Every once in a while, you have to glance back to the past in order to keep moving forward. This bi-polar duality resounded loudly as Public Enemy brought the noise to Summerstage on Sunday afternoon, wielding an air of 80s nostalgia that reinforced the group’s legendary stake in the history of hip-hop. See more...
Public Enemy's debut album, "Yo! Bum Rush the Show" was a critical success, but for the most part failed to bring Public Enemy to the mainstream. But one thing the album did do was lay the groundwork for what the group would accomplish with their second and superior effort, "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back". See more...
First new music from Lauryn Hill, and now Public Enemy? Yeah, I guess I'm feeling a little old school today. Excuse me while I go put on a fat gold rope chain...Whatever Chuck and Flava's personal relationship, they've reunited to to put together a few new tracks for their massive boxset, and the latest offering is "Tell It Like It Really Is". Listen and download...
There was a time where instead of making whatever auto-tuned dance jams the record execs told them to, rappers actually cared about the message of their music. A time in which Public Enemy roamed the hip-hop landscape like an angry tyrannosaurus, Flava Flav was not yet a complete disgrace and "Fight the Power" was one of the best videos on TV. See more...
Public Enemy said it best: don’t believe the hype. Urban music and culture has found a home online, but with the explosion of new content appearing online everyday, it’s become difficult to separate what’s real with what’s just hype.
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