31 Flavors / Spit Your Mind (Part II) (Feat. Rampage)
Public Enemy · 2005Recorded during sessions for Public Enemy's ninth studio album 'New Whirl Odor', released in 2005, the track features guest rapper Rampage and reflects the group's continued engagement with politically charged and polemical lyricism under the production framework developed by Chuck D and Gary G-Wiz. Released in 2005 on Slam Jamz, Public Enemy's own independent label, 'New Whirl Odor' and its constituent tracks represented the group's sustained creative output in the post-major label era, demonstrating their commitment to independent distribution at a time when the recording industry was undergoing significant structural disruption. The track exists as part of Public Enemy's extensive later-period catalogue, which continues to document Chuck D's unflinching social commentary across more than three decades; the group's independent output from this era is studied as an early example of artist-led digital distribution models in hip-hop.
