“Give the drummer some”, said the voice of funk soul pioneer James Brown as it rang out above his band on the 1967 recording…
FIGHT THE POWER
In the first episode of Ava DuVernay’s Netflix drama When They See Us, a couple of dozen black teenagers pour into Central Park on the…
The Birth Of Def Jam
In this Rolling Stone interview, Def Jam founder and legendary producer Rick Rubin returns to the New York University dorm room where his career began…
Riot on the Set
How Public Enemy Crafted the Anthem ‘Fight the Power’ Twenty-five years after ‘Do the Right Thing,’ Spike Lee, Public Enemy and Branford Marsalis reflect on…
The Long Road to the Hall of Fame
Down with the kings! Down with the kings! Così rappa Chuck D, leader storico dei Public Enemy. Cammina lentamente rimando liriche di fuoco che sembrano…
Chuck D – “Get Use To Me”
Here’s a new dope track by Mistachuck aka Chuck D, leading voice of the legendary group, Public Enemy. Chuck D in his lyrics had always…
Fight The Power
È l’estate del 1989 e per le strade di Bedford Stuyvesant l’eccitazione è palpabile. Centinaia di giovani marciano urlando slogan e issando cartelli con immagini…