Chuck D is the greatest hip hop vocalist in the history of rap and Public Enemy one of the best all time groups. PE was provocative, political, controversial, and hyper intelligent, and coming out of the 90s they were practically the only hardcore rap group NOT calling women bitches and hoes but instead talking about real issues of equality justice and historical wrongs
Chuck D always gets overlooked in the greatest rappers of all time conversations, the dude was a master of wordplay with strong messages and content behind it. truly a master of the craft.
RIGHT people here trolling please Rap is about your experience.u think everything is FEEL GOOD music..Than your living on a different planet...Just check the latest news Out...lol🖤✊👊💪😯
@Erich Von Manstein PE was plenty vindictive..apologists for Farrakhan in their lyrics, etc. BUT-at least they had something to say. Not like the Pornographic Gangsta rappers nowadays. Sirius satellite radio dropped Backspin awhile back. And...even when they existed, they played little-if any-Public Enemy.
I am a 64 year old white woman. I love Public Enemy and this album!! ❤ It brings back so many memories! My son, who's now 42, introduced me to this album when he was 10 years old! We'd drive around in our 1987 Hyundai listening to it on the cassette tape! Good times!!! 😊 God bless everyone 🙏
I'm a seventy two year old African American woman, believe it or not the first time I saw this video was in the nineties on BET. And my mother was watching it. She loved Chuck D and Flavor Flav. Her friends thought she was out of her mind! But she was actually ahead of most of us. She saw it as protest music and a history lesson. She died in 2000. Mom you were so right. 😙👍
So Sorry for your lost ! A teacher is what saves lives .. This music touch hearts of those who really listen . Not gangster rap , new rappers . It's political awareness .. Can't truss it ..
Injustice like what? What has anyone within living memory faced? Nothing but support for like 200 years. But when it comes to your iPods, iPhones, MacBooks - REAL s***ery - like Apple use in Xhina, suddenly these wasters couldn't care less about it any more. Almost like they never really did care. Injustice is an excuse not to work hard.
terrince autry his flow,delivery, the beat, Flavs perfect timing w/Chuck + the content + context of PEs music nobody's better not back then +definitely no1 can get close now all due respect 2 Nas,Biggie,Pac,Scarface,The Lox, DMX + some others on PEs level but only very few cats worth listening now maybe 2,3
@ Corkoth55, Many of us that grew up in an urban environment saw drugs destroy our communities, watched our friends die in front of us at an early age due to gun violence, folks we love go to prison for things that are a slap on the wrist today, not to mention the police brutality(no body cams). Colombian wars, Shower Posse , gunman, Rayful, Alpo, etc. that’s what I mean by survivor. 😎 Peace to you and be well!
You said it. I was born in public housing (things got a little better when we moved into a trailer court) and remember thinking of rappers like Chuck D as heroes who spoke truth to power. I can't even imagine what kind of kid today would look at the "rappers" whose acts seems to consist entirely of bragging about wealth they often don't even actually have as role models... "Quarter million dollars on a handjob..." (actual rap lyric from a guy so lame he apparently needs to spend a king's ransom to convince a woman to touch him.) P.S. I needed the Rap Critic to tell me about that because I don't even bother listening to Hip Hop these days. It's been so long since I've heard anything new and good (Ice Cube - Good Cop Bad Cop) that I don't even try.
I'm 52 and white. Most of my friends were metal heads. They could never understand how incredible this music was and still is, not to mention the purpose the messages served. There will never be another Chuck D. MAD respect for him and PE. Always has, and always will be one of my favorites. This wasn't about hate, it was about TRUTH.
What does it matter if white men who are not even superior, Asian minds are, still act this stupid childish ignorant way in 2022. Make way for real leaders, let the white men take the back seat and let the real superior strengths and minds rule. We have been civilized 1000s of years before you, which you stole and used for your own engineering. Let the real father's if the land return. There's the Message"METAL HEAD" even your hobbies are immature while we have more knowledge and wisdom to impart to make the world less violent, controlled and at war than what all these 5-600 years has done damage to the world and earth so far. Give it back leave/sit back and let us take less than 600 years to fix your mistakes...how bout that message! 👍
Same age, different ethnicity. Totally loved PE as a youth, had to deal with my relatives getting on my case about the racial angle cause I wasn't black. They didn't get it. Chuck D and Flav were not about hate as you say, I'm sure they'd also be railing against the complete BS, exploitation, and victim mindset that the BLM scammer scumbags are about these days. We need these old school guys and the REAL anti-establishment movement back. It's not about race morons. It's not about white or black. It's about a broken system and exploitation. There's good and bad on all "sides", and there are no sides, judge people by the content of their character. Anything else deserves brutal scrutiny.
@@alshaifhir "It's not about race morons. It's not about white or black. It's about a broken system and exploitation." I pray that some day ordinary people get this.
Chuck D will allways be remembered as one of the best MCs. Maybe underrated by mass-media, But we know that he is like the incarnation of Martin Luther King
Yesssss indeed Long Island NY... And I've met them in the neighborhood soooo many times in Freeport and Roosevelt and they are really what you see ...chill and down to Earth
only 345,000 africans were sent to north america as slaves. 50 years later when they were freed after the civil war ended, there were 4 million african-americans. explain that?
