Public Enemy

Public Enemy is an American hip hop band consisting of Chuck D; Flavor Flav;
Professor Griff and his S1W group; DJ Lord; Hype man Daniel Mcgowan, who
replaced Terminator X in 1999; and bassist Brian Hardgroove. Formed on Long
Island, New York in 1982, Public Enemy are known for their politically charged
lyrics and criticism of the American media, with an active interest ... read more

Yo! MTV Raps! To Return For One Night Only!

One night only! One night only! That's all they have to spare! From 1988 through 1995, there was a show on MTV that literally launched the careers of some of the biggest...
Posted 18 November 2011 12.45pm — Comment on this

Public Enemy's Chuck D sues Universal over underpaid royalties

Rapper alleges artists have been deprived of hundreds of millions of dollars
Posted 5 November 2011 2.02pm — Comment on this

I'll Be Your Mirror 2011 -- pics from ATP Sunday (Public Enemy, Company Flow, Thee Silver Mt. Zion, Deerhoof, Earth

photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin Public Enemy STEREOGUM: What appealed to you about getting involved with All Tomorrow's Parties? GEOFF BARROW: I just like that, for the...
Posted 10 October 2011 5.36am — Comment on this

Rob da Bank's Countdown To Bestival 2011 - Part One

Rob da Bank is currently stood in a sunny field (thank you festival weather gods), reporting back to us at NME exclusively for his countdown to Bestival video diary. Watc...
Posted 5 September 2011 12.10pm — Comment on this

25 years of Def Jam: how the sound of New York's streets rose up to rule the world

From humble beginnings in student digs, the record label Def Jam is credited with bringing New York's street culture and music to the masses – and even helping to e...
Posted 4 September 2011 12.05am — Comment on this

Public Enemy - Public Enemy Leave Disaster In Their Wake

Public Enemy rapper Flavor Flav fears the Grim Reaper is on the group's trail - because natural disasters and tragedies have been following them all over the world. The c...
Posted 23 August 2011 1.26am — Comment on this

Live review: Motley Crue, Bush, more at Sunset Strip festival

A live review of Motley Crue, Bush, Public Enemy, Matt & Kim and others at the Sunset Strip Music Festival in Los Angeles.
Posted 21 August 2011 9.56pm — Comment on this

Company Flow

by BBG Company Flow at Santos (more by Brook Bobbins) WOW. As El-P confirmed, Company Flow will return AGAIN on the Sunday (10/2) of ATP's I'll Be Your Mirror in NJ. Othe...
Posted 17 August 2011 7.45pm — Comment on this

My favourite album: Cannibal Ox – The Cold Vein

Continuing our new series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums – with a view that you might do the same – Dan Hancox praises Can...
Posted 9 August 2011 5.22pm — Comment on this

THE SIDEBAR #13: DAN CHARNAS, AUTHOR OF “THE BIG PAYACK”

Dan Charnas wrote the incredible hip-hop history book, The Big Payback and given all the stories he collected, I thought it’d be fun to combine our summer songs th...
Posted 9 August 2011 1.02pm — Comment on this

Potatoes can add plenty to waistline

Consuming an extra helping of potatoes each day — French fried, baked or otherwise — can add an average of 0.8 of a pound to body weight per year, researchers...
Posted 23 June 2011 1.00am — Comment on this

Bush - Bush

Bush, veteran rockers Uriah Heep and rap supergroup Public Enemy have been added to the bill for this summer's (11) Sunset Strip Music Festival, which will honour Motley ...
Posted 15 June 2011 10.01pm — Comment on this

Def Jam Records launched by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin

1984: Number 8 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicThe Def Jam label holds an almost mythical status within hip-hop. How come? After...
Posted 13 June 2011 12.43am — Comment on this

De La Soul's Three Feet High and Rising moves hip-hop into the Daisy Age

3 March 1989: Number 22 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop music"Yet our best-trained, best-educated, best-equipped, best-prepared troop...
Posted 13 June 2011 12.29am — Comment on this

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