Public Enemy – Fight The Power music video 1.8M 2010

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Directed by Spike Lee

Spike Lee produced and directed two music videos for this song. The first featured clips of various scenes from Do the Right Thing. In the…

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Public Enemy, East Coast hip-hop band from Long Island, New York, NY, USA
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Formed 1986 · Long Island, New York, NY, USA · East Coast hip-hop, political hip-hop · Def Jam Recordings

Public Enemy is an American hip-hop group formed in Roosevelt, New York, in 1985 by Chuck D and Flavor Flav. The group rose to prominence for their political messages including subjects such as American racism and the American media. Their debut album, Yo! Bum Rush the Show, was released in 1987 to critical acclaim, and their second album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988), was the first hip-hop album to top The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop critics' poll. Their next three albums, Fear of a Black Planet (1990), Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black (1991), and Muse… via Wikipedia

Band Members: Flavor Flav, Chuck D, DJ Lord, Khari Wynn, Professor Griff

Awards: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Discography

Public Enemy’s studio albums / EPs · 18

Public Enemy – Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025 (2025) album cover Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025 2025
Public Enemy – What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? (2020) album cover What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? 2020
Public Enemy – Nothing Is Quick in the Desert (2017) album cover Nothing Is Quick in the Desert 2017
Public Enemy – Man Plans God Laughs (2015) album cover Man Plans God Laughs 2015
Public Enemy – Most of My Heroes Still Don’t Appear on No Stamp (2012) album cover Most of My Heroes Still Don’t Appear on No Stamp 2012
Public Enemy – The Evil Empire of Everything (2012) album cover The Evil Empire of Everything 2012
Public Enemy – How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul??? (2007) album cover How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul??? 2007
Public Enemy – Beats and Places (2006) album cover Beats and Places 2006
Public Enemy – New Whirl Odor (2005) album cover New Whirl Odor 2005
Public Enemy – Rebirth of a Nation (2005) album cover Rebirth of a Nation 2005
Public Enemy – Power Assault Live!... In the Belly of the BEAST (2003) album cover Power Assault Live!... In the Belly of the BEAST 2003
Public Enemy – Revolverlution (2002) album cover Revolverlution 2002
Public Enemy – There’s a Poison Goin On… (1999) album cover There’s a Poison Goin On… 1999
Public Enemy – Muse Sick‐N‐Hour Mess Age (1994) album cover Muse Sick‐N‐Hour Mess Age 1994
Public Enemy – Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black (1991) album cover Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black 1991
Public Enemy – Fear of a Black Planet (1990) album cover Fear of a Black Planet 1990
Public Enemy – It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988) album cover It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back 1988
Public Enemy – Yo! Bum Rush the Show (1987) album cover Yo! Bum Rush the Show 1987

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