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. 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. 2
   Don't Believe the Hype

   A 1988 single with an iconic hook in which Chuck D dismantles his media critics.
   500pts
3. 3
   Bring the Noise

   A 1987 blast of dense production and rapid-fire rhymes that became a hip-hop and rap-metal touchstone.
   428pts
4. 4
   You're Gonna Get Yours

   An early 1987 single and car anthem from the group's debut album.
   333pts
5. 5
   Night of the Living Baseheads

   A 1988 single confronting the crack epidemic over a frantic sample collage.
   200pts
6. 6
   Shut 'Em Down

   A 1991 call for economic boycott, later famous for the Pete Rock remix.
   1pts
7. 7
   He Got Game

   The 1998 title track from the Spike Lee film, built around a Buffalo Springfield sample.
   1pts
8. 8
   Welcome to the Terrordome

   A dense, defiant 1990 single recorded amid controversy surrounding the group.
   1pts
9. 9
   Rebel Without a Pause

   The relentless 1987 single whose squealing sample marked the group's sonic breakthrough.
   1pts
10. 10
    Can't Truss It

    A 1991 single linking slavery's history to modern injustice with a hard-hitting groove.
    1pts