Chuck D is one of the greatest rappers of all time. In terms of voice, subject matter and technical ability he is masterful. His is the voice of an avenging God - masterful.
+Traye76 I was just watching Harder Than You think and this followed it. Damn! I think my musical evolution is gonna step up. I need to get this! Im usually 20 years behind in times for music
I'm chinese american and its my 2nd time watching it. Finally found it again. 1st was in a blockbuster video in the 90s and was totally surprised by this music. I wasn't into rap, but seen rum dmc's famous video with aerosmith on TV. I didn't have cable or much money to buy records back then.
my uncle used to play the records of P.E. while painting and drawing. the impact they had on my young mind when this dropped back then made me aware of injustices of black, Latinos and oppressed people in general. thank you P.E. for the jewels of knowledge u pass to us, we need your message today more than ever.
Chuck D has one of those voices that makes you sit up and pay attention to what he’s saying. That’s a very rare and beautiful gift. I could listen to him speak on anything for hours-days- on end. He’s truly magical. God bless you, sir. Thank ya’ll for keeping it real in every single thing you said or did. An inspiration, surely
@@xnosmokenoknivesx That mumble whatever shit yall be listening to nowadays is garbage yall need to get hip on some 90s shit. Youngins these days dont know nun bout getting buck yall jus listen to baby voice rappers.
@@grellimichael Righhht. Chuck D not even top 5 in the 80's, let alone in history. Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, KRS1, LL Cool J, Ice Cube. Chuck D cant even tie these men their shoes to be in top 5, and still we got Kool G Rap, Guru, Slick Rick, Q-Tip. above him... this is before we bring up the golden age of hip hop the 90's. Chuck D has a hard time trying to break the top 20's... just cause you started listening to hip hop last year, doesnt mean you know much.
@@KARASCOUSIN i said its my opinion. It takes a nation of million is the best hip hop album of all time. And I never trust a guys list that doesn't include Kool G. Rap. Bye for Now
this wasn't their best album, but for me this specific song was the pinnacle. on point all the way through. rather than a lot of rapping about how they are rapping (which was fine. but this song was another level)
@@aldosigmann419 From wikipedia: On March 1, 2020, Public Enemy released a statement saying that the group would be "moving forward without Flavor Flav," following a disagreement over the group's decision to endorse Bernie Sanders and perform at his Los Angeles rally.[9][11] Flavor Flav denounced the firing, maintaining that he was Chuck D's partner in Public Enemy and could therefore not be fired from it. On April 1, 2020, Chuck D announced that the firing was a hoax.[12] Flavor Flav stated shortly thereafter that he was not a part of the hoax and disapproved of the stunt.[13]
How could it really be consciousness when the music industry is controlled by who if it was a aboriginal Indigenous to slave ship 🚢USA we are still on plantations after the last two year some should have a spiritual awakness there slave all over America take this jab or lose everything freedom is just and illusion but if you indoctrinated by the American government guess what fall in line or die. I wonder all who voted for one who likes little kid and 1st don't know what call it mixed up nut remember slaves get you booster shot 🤔.
Before you change a thing you have to understand the situation. W traders didn't buy b slvs from thin air, they bought them from b afr leaders, so b were participant and instrumental in the trade of their own ppl across the Atlantic. B men k ten-twenty times as many b men as cops do in the US.
This was one of my cousin Jermaine's favorite songs from his favorite group. He used to make me listen to Public Enemy but I was a little too young to understand. Now, I understand.
I'm so glad I grew up in the 80s and the 90s because we all came together as a people are relatives were strong now we have to be the strong ones they will never play this on radio because it's too real but this was an awesome and wonderful message that they were pressing in our young minds that's why I never forgot this song everything that happened back then is happening now all over again it's just a vicious cycle
They need Public Enemy's genius but the whole racism slavery thing is being flogged to death by the leftist media and Hollywood. They need to realise it's not 100 years ago any more.
Music like this always keeps me sharp as far as how the world really goes. Exactly why record labels fazed this out and allowed this dumbed-down music we have now. Keeps mfs sleeping to what's really happening 😴.
@aarronroberts811 Slavery has always existed and continues strong today. It is not exclusive to the US. It is everywhere, all colors and races and ages.
@80sriceman definitely it's important for folks to do some research so they understand this .quick Glace look at Libya you csn buy a human in town square for next to nothing
@Dominique Hardie whites are his main audience, have been for years. He teaches "Fight the Power" not hate the whites. Innovator of mixing rock and hip hop. Check the mash up with P.E. and Anthrax. Come on bro. Know the history.
Absolutely. I think the situation has improved since the Vietnam War days. I mean, I couldn't believe the racism as a New Zealand soldier. Like two different armies, a black one and a white one. As for the Japanese soldiers there...
I was 13 when this album came out and I first saw this video. The imagery is forever burned into my brain. The way they drew a parallel between what went on in the past and what continues to happen in the present…really not all that different. Not at all! I love this group!
