The Evil Empire of Everything

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The Evil Empire of Everything
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1, 2012
Genre Hip hop
Length51:00
Label Enemy Records, Spit Digital
Producer DJ Pain 1, Brent Dixon, Chris 'Spanky' Moss, Gary G-Wiz, DJ Johnny 'Juice' Rosada, Davy DMX, Professor Griff, C-Doc, Felony Muzik, Flavor Flav, Chuckie Madness, Sammy Kin
Public Enemy chronology
Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp
(2012)
The Evil Empire of Everything
(2012)
Man Plans God Laughs
(2015)
Singles from The Evil Empire of Everything
  1. "Say It Like It Really Is"
    Released: 2010
  2. "Everything"
    Released: 2012

The Evil Empire of Everything is the twelfth studio album by hip hop group Public Enemy, released on October 1, 2012. The album was released on Enemy Records, distributed by Spit Digital, and originally was exclusively available on iTunes. [1] The album was released as a CD on November 6, 2012, along with the album Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp , which, Chuck D, described as a "fraternal twin" to The Evil Empire of Everything. [2] The album received positive reviews from critics.

A vinyl edition was made available on April 19, 2014, to commemorate Record Store Day. The two LP sets, limited to 500 copies, included a 2014 anniversary calendar "25 Years of Public Enemy". [3]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)B+ [7]
The Boston Globe favorable [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Tom Hull – on the Web A− [10]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."The Evil Empire of..." DJ Pain 1, Brent Dixon, Chris 'Spanky' Moss1:52
2."Don't Give Up the Fight" (featuring Ziggy Marley) Gary G-Wiz 3:47
3."1 (PEace)"DJ Johnny 'Juice' Rosada2:46
4."2 (resPEct)" (featuring Davy DMX) Davy DMX, Professor Griff, C-Doc3:09
5."Beyond Trayvon" (featuring NME Sun)Professor Griff, C-Doc4:29
6."...Everything" (featuring Gerald Albright & Sheila Brody)Gary G-Wiz4:11
7."31 Flavors"Felony Muzik, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff, C-Doc3:09
8."Riotstarted" (featuring Tom Morello & Henry Rollins)Gary G-Wiz3:27
9."Notice (Know This)"Gary G-Wiz2:14
10."ICEbreaker" (featuring The Impossebulls, Kyle Jason, Sekreto, & True Mathematics)C-Doc7:14
11."Fame"Chuckie Madness, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff, C-Doc4:49
12."Broke Diva"Sammy Sam3:12
13."Say It Like It Really Is"DJ Johnny 'Juice' Rosada, Professor Griff, C-Doc6:23

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