April 10, 1990, was the release date of a cornerstone in hip-hop music: Public Enemy’s Fear of a Black Planet. Still known as one of the most empowering albums of its time, the album was written during a pivotal era both in America and in music: the Golden Age of Hip Hop. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information […]
Chuck D just stamped both Eminem and Black Thought as 2 lyrical cyborgs in hip hop. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information During an appearance on N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN’s Drink Champs podcast on Saturday, the Public Enemy veteran gave both MCs their flowers referring to them as ‘cyborgs’.. The legendary MC who is arguably your favorite […]
Melle Mel has been firing off his opinions on a run of rappers. The legend said Lil Wayne shouldn’t be in consideration for the best rapper, Eminem only gets love because he’s white, and Kendrick Lamar’s influence is overrated. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Stepping into the online discourse is another legend, Chuck D, who […]
Last week, legendary producer Rick Rubin’s interview with Anderson Cooper was released. The interview caught many people’s attention after the Def Jam co-founder and pioneers of hip-hop admitted to knowing nothing about music. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information “No. I have no technical ability. I know nothing about music,” Rubin told said on 60 Minutes. […]
On this date in 1991, legendary Hip Hop collective Public Enemy dropped their fourth full-length album entitled Apocalypse ’91…The Enemy Strikes Back on the Def Jam/Columbia imprint. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Drawn from the fictional movies Apocalypse Now and Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back, the Bomb Squad produced project was a rush […]
Public Enemy is one of the greatest, and arguably the greatest, hip-hop group of all time. You would think the legendary group would be a household name, even outside of hip hop, but obviously, that is not the case. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information During a recent episode of the long-running game show, temporary host […]
Arriving in time for Black History Month, Chuck D leads the new piece of the Words + Music franchise, Songs That Shook the Planet. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Songs That Shook The Planet reintroduces listeners to iconic songs by artists who risked their lives to speak truth to power, providing a soundtrack of civic […]
Rapper Chuck D and frontman of the group Public Enemy, recently shared his opinion on the Astroworld tragedy in Texas. The legendary MC feels Travis Scott is being blamed for the negligence but not the promoters Live Nation. Chuck posted his thoughts to his Instagram page asking Michael Rapino and the entire team at Live […]
On this date in 1991, legendary Hip Hop collective Public Enemy dropped their fourth full-length album entitled Apocalypse ’91…The Enemy Strikes Back on the Def Jam/Columbia imprint. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Drawn from the fictional movies Apocalypse Now and Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back, the Bomb Squad produced project was a rush […]
Public Enemy’s Chuck D is backtracking on his statements regarding the verdict in the R. Kelly trial. In a new statement, Chuck D asserted that he did not support Kelly’s actions and insisted that he doesn’t listen to his music. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The latest news comes after Chuck D originally angered Twitter […]
The landmark Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap is here. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The first of it’s kind book arrived over the weekend boasting 120 tracks, nine CDs, a 300-page book with eleven essays, extensive track-by-track liner notes and never-before-published images. In terms of music, the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap dives […]
On this date in 1988, Public Enemy released their second LP It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back following up their debut album, which was released just a little over a year earlier. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The album, which was released by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin’s Def Jam Recordings, […]
Ever since Chuck D announced that Flavor Flav was fired from PE and Flav returned fire with a lawsuit thrown at PE for appearing at a Bernie Sanders rally last year, things just haven’t been the same for the legendary group Public Enemy. During the opening of the Universal Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx […]
Eminem recently announced his support via Instagram and his website of Election Super Centers’“Make History Here” initiative to ensure access to safe, socially-distanced voting at sports arenas across the country. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information “Being able to head to a stadium or arena to vote makes it easier and safer than ever to use your voice,” notes the Grammy and Oscar-winning, multi-platinum […]
After over two decades, Public Enemy, the iconic group whose message of revolution, social justice, and racial equality is more potent and necessary today than ever – finally reunites with the historic label it helped build into a globally recognized brand: Def Jam Recordings. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Public Enemy and Def Jam have reunited to […]
On this date in 1988, Public Enemy released their second LP It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back following up their debut album, which was released just a little over a year earlier. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The album, which was released by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin’s Def Jam Recordings, […]
Legendary emcee and actor Big Daddy Kane has taken it back to his Golden Era roots, creating music relative to the social climate as done by all creative greats. Teaming up with another Golden Era terror, Public Enemy’s Chuck D, King Asiatic Nobody’s Equal takes it up a notch by exposing today’s injustices and magnifying […]
Do you remember when Flavor Flav supposedly got kicked out of Public Enemy? Well, that never happened. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Chuck D sat down with Talib Kweli and People’s Party and said the beef stemmed from Flav issuing a cease and desist after news broke that Public Enemy will be performing for Bernie […]
Before the coronavirus took over the world, the biggest headlines in America were the upcoming presidential elections. Democratic nominee Bernie Sanders hosted a rally, which would feature a performance from Public Enemy Radio. That announcement sparked a beef between Chuck D and Flavor Flav leading to the firing of the famed hype man from the […]
On this date in 1959, William Jonathan Drayton, better known to the world as Flavor Flav, was born in NYC. Flav is the former hypeman of the iconic, Rock N’ Roll Hall Of Fame Hip-Hop group Public Enemy. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Growing up on Freeport, Long Island is where A young Flavor developed […]