I saw an interview in which Chuck D is kind of dissing Flava because of his style and particularly the glasses which he took off every now and then. Reportedly, they didn't like his face expressions on camera so they came up with the idea of hiding his eyes behind those sunglasses, they thought he was nuts! lol.......however for us the fans, at least for me, THAT is exactly what I like about Flava, his crazy antics maan! He was awesome! :D
and ya still vote Democrat perhaps,, really open ya mind. Both parties suck. Really listen to this,, he had the right message don't trust the system. MOST OF YA DO. And ya think ya woke when all ya are are future broke. makes no matter. we all same compared to those that want u hating this music for just that reason.
@@worldatmyfingertips7771thought their relationship was strained from his drug use, since his persona became everything they were rapping against. & they didn’t talk because of his Flavor of Love days…That’s why we love Flav because he brought the flavor to balance out the message.
You expressed this perfectly!! Same for me. The first time I saw this video and 2pac Brenda's Got A Baby as a teen they were forever etched in my mind, the words and images. So powerful even the story behind how the song was written. Deep!!
I remember when this song and video came out when I was 10. Still one of the best and strongest messaged video/song to date. The part when the slave is excited his son is born, only to see he's white and so he goes after the slave master, but ends up getting hung...this video was a better history lesson for me than what I received in class. Public Enemy was ahead of their time. Chuck D was a political poet.
I loved this video as a kid when it came out. But looking back at it now as an adult...WOW! This is a certified MASTERPIECE!!! Timeless. Gave me chills.
The struggle is the struggle of proletariat not of the blacks, americans or africans, the opressed people vs. opressors from all countries with all skin colors.
Well, Bernard W., I have different examples of humans I admire across race & gender lines. And I'm a Black/African/Nigerian-American lady, so...*shrugs* As one line from a song said: "...it ain't where you're from, it's where you're at..."
Small business and manufacturing can save us and get us rolling again. Hopefully they continue to invest in manufacturing. Rugged individualism and I got mine fk everyone else has to go. We are all in this together. We need to support each other and not monopolies.
We need PE today now more than ever. At 13, 14 years old I was more socially conscience than most because of PE. When I expose my son to Hip Hop, I play him stuff like KRS-ONE and BDP, PE, A Tribe Called Quest, Mos Def, etc... I want him to be strong and man enough to think with his own mind, regardless of what's popular or how others think of him.
The story, the beat, the flow by Chuck D, Legendary video concept to go along with this story. This ain't a song it's a story. Public Enemy!!! Some of the realistic cats to ever get it done. 💯
It's 2023 - I'm 51 years old and I can't believe I remembered every, single lyric to this song from thirty years ago. That kind of amazes me how the brain works that way.
Chuck D is the greatest hip hop vocalist in the history of rap and Public Enemy one of the best all time groups. PE was provocative, political, controversial, and hyper intelligent, and coming out of the 90s they were practically the only hardcore rap group NOT calling women bitches and hoes but instead talking about real issues of equality justice and historical wrongs
Yes, he is.
PE made high art.
The message
🎯💯 AND still can't stop shaking yer ass to it ! 💥🤭😺
Don't forget BDP and XClan
I still rock this song in 2024 and counting. PE was ahead of its time.
I love PE back in the day. They need back on the radio.
2024 still Cant Truss It!!!
Your Voice, Your Vote.
RATM, Testify comes to mind. Can’t trust either but which is worse?
LOL
I only knew this song from Austin powers goldmember.
Naw man...Can't trust It
2024…who’s still rockin
Can’t truss it!
This is one of the best
é nós de ponta a ponta💪🙏
2025'/!!!
Chuck D always gets overlooked in the greatest rappers of all time conversations, the dude was a master of wordplay with strong messages and content behind it. truly a master of the craft.
Chuck D has that Rich Tone to his Rap!
Then why are you here? Haha
RIGHT people here trolling please Rap is about your experience.u think everything is FEEL GOOD music..Than your living on a different planet...Just check the latest news Out...lol🖤✊👊💪😯
@Erich Von Manstein PE was plenty vindictive..apologists for Farrakhan in their lyrics, etc. BUT-at least they had something to say. Not like the Pornographic Gangsta rappers nowadays. Sirius satellite radio dropped Backspin awhile back. And...even when they existed, they played little-if any-Public Enemy.
@Erich Von Manstein NOBODY WANTS 2 HEAR UR COMPLAINING AZZ
One of the most powerful song ever written
True that!!!
Fact
Came here to say this. Salute 🫡
yeah
Disagree.. The horns make me think of a guy getting tagged in his butthole.
Now ladies and gentlemen. This is the definition of real hip hop. Who agrees with me
ya cant get into it until ya see all the black-on-black slave money!!
This track goes so hard 30+ years later
@@JackBurton3963un-like the garbage today, here today, gone tomorrow.
@@JackBurton3963 the difference today is their using cartoon characters of the Democrats ...like camel harris,
ghettoblaster :)
I am a 64 year old white woman. I love Public Enemy and this album!! ❤ It brings back so many memories! My son, who's now 42, introduced me to this album when he was 10 years old! We'd drive around in our 1987 Hyundai listening to it on the cassette tape! Good times!!! 😊 God bless everyone 🙏
✌️💜🎶~206
I'm a 64 year old black man, just goes to show music is universal, colorless and fascinating for all to enjoy. Right on sista. ✌️.
