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Public Enemy appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform a medley of “Don’t Believe the Hype,” “The Hits Just Keep on Comin’,” and “Fight the Power.” As the rap group took the stage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, where Jimmy Kimmel is hosting a week of shows, the musicians …

From the time he first met Chuck D at a Public Enemy concert nearly 40 years ago, director Janol Ture was on his way to befriending and working with the members of the groundbreaking hip-hop collective, including a stint as president of Chuck D’s SLAMJamz label. But when he saw …

Flavor Flav has penned an op-ed urging lawmakers topass a total ban on firearms: “No civilian needs to possess semi-automatic weapons.” On the heels of Public Enemy’s latest single “March Madness” — “a powerful rebuke against crooked politicians and the ongoing crisis of gun violence,” the group said in a …

Public Enemy has released a new protest single, “March Madness,” in honor of Juneteenth. The song is described as “a powerful rebuke against crooked politicians and the ongoing crisis of gun violence.” All proceeds from the track will be donated to the Black Music Action Coalition Human Rights Fund and …

Public Enemy‘s Chuck D grew up listening to the music of Sly Stone, who died Monday at age 82 — and that music became a major influence on his own work with Public Enemy and beyond. He reflected on that legacy in a new interview with Rolling Stone. I’m a …

Chuck D‘s new solo single, “New Gens,” contains multitudes: Its music is a wild, febrile tapestry of soulful horns, dubby echoes, and old-school beats that recall Chuck’s Bomb Squad days, while his lyrics bounce all over the place, affirming his love for new generations while accepting how younger people dismiss …

Chuck D called on people to stop insensitively pairingLos Angeles wildfirevideos with Public Enemy’s “Burn Hollywood Burn” on social media and educated those misusing the track of the true meaning of the 1990 song. Released on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted group’s Fear of a Black Planet, “Burn …

I n my 45 years on Earth, I’ve never seen a person place this order at a restaurant. Flavor Flav is at the Millennium Hilton near the United Nations in New York the day before Thanksgiving. He’s in town to catch the Macy’s parade with his family and attend to …

Few artists have been sampled by hip-hop producers more than Kool & the Gang. George “Funky” Brown’s drums have formed the backdrop to countless rap classics, while the group’s horn section has, for decades, been one of the most fiercely intimidating in music. Public Enemy has a long sonic history …

It makes zero sense and all the sense in the world why Flavor Flav and I have spent the past hour grabbing lunch at New York’s Harvard Club. Built in the 1890s, the stately private social club in midtown Manhattan boasts an elegant dining room with chandeliers, ornate silverware, and …