Public Enemy Announces Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025 on Vinyl and CD

Public Enemy has confirmed the October 10th physical release of their first album in five years, Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025. Following its surprise digital drop in June, the record will now be available on CD and vinyl, with three exclusive vinyl variants.

Release Formats & Variants

CD: Pre-order here
Vinyl: Pre-order here

Exclusive vinyl editions:

Earth — Barnes & Noble / Natural Black Swirl Opaque Mix
Wind — MVDShop.com / Light Gray Marble Opaque Mix (Artist-Signed Edition)
Fire — Zia Records / Blood Orange Opaque Mix

The Music

On Black Sky Over the Projects, Chuck D and Flavor Flav bring their trademark firepower to a set of 12 new tracks:

SIICK
Confusion (Here Come the Drums)
What Eye Said
C’mon Get Down
Evil Way
Sexegenarian Vape
Messy Hens
Fools Fool Fools
…The Hits Just Keep On Comin…
Ageism
Public Enemy Comin Throoooo
March Madness

Highlights include “Here Come The Drums,” a love letter to hip-hop, and “March Madness,” the new single. Fans can also watch the surreal video for “Sexegenarian Vape”.

Chuck D described the album as “a give-back to all of our fans with gratitude and appreciation,” while Flavor Flav added: “We’re bringing our beats to the world with this album.”

Legacy Context

Public Enemy’s catalog has long been the blueprint for politically charged hip-hop:

Yo! Bum Rush The Show (1987) — hailed by NME as Album of the Year.
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988) — one of the New York Times’ 25 Most Significant Albums of the Last Century.
Fear of a Black Planet (1990) — home to “Fight the Power,” featured in Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing.
Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black (1991) — platinum-selling, socially explosive.
What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down (2020) — their last album, released on Def Jam, featuring collaborations with Nas, The Roots, and Beastie Boys.

Release Details

Album: Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025
Release Date: October 10, 2025
Formats: CD, Vinyl (3 exclusive variants)
Executive Producers: Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Lorrie “The LBX” Boula, Rhiannon Rae Ellis

Pre-order the CD on Amazon.
Pre-order the Vinyl on Amazon.