@@deadbeatproz 🙂 You are absolutely right!!! God bless ❤️
Right on
Kool,but it a lot that not like I that's what make it difficult peace and love from Samuel✌️❤️🙏
I'm a seventy two year old African American woman, believe it or not the first time I saw this video was in the nineties on BET. And my mother was watching it. She loved Chuck D and Flavor Flav. Her friends thought she was out of her mind! But she was actually ahead of most of us. She saw it as protest music and a history lesson. She died in 2000. Mom you were so right. 😙👍
Mom's just know😁
Mommmaaaaaqa Auntieeeeweee. Roxanne S. You feel latt!!!!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
YES SHE WAS! 🖤
REAL!!!
So Sorry for your lost ! A teacher is what saves lives .. This music touch hearts of those who really listen . Not gangster rap , new rappers . It's political awareness .. Can't truss it ..
This is a masterpiece. 90s will never come back
No rapper has a more powerful voice than Chuck D. The authority in his tone is unmatched.
Yes Sir
GZA
Paris was also very raw.. his messages were strong.
Paris was epic.
him , krs one, ice cube and ice t
46yrs old white hip-hop fan who's never been blind to injustice. Public enemy is truth then, and now👊
Yo! 49, immigrant, word👍
I'm only 45, a youngster, but I've been listening to Public Enemy since I was a teenager. They sure did influence how I see the world.
Al tell you what is an injustice you lot putting your age😂😂 come on now😢
Injustice like what?
What has anyone within living memory faced? Nothing but support for like 200 years.
But when it comes to your iPods, iPhones, MacBooks - REAL s***ery - like Apple use in Xhina, suddenly these wasters couldn't care less about it any more. Almost like they never really did care. Injustice is an excuse not to work hard.
Chuck D is completely underrated as one of the greatest lyricists in hip-hop.
He is the best,. No doubt.
I would also include Melle Mel and Rakim
before chuck d ,the almighty KRS 1
Let not forget Kool More Dee. Underrated as a lyricist.
terrince autry his flow,delivery, the beat, Flavs perfect timing w/Chuck + the content + context of PEs music nobody's better not back then +definitely no1 can get close now all due respect 2 Nas,Biggie,Pac,Scarface,The Lox, DMX + some others on PEs level but only very few cats worth listening now maybe 2,3
When rap spread knowledge and told stories. Not the trash of today. Blessed to be a 90s survivor!
what does 90s survivor mean?
Amen to that!
@ Corkoth55, Many of us that grew up in an urban environment saw drugs destroy our communities, watched our friends die in front of us at an early age due to gun violence, folks we love go to prison for things that are a slap on the wrist today, not to mention the police brutality(no body cams). Colombian wars, Shower Posse , gunman, Rayful, Alpo, etc. that’s what I mean by survivor. 😎 Peace to you and be well!
You said it. I was born in public housing (things got a little better when we moved into a trailer court) and remember thinking of rappers like Chuck D as heroes who spoke truth to power. I can't even imagine what kind of kid today would look at the "rappers" whose acts seems to consist entirely of bragging about wealth they often don't even actually have as role models...
"Quarter million dollars on a handjob..." (actual rap lyric from a guy so lame he apparently needs to spend a king's ransom to convince a woman to touch him.)
P.S.
I needed the Rap Critic to tell me about that because I don't even bother listening to Hip Hop these days. It's been so long since I've heard anything new and good (Ice Cube - Good Cop Bad Cop) that I don't even try.
Right on
Chuck never seem to make people’s top 10 rappers but for me he’s in the top 3 of all time pe#1
True
To this day no one can flow like Chuck.
totally!and he sounds like he means without being preachy
His voice but also he doesn't like to commercialize his music
Because he remained true to his message-He never sold out.
Best Era for hip-hop, public enemy had the best album early in the 90s, it takes a nation to hold us back
Wrong Album..87/88, 'Fear of a black planet' or 'Apocalypse 91' for early 90s👍
Public enemy is the best hip hop Legends of all time
Public Enemy is Ace..but no one holds You back..
'It takes a Nation of millions to hold us back'
Still listening in 2024 👏
November 24th 2024 checking in.
Still relevant
I miss these type of lyrics #og #Oeiginal #consciousmusix
Flava -The greatest hype-man of all time.
So true...
Hype men:
Tony Yayo
Vinny from Naughty by Nature.
Spliff Star from flip mode.
You aint never lie, the ultimate hype man
Kick it
@@wecall3rdeye305 Vinny actually rapped his ass off too😁
Busta rhymes
I'm 52 and white. Most of my friends were metal heads. They could never understand how incredible this music was and still is, not to mention the purpose the messages served. There will never be another Chuck D. MAD respect for him and PE. Always has, and always will be one of my favorites. This wasn't about hate, it was about TRUTH.
You'd think with the anthrax crossover they'd get it....
