16 artists like Public Enemy

Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 21 Public Enemy songs (averaging 68/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.

Eminem shares: energetic · cathartic · melancholy

Shares the same energetic register and plays calmer overall (61/100). 90 of their songs measured.

Start with Yah Yah · 96 BPM · 91% feel-match to Public Enemy

Kendrick Lamar shares: energetic · contemplative · melancholy

Plays calmer overall (56/100), with the same energetic register running through 64 measured songs.

Start with Mr. Morale · 92 BPM · 90% feel-match to Public Enemy

Beyoncé shares: energetic · cathartic · intimate

57 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — plays calmer overall (50/100).

Start with Break My Soul · 115 BPM · 89% feel-match to Public Enemy

Travis Scott shares: energetic · transcendent · melancholy

Shares the same energetic register and plays calmer overall (59/100). 37 of their songs measured.

Start with 90210 · 120 BPM · 91% feel-match to Public Enemy

The Notorious B.I.G. shares: energetic · transcendent · contemplative

Plays calmer overall (50/100), with the same energetic register running through 25 measured songs.

Start with Kick in the Door · 95 BPM · 88% feel-match to Public Enemy

Wu-Tang Clan shares: melancholy · cathartic · energetic

25 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — plays calmer overall (54/100).

Start with Bring Da Ruckus · 95 BPM · 89% feel-match to Public Enemy

Kanye West shares: melancholy · cathartic · intimate

Shares the same melancholy register and plays calmer overall (50/100). 110 of their songs measured.

Start with Monster · 111 BPM · 89% feel-match to Public Enemy

Childish Gambino shares: melancholy · intimate · introspective

Plays calmer overall (49/100), with the same melancholy register running through 32 measured songs.

Start with Lithonia · 120 BPM · 89% feel-match to Public Enemy

Ice Cube shares: contemplative · energetic · intimate

23 measured songs that keep the same contemplative register — plays calmer overall (53/100).

Start with Fuck tha Police · 95 BPM · 89% feel-match to Public Enemy

Tyler, the Creator shares: intimate · rebellious · intense

Shares the same intimate register and plays calmer overall (49/100). 47 of their songs measured.

Start with SMUCKERS · 90 BPM · 89% feel-match to Public Enemy

Michael Jackson shares: energetic · transcendent · cathartic

Plays calmer overall (48/100), with the same energetic register running through 54 measured songs.

Start with Give In to Me · 108 BPM · 89% feel-match to Public Enemy

2Pac shares: melancholy · intimate · heavy

18 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — plays calmer overall (47/100).

Start with Holler If Ya Hear Me · 95 BPM · 88% feel-match to Public Enemy

Nas shares: heavy · contemplative · transcendent

Shares the same heavy register and plays calmer overall (54/100). 28 of their songs measured.

Start with Nas Is Like · 85 BPM · 87% feel-match to Public Enemy

Lil Wayne shares: energetic · heavy · contemplative

Plays calmer overall (54/100), with the same energetic register running through 25 measured songs.

Start with Uproar · 94 BPM · 87% feel-match to Public Enemy

N.W.A shares: energetic · heavy · cathartic

14 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — averages almost the same intensity (71/100).

Start with Parental Discretion Iz Advised · 95 BPM · 89% feel-match to Public Enemy

Outkast shares: energetic · melancholy · reflective

Shares the same energetic register and plays calmer overall (50/100). 14 of their songs measured.

Start with Mainstream · 95 BPM · 90% feel-match to Public Enemy

Frequently asked

What artists sound like Public Enemy?

The closest matches we measure are Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 21 measured Public Enemy songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.

Which song should I start with?

Eminem: “Yah Yah” (91% feel-match); Kendrick Lamar: “Mr. Morale” (90% feel-match); Beyoncé: “Break My Soul” (89% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Public Enemy centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.

How intense is Public Enemy overall?

Across 21 measured songs, Public Enemy averages 68/100 on our intensity scale. Individual songs vary — see the full catalog breakdown on their artist page.

How do you decide two artists are similar?

Every song is measured on 8 dimensions (intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force, fine sound detail). We compare an artist's catalogue centre of gravity to every other artist's, then weight shared mood tags. Matches cross genre and era, because the measurements don't know what genre is.

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