The original crew are back on this soundtrack to Spike Lee's new movie, a marriage made in heaven in terms of both parties championing the same causes through their work.
Rap has moved on a long way since 1994's disappointing 'Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age' and it's interesting with that in mind to see how the Enemy have responded.
The opening track, 'Resurrection', sets the message down straight - that Public Enemy are back "in full effect" but only "until the year 2000".
The irrepresible Flavor Flav is on top form on the mic throughout the album, but elsewhere the inspiration drags. Beats are recycled and the general feel is of a band now unsure of their place in the pantheon.
The one glorious exception is the title track. Over a sample of Buffalo Springfield's 'For What It's Worth' and a lazy backing track Chuck D tells the world to "damn the game if it don't mean nothin'".
So while tracks like 'Is Your God A Dog' and 'Politics Of The Sneaker Pimps' try hard to nail the message to the music, a simple piece of sampling works wonders.
And, all in all, while it's great to have them back, this album is likely to remain buried among their less distinguished moments.