I'm a metalhead and I love P.E. Chuck D is a badass
What does it matter if white men who are not even superior, Asian minds are, still act this stupid childish ignorant way in 2022. Make way for real leaders, let the white men take the back seat and let the real superior strengths and minds rule. We have been civilized 1000s of years before you, which you stole and used for your own engineering. Let the real father's if the land return. There's the Message"METAL HEAD" even your hobbies are immature while we have more knowledge and wisdom to impart to make the world less violent, controlled and at war than what all these 5-600 years has done damage to the world and earth so far. Give it back leave/sit back and let us take less than 600 years to fix your mistakes...how bout that message! 👍
Same age, different ethnicity. Totally loved PE as a youth, had to deal with my relatives getting on my case about the racial angle cause I wasn't black. They didn't get it.
Chuck D and Flav were not about hate as you say, I'm sure they'd also be railing against the complete BS, exploitation, and victim mindset that the BLM scammer scumbags are about these days. We need these old school guys and the REAL anti-establishment movement back. It's not about race morons. It's not about white or black. It's about a broken system and exploitation. There's good and bad on all "sides", and there are no sides, judge people by the content of their character. Anything else deserves brutal scrutiny.
@@alshaifhir "It's not about race morons. It's not about white or black. It's about a broken system and exploitation." I pray that some day ordinary people get this.
Im a 106 year old Chinese man and i love this song.
😂😂😂😂😂
🤡
Can't Truss it!!
Hell nah
u not like us!!!
This song and video is your history and present.
Chuck D one of the most underrated MC's of all time.
Chuck D will allways be remembered as one of the best MCs. Maybe underrated by mass-media, But we know that he is like the incarnation of Martin Luther King
Easily.✌🏾
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i'd put Guru in there as well
whos underrating him!?
Your assessment is right on point!!!!
Chuck D has the best rap voice period and Flavor Flav was the best hype man ever.
I bought this album casette 1991...
Chuck D won’t bow down either; that’s why I love him
Me too, sophomore year in high school. Fkn amazing
Back when rap featured a message about bad stuff going on, not bad language about nothing.
You forgot the dope Terminator X's scratching
Yesssss indeed Long Island NY... And I've met them in the neighborhood soooo many times in Freeport and Roosevelt and they are really what you see ...chill and down to Earth
It's not just a great a song, but a historical fact, that more people should know about,
This song has become more relevant than ever. They want to work us all until we die.
only 345,000 africans were sent to north america as slaves. 50 years later when they were freed after the civil war ended, there were 4 million african-americans. explain that?
@@tikifreaky5204Truth!! 🙌
one of the greatest rap music videos ever
will x
One of the greatest videos ever,period.
@Kevin Scott: No argument from me on that point.
@@kevinscott59 rrhf
Absolutely!!!!!
Chuck D is one of the greatest rappers of all time. In terms of voice, subject matter and technical ability he is masterful. His is the voice of an avenging God - masterful.
🤔😉🙏
No doubt
It's like god made him to change things and make the world fair
well said
What happened to our music? This song bumps WITH a message.
+Traye76 I was just watching Harder Than You think and this followed it. Damn! I think my musical evolution is gonna step up. I need to get this! Im usually 20 years behind in times for music
what
+Philip Wood Yup. They want it that way. Dumb the masses so we don't wake up.
+Philip Wood hey Philip mate just want to say you speak a lot of sense and respect to you for that
I can believe what I hear sometime, sound like big publicity or porn on the phone.
October 1991 in Juve when this came out started looking at live as an adult
There was an explosion of talented music artists in the 80s. PE is definitely among the top rap groups of ALL TIME.
🤚WITNESS!!!
Wicked. Wicked man.
Top 5...Wu Tang, ATCQ, P.E., Outkast, NWA
Absolutely... of _any_ genre!
Goats public enemy
Chuck goes on a rampage from 2:45 for almost 2 straight minutes. Incredible.
Upset! LRB Jr!
Chuck's flow is legendary 🎤30 years later and this song is still relevant 🤬God bless Public Enemy#1💪
Absolutely!
@@paulaannstewartTHANKFUL2024 Thank you Paula🙏
Do you know why this song is still Relevant , Cause no much has changed
I like the part where he says that the common day judge would have been the ship's captain back then and I understand that comparison thoroughly.
Chuck is good.... Chuck is wise.
Song was ahead of it's time. Same way today and always will be.
Still bring tears to my eyes almost 30yrs later. This is my Hip Hop!
It sounds even better today. Peace.
Time flew 2019 still love this public enemy
KRS one too
Amen brother!
I'm chinese american and its my 2nd time watching it. Finally found it again. 1st was in a blockbuster video in the 90s and was totally surprised by this music. I wasn't into rap, but seen rum dmc's famous video with aerosmith on TV. I didn't have cable or much money to buy records back then.
Chuck, Terminator X, Griff , Flav & the Bomb Squad. Legendary.
Omg. These guys spitting real stuff not talking about their bank accts big booties just Good stuff right here...
