There's A Poison Goin' On

Track Listings

1. Dark Side of the Wall: 2000

2. Do You Wanna Go Our Way???

3. LSD

4. Here I Go

5. 41:19

6. Crash

7. Crayola

8. First the Sheep Next the Shepherd?

9. World Tour Sessions

10. Last Mass of the Caballeros

11. I

12. What What

13. Kevorkian

14. Swindlers Lust

Editorial Reviews
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The first word you hear on There's a Poison Goin' On is "kill." It's a word delivered without much conviction and without any context; it's a word that makes you question whether the once-vaunted PE will ever be relevant again. Fear not. The rest of the first track, "Dark Side of the Wall: 2000," is a dense, trippy soundscape that shows Terminator X's production has moved with the times. There's plenty here to like: "Do You Wanna Go Our Way???" is PE's strongest single in almost a decade, owing both to Chuck D's passion and to X's backing track; "Crash" owes its piano-loop melodicism to the Wu Tang Clan's RZA and finds good use for Flavor Flav's incessant energy, as does "Kevorkian," which features a great stutter-step beat. But the barren "Last Mass of the Caballeros" quickly wears out its welcome, as does the too-busy-to-get-down-to-business "World Tour Sessions." But the highest praise that can be given here is that, though PE has moved with the times, they really haven't changed that much from the days of Fear of a Black Planet: when Chuck spits, "Shit! I'm the reverse of jiggy," you know he's speaking for the whole group. --Randy Silver

There's A Poison Goin' On

Average customer rating:

Classic
Great music
Chuck drops another classic
Not as good as 'Nation',slightly better than 'Black Planet'
PE is in full effect!

There's A Poison Goin' On
Public Enemy
Manufacturer: Atomic Pop
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ASIN: B00000J0VP
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Tracks:

Dark Side Of The Wall: 2000
Are You Gonna Go Our Way???
LSD
Here I Go
41:19
Crash
Crayola
First The Sheep Next The Shepherd?
World Tour Sessions
Last Mass Of The Caballeros
I
What What
Kevorkian
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Amazon.com

The first word you hear on There's a Poison Goin' On is "kill." It's a word delivered without much conviction and without any context; it's a word that makes you question whether the once-vaunted PE will ever be relevant again. Fear not. The rest of the first track, "Dark Side of the Wall: 2000," is a dense, trippy soundscape that shows Terminator X's production has moved with the times. There's plenty here to like: "Do You Wanna Go Our Way???" is PE's strongest single in almost a decade, owing both to Chuck D's passion and to X's backing track; "Crash" owes its piano-loop melodicism to the Wu Tang Clan's RZA and finds good use for Flavor Flav's incessant energy, as does "Kevorkian," which features a great stutter-step beat. But the barren "Last Mass of the Caballeros" quickly wears out its welcome, as does the too-busy-to-get-down-to-business "World Tour Sessions." But the highest praise that can be given here is that, though PE has moved with the times, they really haven't changed that much from the days of Fear of a Black Planet: when Chuck spits, "Shit! I'm the reverse of jiggy," you know he's speaking for the whole group. --Randy Silver

Customer Reviews:

Classic.......2005-08-11

Public Enemy's seventh album is a classic. It is one of my favorite albums by them. Chuck D's lyrical attack has never been better. The production is on top. This album was originally released online which finally kicked PE off Def Jam. It would later be released and i'm glad. There are alot of good political songs. Favorites include Are You Gonna Go Our Way???, LSD, Here I Go, Crash, Crayola, First The Sheep Next The Shepherd?, Last Mass Of The Caballeros, What What, Kevorkian, and Swindlers Lust. Highly Highly Recommended.

Great music.......2004-09-18

Just good PE. I don't think I have ever heard Chuck so angry before. At first I didn't even think it was his voice. It's lower and alot angrier. Good cd, lyrics still straight on, but the music didn't get to me at first. After a few more listens it took hold, and now it's probablly my favorite PE cd.

Chuck drops another classic.......2004-04-06

This was the second PE cd I ever bought, it holds a special place in my heart because of that. This CD is soo good. Flava flav and chuck hold it down.

Not as good as 'Nation',slightly better than 'Black Planet'.......2003-07-24

Did you really want P.E. to go out with that 'MUSE SICK N HOUR MESS AGE' trash? Of course not. Now without pressure of Def Jam,P.E. are as free as PRINCE,put PROFESSOR GRIFF back in the group,let's do another 'IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK',NOT! But this is a good album tho'.

"Do You Wanna Go My way???","Crayola" (very humorous song),FLAVA FLAVA's "What What" and "First The Sheep Next The Shepherd?" are worth a listen. But you will NOT be discouraged at all with this hot P.E. CD. The 'noise' is back!!!

