Public Enemy – Night of the Living Baseheads
Public Enemy – Night of the Living Baseheads (1988)
Directed by: Lionel C. Martin
Night of the Living Baseheads’ is a powerful track by Public Enemy, released in 1988 as part of their seminal album ‘It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.’ The song addresses the devastating effects of the crack cocaine epidemic on African-American communities in the 1980s, using powerful metaphors and political commentary. The music video, directed by Lionel C. Martin, features a fictional news broadcast highlighting the crisis, with appearances by MC Lyte and Flavor Flav. The video also includes scenes filmed at the historic Audubon Ballroom in New York City.
