performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?ā marks the groupās historic return to Def Jam and includes guest appearances by Nas, YG, Rapsody, DJ Premier, Black Thought, Questlove, Cypress Hill, Run-DMC, Ice-T, PMD, George Clinton, Daddy-O, Jahi, The Impossebulls, Mark Jenkins, S1Ws Pop Diesel and James Bomb and Mike D and Ad-Rock of Beastie Boys. The album features the hit single āFight The Power: Remix 2020,ā a powerful reimagining of their classic track featuring Nas, Rapsody, Black Thought, YG, Jahi and Questlove.
Public Enemy have proven that rebellion is more than the sound of a musical genre, the culture of a social class, or the color of a skin; it is an unmovable, unmistakable state of mind and heart. PE is hellbent on creating change where it is needed most. Determined to give voice to those who have long been ignored, unafraid to question institutional injustices, and intent on challenging any and all obstacles to social justice, Public Enemy have resisted with unprecedented intensity and eloquence.