This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
On their first new disc in five years — and the first high-profile album distributed via the Internet — Chuck D. and Public Enemy are still fighting the powers that be: The white-controlled music industry, mainstream media and government.
And like the seasoned combatants they are, Chuck, Flavor Flav, Terminator X and Prof. Griff are a little slower and less flashy then they used to be. Instead of the old rope-a-dope theatrics and fancy footwork, There’s A Poison Goin’ On… relies on solid, simmering grooves, slowly swaggering beats and well-placed verbal jabs. But even if they can’t knock you out anymore, you can bet on PE to go the distance, bloodied but unbowed.