PE is in full effect!.......2000-07-14

After having listened to this album for the first time I was a little bit disappointed, but after listening to it for a few times I began to like it. "World Tour Session" and "Do you wanna go our way? " are great songs, but this CD is no comparison to the "He got Game" soundtrack Public Enemy did (Their best album ever).

Average customer rating:

CHUCK D TAKING HIP-HOP CULTURE BACK WITH AUTHORITY !!!!!
Diffrent but good
Another classic!

There's a Poison Goin' On...
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Manufacturer: Koch Records
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Do You Wanna Go Our Way???
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World Tour Sessions
Last Mass Of The Caballeros
I
What What
Kervorkian
Swindlers Lust
Do You Wanna Go Our Way???(Nextmen UK Mixx)
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World Tour Sessions (G Wiz Black Planet Tour Mix)
I (Eye For An Eye Mix)(Remixxed by C-Doc (The WarHammer) for DefBeat Posse Productions ID!)
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Customer Reviews:

CHUCK D TAKING HIP-HOP CULTURE BACK WITH AUTHORITY !!!!!.......2005-07-29

Just when I was about to give up on Hip-Hop, Public Enemy came and saved the day. Listening to this CD was a much needed sonic blast of fresh air for me. Words cannot describe how refreshed I felt to hear real hip-hop again as oppose to being force fed into listening to the cookie-cutter garbage from todays lamest hip-hip acts such as G-Unit along with Dr.Dre (that's right, I said it!!!). He's THE main contributor that co-signed to the n***ativity he brought to Hip-Hop culture, not to mention the mainstream culture, which explains why white teens are using the 'N' word more freely than ever before. Even more embarrassing, Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz/the Ying Yang Twins are destroying the respectability of Hip-Hop culture with there coonish 'booty-shakin-for-that-money-makin' lyrics (I'll make a special exception for Outkast and, to a certain extent, Ludacris since they have the lyrical skills, sharp delivery, vocal clarity, and wit to pull it off brilliantly). Their country-fried antics/dialect and platnium teeth grins are bufoonish enough to even make Sambo blush. With being observant of the state that hip-hop is currently in right now, Chuck D said it best on wondering whether whites are laughing with us or at us.

From all the Public Enemy CDs I have, this is the angriest Chuck D has ever been. Even though he uses the 'N' word and curses quite frequently, I absolutely don't blame him since, in my opinion, it's the only way he can get through to 'Generation Wrecked' the best way he knows how but with much needed social and political substance. Somebody has to give Hip-Hop a brutal wake up call and expose the cookie-cutter industry for what it's worth. Chuck D also settles the score with Def Jam by making quotes such as 'Def Jam negroes turning up their noses' since Def Jam has now adopted the same fickle principles and politics of the mainstream that Def Jam boldly rebelled against in the 1980s. Chuck D finally brings up the much needed issue of Payola in which the bling-bling/thug-like rappers with the weakest skills are getting an unproportionate share of radio airplay far beyond the limit that artist are allowed, while independent artists that have unquestionable talent with a massively strong and deeply loyal fanbase as a backup are getting jerked and finding it damn near impossible in getting their foot into radio airplay. The real cause of this is primarily the record label exec's abruptly cutting in the middle between radio and the public listeners; along with the radio program directors (RPD's) that are playing these unworthy god-like gatekeepers and endorsing this bulls**t just to cash in for themselves. You see, it's no secret that record exec's are kissing the RPD's a** as well as exchanging favors with RPD's into getting the single releases from their roster of up and coming artist on heavy radio rotation for the sole purpose of making $$$$$ which is not hard to figure out that 'Crayola' is in full swing. On the same token, RPD's are not representing the people (the listeners) like they use to and have sold them down the river. The RPD's continue to make 'hit-and-miss' assumptions on what listeners might like to hear and have a nonchalant attitude about it which is unjust to the listeners that support radio and, in my opinion, make the careers of DJ's, radio personalities, and not to mention RPD's. The RPD's have built an opaque wall between the public listeners while record exec's are getting an unlimited free pass into the RPD's backdoor to reep the financial benefits on dominating as well as polluting the radio airwaves with the wackest rappers that have a vocabulary that's equivalent of a 5th grader, while true hip-hop is fastly becoming extinct. The key ingredient in keeping Hip-Hop alive and growing is BALANCE. With the cookie cutter rappers we have in the rap game right now, we need more Public Enemy's, KRS 1's, Gang Starr's, the Roots's, Common's, Mos Def's, Nas's, Wu-Tang's, Outkast's, and even Beastie Boys's. We need to rally behind highly talented up and coming artist and demand change in the music industry to, at least, balance Hip-Hop or do what Chuck D boldly did against Def Jam and simply rebelled against the industry by starting an Internet Revolution with Hip-Hop that I hope brings the music industry down to its knees.