Yeah man we needed more of this instead of the gangsta stuff that dominated later
OG PUBLIC ENEMY#1
my uncle used to play the records of P.E. while painting and drawing. the impact they had on my young mind when
this dropped back then made me aware of injustices of black, Latinos and oppressed people in general. thank you P.E. for the jewels of knowledge u pass to us, we need your message today more than ever.
Don't underestimate the importance of the PE-movement
This . is . Real . Hip . Hop!
Blahaha
This song was tight as hell I use play this all the time. Chuck D rymed his ass off on this one!!!
He did!
He is a genius. One of the top rappers of all time.
One of the most unmistakable voices in hip-hop.
+Just another UA-cam cat And one of the most ferocious.
Chuck-D, His vocal delivery was impeccable!! Upper echelon Story tellen !!
That terminator X production tho😮🔥 this bumps, true pioneers
"You mean the Bomb Squad production" 🔥
Chuck D has one of those voices that makes you sit up and pay attention to what he’s saying. That’s a very rare and beautiful gift. I could listen to him speak on anything for hours-days- on end. He’s truly magical. God bless you, sir. Thank ya’ll for keeping it real in every single thing you said or did. An inspiration, surely
swear i say this all the time, chuck conveys AUTHORITY
Yes indeed chuck d was no joke can you say g.o.at. truth be told.🎉.
Flav is the best hype man All time!
+b7k1l8yn You damn right !!! You know what time it is...PEACE !!!
Yes, for some reason people underestimate him, he is a very intelligent man
This is real rap from the day when talent was required.
Pretty cringe ngl you clearly haven’t looked for any Modern Hip Hop you might like
can you oldheads go FIVE SECONDS without saying this “real rap” shit
@@xnosmokenoknivesx no
@@xnosmokenoknivesx That mumble whatever shit yall be listening to nowadays is garbage yall need to get hip on some 90s shit. Youngins these days dont know nun bout getting buck yall jus listen to baby voice rappers.
Well said a s true
I thank god I can still hear this as well as feeling the vibration 😊❤
PE one of the most important acts in hip hop history. Chuck D is an absolute force on this cut. New school bow down
Chuck D’s flow was so damn mean!!! Always crushed every song with his flow and them lyrics
Back when music taught you about real life lessons and relevency
No cussing sagging
I'm a 60 years old french man , i love this music , these bass line, battle words , drums ... That and "fight the power" , the best of hip hop ..
Now you French have to Fight it out in the streets with these types...Congrats ...So cool isn't it ...Good luck
No Bentley's in theses vids, just straight consciousness .
nycbball8 before they had big budget music videos
that's why the gov. knew they Had to kill the good music........now look what we have.....SAD
@@TheGenelive so true,
Back when rap was good. No mumble crap.
Rolling with Russ..Rush Artist Management.
This is one of the greatest songs in music history period. Chuck D. is top five, dead or alive imho
U got that shit right
i dont know about all that. He had great beats. lyrically though... meh
@@KARASCOUSIN u dont know hip hop beat it
@@grellimichael Righhht. Chuck D not even top 5 in the 80's, let alone in history. Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, KRS1, LL Cool J, Ice Cube. Chuck D cant even tie these men their shoes to be in top 5, and still we got Kool G Rap, Guru, Slick Rick, Q-Tip. above him... this is before we bring up the golden age of hip hop the 90's. Chuck D has a hard time trying to break the top 20's... just cause you started listening to hip hop last year, doesnt mean you know much.
@@KARASCOUSIN i said its my opinion. It takes a nation of million is the best hip hop album of all time. And I never trust a guys list that doesn't include Kool G. Rap. Bye for Now
I didn't realize Chuck D lyrical skills were this complex and dope
this wasn't their best album, but for me this specific song was the pinnacle. on point all the way through. rather than a lot of rapping about how they are rapping (which was fine. but this song was another level)
Still one of the Best Hip Hop Records of all time. November 2024!!!
Chuck D is one of the greatest rappers of all time....End of Discussion.....
TRUE
I guess that wasn't the end of it then.
HE IS!!!
🐐
No argument there.
We need more of this so bad right now in 2023 ✊🏾
America can't handle the truth of her evil wicked deeds, check out killer of the flower moon 😢
That's just it Bro these great songs and days in time were a Great time but Long gone never to return. So Sad but true...
“We thank Flavor Flav for his years of service and wish him well”. I'm here in 2020.
Did you see the new joint that's a cartoon video with the Rap Legends featured in it including Flav?
@@Hackshots68 no, have not seen that.
@@Affalterbach1967 m.ua-cam.com/video/w-9vTibHOgY/v-deo.html
is he in jail now...?
@@aldosigmann419
From wikipedia:
On March 1, 2020, Public Enemy released a statement saying that the group would be "moving forward without Flavor Flav," following a disagreement over the group's decision to endorse Bernie Sanders and perform at his Los Angeles rally.[9][11] Flavor Flav denounced the firing, maintaining that he was Chuck D's partner in Public Enemy and could therefore not be fired from it. On April 1, 2020, Chuck D announced that the firing was a hoax.[12] Flavor Flav stated shortly thereafter that he was not a part of the hoax and disapproved of the stunt.[13]
PE was one of the best rap groups back in the late 80s and early 90s .
