Fight the Power!

I was never quite sure what Chuck D saw in Flavor Flav, but Public Enemy was and remains a powerful force in music. I got to see them at the Anaconda in Isla Vista, California, with Ice Tea's Body Count opening, back in about 1988 or 1989. They rocked the house.



Fight the Power!

Elvis was a hero to most

But he never meant shit to me you see

Straight up racist that sucker was

Simple and plain

Motherfucker him and John Wayne

Cause I'm Black and I'm proud

I'm ready and hyped plus I'm amped

Most of my heroes don't appear on no stamps

Sample a look back you look and find

Nothing but rednecks for 400 years if you check

Don't worry be happy

Was a number one jam

Damn if I say it you can slap me right here