In Celebration of Public Enemy
I was just a grade-schooler when I first became a fan of Public Enemy – and that experience continues to affect me today. Now, it appears that many others share this long-standing admiration of the group. In response to being honored as a YouTube Living Legend, Chuck D makes some great points on arts, culture and politics.
After the break, see some great testimonials on behalf of Public Enemy by classic hip-hop artists and activists Black Thought, ?uestlove, Afrika Bambaataa, and Fred Hampton Jr.
Black Thought recalling the first time he heard Chuck D:
?uestlove talking about what Chuck D and Public Enemy mean to hip-hop:
Afrika Bambaataa praising Public Enemy for their contribution to hip-hop:
Fred Hampton Jr. talking about the first time he heard Public Enemy:
Alyssa wrote:
There’s also a great documentary by Robert Patton-Spruill that came out last year called Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome, check it out if you can find it.
Posted on 14-Jul-08 at 9:50 am | Permalink
JK wrote:
Great that Chuck is getting the credit he deserves, but there should be more of these since he’s had a tremendous influence on many current artists, from Roots and Monch to Sage and El-P, and even those in other genres. Hell, I just recently opened a poetry slam/showcase/fundraiser (with Blue Scholars headlining) on the condition that I perform my Public Enemy piece (“Everything I Need to Know I Learned From Chuck D”).
Posted on 16-Jul-08 at 11:38 am | Permalink
BeatRoot wrote:
Chuck D is a all time great.. Here in the UK you have major national newspapers including him into some of the best poets, lryics of the past 100 years… His words have power which go transcend borders..
Posted on 19-Jul-08 at 10:32 am | Permalink