Public Enemy seemed to hit a period of malaise in the late 90's even though the He Got Game movie still had them in the public eye, garnering a hit with the title song and soundtrack album. But the music was far removed from their hell-raising heyday. It was thought There’s A Poison Goin' On might remedy this, but for the second album in a row a cardinal mistake is made - it's boring more often than not. There are isolated spots where the old combative spirit comes through ("Do You Wanna Go Our Way", "Crash"), but on the average it sounds like every other hip-hop record of the time, with tough, slow beats more reminiscent of a Cypress Hill record, and Chuck often coming off like a battle rapper, instead his usual booming preacher vocal. In short, they cut an album far below their usual standard.