Public Enemy's "Fight the Power" became a defining anthem for social change and resistance during a turbulent era in America.
Chuck D's voice, commanding as ever, ripped through the crowd as Flavor Flav delivered his signature ad-libs and the same dance moves he did in the 1989 video for the groundbreaking track.
On this day in 1987, Def Jam Recordings, in collaboration with Columbia Records, released Public Enemy’s groundbreaking debut album, Yo! Bum Rush the Show. The project introduced the world to the ...
As wildfires continue to rage across Los Angeles county, legendary Public Enemy front man Chuck D is ... Spike Lee used as the anthem for his 1989 film “Do the Right Thing” — “Don ...
The song even specifically calls out the film industry, calling for fellow ... man could use to earn / Burn Hollywood, burn.” Public Enemy ft. Ice Cube & Big Daddy Kane - Burn Hollywood Burn ...
Credit: Clarence Gatson/Gado/Getty Images On August 18, 1990, Public Enemy's Fear Of a Black Planet tour rolled into the Myriad Convention Center in Oklahoma City. Joining the New York rappers on ...
Chuck D, one of Hip-Hop’s most definitive voices, is dispelling assumptions about Public Enemy’s 1990 single “Burn Hollywood Burn” featuring Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane. As Los Angeles ...
The rapper has released a statement saying that anyone associating Public Enemy's "Burn Hollywood Burn" with the Los Angeles wildfires is misrepresenting the group's original intentions.
Their best-known songs include "Fight the Power"-- which Spike Lee used as the anthem for his 1989 film "Do the Right Thing," "Don't Believe the Hype" and "911 Is a Joke." The post Public Enemy's ...