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The song's lyrics features revolutionary rhetoric calling to fight the "powers that be". [5] They are delivered by Chuck D, who raps in a confrontational, unapologetic tone. [14] David Stubbs of The Quietus writes that the song "shimmies and seethes with all the controlled, incendiary rage and intent of Public Enemy at their height. It's set in ...
"911 Is a Joke" is a 1990 song by American hip hop group Public Enemy, from their third album, Fear of a Black Planet. Solely performed by Flavor Flav, the track became a hit in April 1990 upon its release as a single, reaching number 15 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and number one on the Hot Rap Singles chart, becoming their second number-one rap chart hit after "Fight the ...
"Don't Believe the Hype" is a song by hip hop group Public Enemy and the second single to be released from their second album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. The song's lyrics are mostly about the political issues that were current in the United States at the time of its release.
The single reached No. 56 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song's lyrics, most of which are delivered by Chuck D with interjections from Flavor Flav, include boasts of Public Enemy's prowess, an endorsement of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, retorts to unspecified critics, and arguments for rap as a legitimate musical ...
"You're Gonna Get Yours" (sometimes subtitled "My 98 Oldsmobile") is a 1987 single by hip hop group Public Enemy from their debut album Yo! Bum Rush the Show (1987). [1] Chuck D references the Oldsmobile 98 automobile in the song's lyrics. [2] It peaked at number 88 on the UK Singles Chart.
The music video was directed by David C. Snyder, and was uploaded unofficially onto YouTube on August 3 2007.. Following the use of "Harder Than You Think" to soundtrack the UK's Channel 4 coverage of the Summer 2012 Paralympics, a music video including clips from the Channel 4 trailer for the Summer 2012 Paralympics was produced by HWIC Filmworks (founded by John Delserone and David C. Snyder ...
Chuck D won't tolerate the insensitive use of Public Enemy's song "Burn Hollywood Burn" amid the wildfires ravaging through Los Angeles. After the wildfires broke out earlier this week, social ...
The lyrics to "Long and Whining Road" contain references to other musicians associated with the 1960s and 1970s (the song's title is a play on The Beatles' "The Long and Winding Road" and it features a prominent sample from Jimi Hendrix's 1970 recording of "Hey Baby" [5]) while also criticizing some of the rap acts that followed in Public Enemy ...