Public Enemy to Perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday, September 29

PUBLIC ENEMY TO PERFORM ON

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! ON SEPTEMBER 29,

KICKING OFF A WEEK OF HIS BROOKLYN SHOWS

Physical Release of Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025

Arrives October 10 on CD and Vinyl

New York, NY (September 26, 2025) — Hip-hop pioneers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Public Enemy will take the stage on Jimmy Kimmel Live! next Monday, September 29 on ABC, launching a week of special broadcasts from Brooklyn.

The appearance comes in the midst of the group’s world tour of major festivals and stadiums, including select dates with Guns ‘N Roses. Public Enemy dropped a surprise digital album earlier this summer, their first in five years, “Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025.”  Known for their fearless social commentary and electrifying performances, Public Enemy continues to set the bar for politically charged hip-hop more than three decades into their career. “Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025” underscores their enduring message and cultural impact with urgency, relevance, and power. The physical release in both CD and vinyl format (with three vinyl variants) will be available on October 10. Pre-order the CD HERE (CD) and the vinyl HERE.

Public Enemy’s classic albums are the soundtrack to hip-hop’s rise as social and political commentary. Their debut record,”Yo! Bum Rush The Show,” was named Album of the Year by NME, with Rolling Stone declaring that the release “heralded hip-hop’s great leap forward” and The New York Times calling Public Enemy “the voice of a community.” Their sophomore effort, 1988’s “It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back”, is one of the most important records ever made and was named to The New York Times list of 25 Most Significant Albums of the Last Century. “Fear of a Black Planet” featured Public Enemy’s signature song, “Fight The Power,” used by Spike Lee in his film “Do The Right Thing.” The album also included the powerful “911 Is a Joke” and “Welcome To The Terrordome.” “Apocalypse 91…The Enemy Strikes Black” carried on the group’s legacy, reaching #4 on the album chart and going platinum. The record included “By the Time I Get To Arizona,” demanding that America confront race relations after the state’s governor refused to recognize the new Martin Luther King, Jr. national holiday. In 2012 Public Enemy’s “Harder Than You Think” went to #1 on the UK urban and indie singles chart and to #4 on the official UK singles chart, their tenth Top 40 hit in England and their highest charting single ever. By 2020, Public Enemy  were tapped to open the BET Awards with a remix of “Fight The Power” where they were joined by Nas, Rapsody, The Roots, YG and Jahi in a fiery protest against the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and countless others at the hands of police officers. The critically acclaimed album “What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down,” was released that year on Def Jam and featured guest performances by the Beastie Boys’ Mike D and Ad-Rock, George Clinton, Cypress Hill, Ice-T, PMD, Run-DMC and more.