The 10 Best Public Enemy Songs of All Time

From incendiary protest anthems to genre-rewriting deep cuts, these tracks capture one of hip-hop's most fearless catalogs at full volume. Cast your vote!

1

Fight the Power

The group's defining 1989 anthem, written for Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing and a landmark protest record.

1000pts

2

Don't Believe the Hype

A 1988 single with an iconic hook in which Chuck D dismantles his media critics.

624pts

3

Bring the Noise

A 1987 blast of dense production and rapid-fire rhymes that became a hip-hop and rap-metal touchstone.

571pts

4

You're Gonna Get Yours

An early 1987 single and car anthem from the group's debut album.

499pts

5

Night of the Living Baseheads

A 1988 single confronting the crack epidemic over a frantic sample collage.

399pts

6

Shut 'Em Down

A 1991 call for economic boycott, later famous for the Pete Rock remix.

249pts

7

Welcome to the Terrordome

A dense, defiant 1990 single recorded amid controversy surrounding the group.

249pts

8

He Got Game

The 1998 title track from the Spike Lee film, built around a Buffalo Springfield sample.

249pts

9

Rebel Without a Pause

The relentless 1987 single whose squealing sample marked the group's sonic breakthrough.

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10

Can't Truss It

A 1991 single linking slavery's history to modern injustice with a hard-hitting groove.

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