“Elvis, was a hero to most
But he never meant s–t to me you see
Straight up racist the sucker was simple and plain
(Motherf— him and John Wayne!)”
In the face of the rise of the alt-right, it’s time to for everyone to see, we need to fight the powers that be. Chuck D’s words from the 1980’s and 90’s could not be any more timely or insightful than they are right now, nor the groundbreaking (and at times controversial) videos they created any more powerful. Let’s take a look at 15.
1.) Public Enemy – “Fight the Power”
2.) Public Enemy – “Can’t Truss It”
3.) Public Enemy – “Don’t Believe the Hype”
4.) Public Enemy – “Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos”
5.) Public Enemy – “Night of the Living Baseheads”
6.) Public Enemy – “By the Time I Get to Arizona”
7.) Public Enemy f/ Big Daddy Kane, Ice Cube – “Burn Hollywood Burn”
8.) Public Enemy – “Brothers Gonna Work It Out”
9.) Public Enemy – “Shut ‘Em Down”
10.) Public Enemy – “911 Is a Joke”
11.) Public Enemy – “Louder Than a Bomb”
12.) Public Enemy – “Give It Up”
13.) Public Enemy – “He Got Game”
14.) Public Enemy – “What Kind of Power We Got?”
15.) Public Enemy – “So Whatcha Gone Do Now”