This song will forever remain relevant.
DAMN! Ya mean We ain't gettin' no relief. This Shit got no end in sight! Looks like We gonna to have to go underwater.
@@rstone3353 No we have to gain unity. First and foremost we must believe change us possible. Second we must work together to achieve that change.
How could it really be consciousness when the music industry is controlled by who if it was a aboriginal Indigenous to slave ship 🚢USA we are still on plantations after the last two year some should have a spiritual awakness there slave all over America take this jab or lose everything freedom is just and illusion but if you indoctrinated by the American government guess what fall in line or die. I wonder all who voted for one who likes little kid and 1st don't know what call it mixed up nut remember slaves get you booster shot 🤔.
No truer words have been spoken
Before you change a thing you have to understand the situation. W traders didn't buy b slvs from thin air, they bought them from b afr leaders, so b were participant and instrumental in the trade of their own ppl across the Atlantic. B men k ten-twenty times as many b men as cops do in the US.
This was one of my cousin Jermaine's favorite songs from his favorite group. He used to make me listen to Public Enemy but I was a little too young to understand.
Now, I understand.
They need to play this now on the radio!!!
yes definitely 👍
I'm so glad I grew up in the 80s and the 90s because we all came together as a people are relatives were strong now we have to be the strong ones they will never play this on radio because it's too real but this was an awesome and wonderful message that they were pressing in our young minds that's why I never forgot this song everything that happened back then is happening now all over again it's just a vicious cycle
They won't smh they play stupid drake instead
Or in clubs they don't play old school
They would never allow that to happen now. This video wouldn't have gotten made today. Are we in the future or the past?
Chuck was a guest on my podcast in 2014. He loves the Pittsburgh Pirates.
I wonder what would happen if this was on mainstream radio today...God knows this generation of people need it
They need Public Enemy's genius but the whole racism slavery thing is being flogged to death by the leftist media and Hollywood. They need to realise it's not 100 years ago any more.
T Moz they would get punched liked a Redd Foxx Ed O’Neil Richard Pryor Carol Conner. Folks to sensitive
It's 2019 and we still can't truss it.
Trust none
Can't trust Trump
No no we can't
Hell no, we still can't truss it and never will!
Cant trust todays rap is more like it bring back public enemy
Can't truss it ❤! Anyone watching in 2024?
Yes
In downloads! #publicenemynumberone 💛♥️🖤💚
Music like this always keeps me sharp as far as how the world really goes. Exactly why record labels fazed this out and allowed this dumbed-down music we have now. Keeps mfs sleeping to what's really happening 😴.
Me from Brazil 💣
*truss* not "trust."
Chuck D and MC Lyte got two of the most unique voices in rap, no one sounds likely to em
The hardest rap beat ever. This never gets old
Eerie
Deep Cover - Dre and Snoop. That beat is the hardest shit ever, fire. It was also Snoops first rap, he was 17.
@@RedMilitiaX also cant forget about what would you do by tha dogg pound
I dont understand how Chuck D seems to b overlooked. Definitely batman and robin of hip hop. Chuck D and Flavor
He's not over looked, he's just not looked at with them. Chuck D, KRS, Rakim, BDK, etc..are just looked at differently.
Lyrically sound conscious rappers like this couldn't get a deal today. Dummied down garbage is what we have now..
Hersey Berry bro, Hopsin, Joey Bada$$, Blu, do you just listen to the radio?
You have to find them on Sound Cloud.
Nope. Listen to kendrick lamar, or outcast etc. There are many woke MCs.
You can still find real artists but you have to look. That's the problem. They're pushing garbage onb the mainstream.
@Hersey Berry Nuff-said
Real hip hop. Sitting knowledge!
Chuck D a legend. Very underrated
VERY RELEVANT TODAY!!!! I MISS PUBLIC ENEMY
Tamika White 😘
I'm with that Tamika
Amen and I'm white
Tamika White indeed it is still relevant today...
This generation will never understand how DOPE the 90's were. ✌🏾
Edit: 80's and 90's 👍🏾
I was born in 2003 and I love this
Droppin that science..
2006 and I love it.
P.s: my father showed me this
But did you get the message 👀
Masterpiece,American history in one song
One of the most powerful pieces of art ever! The lyrics paint a colorful image and a glimpse into the horrors of slavery.
very very powerful message
Slavery still exists strong as ever . Spread the word
@aarronroberts811 Slavery has always existed and continues strong today. It is not exclusive to the US. It is everywhere, all colors and races and ages.
@80sriceman definitely it's important for folks to do some research so they understand this .quick Glace look at Libya you csn buy a human in town square for next to nothing
Chuck D is the ULTIMATE Brotha.
The *total* package.
LadySoul502 😘
Man, Chuck D was one hell of a writer. Let's give flowers to these dudes while they still alive! Salute Public Enemy!
One of the most powerful songs and videos ever made.
Agreed
Tell me about it. Content apart the gray coloring adds to the quality.
"THE HATER TAUGHT HATE. THAT'S WHY WE GANG BANGING!!"