I would rather much listen to this CD that has powerful substance that raps about the mood and the struggle of the times that I can deeply relate to on all levels than listen to some ignorant bling-blingster spitting trash about materialistic assets that, in reality, the majority of the people in the hood can't afford. Those blingsters do nothing but put our dignity and intergrity on trial with their braggadocio songs that simply s**ts on the average working class people that have to bust their a**es everyday to put food on the table for their family.

The beats and production are always tight. The remixes might have the same lyrics but the thing I love about Public Enemy that people need to understand is that with their production, you never get the same song twice. The more you listen to the remixes, the more the song will grow on you eventually.

To Chuck D, I want to truly thank you for bringing justice to Hip-Hop at a time when it's in a plantation state of mind. The industry is trying to milk Hip-Hop dry like they did with the Hair Metal bands of the 1980s because that's exactly were Hip-Hop is headed. We need strong people like you that are going to challenge the industry and not go for the okey dokey bulls**t of today.

Keep doing what your doing, as well as fighting the fight for the underdogs.

Diffrent but good.......2004-05-03

First I just want to say that I will always suport PE, RATM, and any other group out there that feals like expressing thier opinions about an unjust and racist goverment/country/society. Now to the review, wow it was alot diffrent than what I had expected. The only other PE cd I own is "Nations," and we all know how great that is. This has a completly diffent sound. I'm not saying that it isn't good, just diffrent. It is also slow. Very slow. From "Nations" they were all fairly up-beat to fast paced song. (exption for "Black Steel") Also, it is vulgar. Not saying that this is bad, because I really think that it expresses Chuck's anger very well. He also uses "nigga", and alot. That was the only thing about the cd that didn't go well with me. Because all the time PE is always sayin' how bad sterotypes are, and the way black people in general talk like thugs make the whole race look bad. They do use some of the gansta lingo on this cd and that was a little odd. The message though is true, through the whole cd. Music was also good, and yes Flava Flav has his own little dity. All in all good cd, but it might take a few times to listen to it for it to completly come to you.
Peace

Another classic!.......2004-04-06

This album is great!Every song on this cd is fantastic. The production on this album is just amazing! Terminator X drops some of the tightest beats ever this time.Flava Flav and Chuck D just keep getting better and better!

Tracks:

Dark Side of the Wall: 2000
Do You Wanna Go Our Way???
LSD
Here I Go
41:19
Crash
Crayola
First the Sheep Next the Shepherd?
World Tour Sessions
Last Mass of the Caballeros
I
What What
Kevorkian
Swindlers Lust

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There's a Poison Goin' On...
Public Enemy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000258KW
Release Date: 1999-11-16

Tracks:

Dark Side of the Wall: 2000
Do You Wanna Go Our Way???
LSD
Here I Go
41:19
Crash
Crayola
First the Sheep Next the Shepherd?
World Tour Sessions
Last Mass of the Caballeros
I
What What
Kevorkian
Swindlers Lust

Album Description

1999 outing from one of the most influential rap group's of all-time. Originally only available on the internet, the album contains 14 hip hop flavas from Chuck D & co.

Average customer rating:

BACK TO THE ROOTS!!!!! BACK TO THE ROOTS!!!!!

There's a Poison Goin' On...
Public Enemy
Manufacturer: Jvc Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000026WNF
Release Date: 1999-12-07

Tracks:

Dark Side of the Wall: 2000
Do You Wanna Go Our Way???
LSD
Here I Go
41:19
Crash
Crayola
First the Sheep Next the Shepherd?
World Tour Sessions
Last Mass of the Caballeros
I
What What
Kevorkian
Swindlers Lust

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track: Do You Wanna Go Our Way (Instrumental).

Customer Reviews:

BACK TO THE ROOTS!!!!! BACK TO THE ROOTS!!!!!.......2000-12-01

The title of my review says it all. I bought this album very, very late. Actually the same day I bought "THE W" on it's release date. I wasn't even aware that they had a new album until I heard "FLAVOR FLAV" on the Howard Stern show. Anyway the whole album is bangin!!! If you are a PE fan and go out and buy this album you will notice that there not on DEF JAM recordings any more. But that doesn't mean that they're not the same PE from back in the day. In fact almost better. Track number 2 the one they have the video for is the best track on the whole CD. I never thought that PE could rap and keep up with a beat like that.(hear for yourself) Track number 3 "LSD" is also bangin and ironically addictive. Of course a PE album wouldn't be complete without a FLAVOR FLAV solo. 41:19 refers to that guy that got shot up by those NY cops. and "WHAT WHAT" is a great dance cut with an old school beat. If fact I actually e-mail CHUCK D himself and told him that that track was the--- (fill in the rest). Like the previous KILLARMY albums from 97 and 98 "POISON" was the best kept secret in 99. (hands down). Let me tell ya if you loved PE back in day and wondered why they fell off, wonder no more. THIS ALBUM WILL MAKE PUBLIC ENEMY FANS FEEL ALIVE AGAIN.

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