Yesssssss
This song is like a dissertation on racism and the history of Black people in America.
Exactly why Chuck is a professor teaching college courses at prestigious schools.
@Dominique Hardie whites are his main audience, have been for years. He teaches "Fight the Power" not hate the whites. Innovator of mixing rock and hip hop. Check the mash up with P.E. and Anthrax. Come on bro. Know the history.
World Racism.
@Dominique Hardie ,if teaching American history and the treatment of Black people is considered "racist" then that's for you to reconcile. Not for us.
Absolutely. I think the situation has improved since the Vietnam War days. I mean, I couldn't believe the racism as a New Zealand soldier. Like two different armies, a black one and a white one. As for the Japanese soldiers there...
Chuck D always slays a track with his dope rhymes and lyrics
Yes he is I am 50 years old. And you know I really didn't listen to the lyrics back when I was a kid.
It hits hard in my head, heart, and soul.
The best rap group ever
I was 13 when this album came out and I first saw this video. The imagery is forever burned into my brain. The way they drew a parallel between what went on in the past and what continues to happen in the present…really not all that different. Not at all! I love this group!
I was 7 or 8 when I saw the video for "Fight The Power"... life would never be the same after! 🤯
I saw an interview in which Chuck D is kind of dissing Flava because of his style and particularly the glasses which he took off every now and then. Reportedly, they didn't like his face expressions on camera so they came up with the idea of hiding his eyes behind those sunglasses, they thought he was nuts! lol.......however for us the fans, at least for me, THAT is exactly what I like about Flava, his crazy antics maan! He was awesome! :D
and ya still vote Democrat perhaps,, really open ya mind. Both parties suck. Really listen to this,, he had the right message don't trust the system. MOST OF YA DO. And ya think ya woke when all ya are are future broke. makes no matter. we all same compared to those that want u hating this music for just that reason.
@@worldatmyfingertips7771thought their relationship was strained from his drug use, since his persona became everything they were rapping against. & they didn’t talk because of his Flavor of Love days…That’s why we love Flav because he brought the flavor to balance out the message.
You expressed this perfectly!! Same for me. The first time I saw this video and 2pac Brenda's Got A Baby as a teen they were forever etched in my mind, the words and images. So powerful even the story behind how the song was written. Deep!!
I remember when this song and video came out when I was 10. Still one of the best and strongest messaged video/song to date. The part when the slave is excited his son is born, only to see he's white and so he goes after the slave master, but ends up getting hung...this video was a better history lesson for me than what I received in class. Public Enemy was ahead of their time. Chuck D was a political poet.
I'm listening in 2074. I'm looking back on this in 2024.
I loved this video as a kid when it came out. But looking back at it now as an adult...WOW! This is a certified MASTERPIECE!!! Timeless. Gave me chills.
58yr old Mexican from southern California and I still bump this and peeps look at me all crazy like wtf he on?only if they knew real music
Its more than a song
This and "Burn Hollywood Burn" will remain relevant for generations.
I'm 52 years old I remember first time hearing this banging tune makes hairs on my arms stand lol banging
Made me mad !!!
I'm not even American and I'm not black but I admire these guys so much
The struggle is the struggle of proletariat not of the blacks, americans or africans, the opressed people vs. opressors from all countries with all skin colors.
humanity ain't about no color or border
Great reply!.....all the above.
Bernard W really huh
Well, Bernard W., I have different examples of humans I admire across race & gender lines. And I'm a Black/African/Nigerian-American lady, so...*shrugs*
As one line from a song said: "...it ain't where you're from, it's where you're at..."
Chuckie D is one of the best rappers to ever live.
Iconic...there's no other word to describe PE
Small business and manufacturing can save us and get us rolling again. Hopefully they continue to invest in manufacturing. Rugged individualism and I got mine fk everyone else has to go. We are all in this together. We need to support each other and not monopolies.
THE HARDEST HIP-HOP VIDEO EVER!!! Period ✊🏿
2020 and this song is still relevant.
Yeah
True
Fax
Hell yeah it is!!!!!!
Scary true
We need PE today now more than ever. At 13, 14 years old I was more socially conscience than most because of PE. When I expose my son to Hip Hop, I play him stuff like KRS-ONE and BDP, PE, A Tribe Called Quest, Mos Def, etc... I want him to be strong and man enough to think with his own mind, regardless of what's popular or how others think of him.
Salute i do the same with my daughter
You right on that
That's how it goes and should be. P.E. No.1!
I think white people should listen to Public Enemy to history and rethink that get over line they always say.
You're serving your son great knowledge. Keep him away from mumble drug and sex "rap"
The story, the beat, the flow by Chuck D, Legendary video concept to go along with this story. This ain't a song it's a story. Public Enemy!!! Some of the realistic cats to ever get it done. 💯
PE= G.O.A.T True Hip-Hop
It's 2023 - I'm 51 years old and I can't believe I remembered every, single lyric to this song from thirty years ago. That kind of amazes me how the brain works that way.
When he said, "here come the drums" he came HARD!!! love that bass. Song is timeless
Public enemy FOREVER