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 […]
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 in Freeport, Long Island, a young Flavor developed his love for music, teaching […]
Public Enemy hypeman Flavor Flav joined DJ Akademiks on his Off The Record podcast and spoke about his years-long crack addiction along with other subjects that he mentioned in his upcoming book, Flavor Flav: The Icon The Memoir. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Flav said, “There was a time that I was spending $2,400 to […]
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 […]
In 1959, William Jonathan Drayton, better known to the world as Flavor Flav, was born in the world 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 […]
According to a post on his verified Instagram account, Public Enemy founder Chuck D will be featured in the PBS docuseries The Story of Hip-Hop with Chuck D, tracing Hip Hop and its humble roots back to its South Bronx origins in 1973. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information “The Hip Hop community has, from the […]
On this very same weekend in 1989, KRS-1, as a part of the nationwide “Stop The Violence” campaign, dropped the “Self Destruction” song and video to combat the rise in gun violence around the country. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The death of a fan at a BDP/Public Enemy concert in 1988, which followed the […]
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 […]
To understand how Black music and hip-hop inspires the world, you need to understand what hip-hop is and what it represents. The birth of hip-hop came about when black communities needed a space to channel their expressions of the oppression they faced in America during the 1970s. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information At the epi […]
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, […]
This year, for the first time in American history, Juneteenth is celebrated as a federal holiday. The tradition, in honor of the abolition of slavery in the United States, however, has long been established as a marker of actual independence for Black Americans–complete with all the fixings of a celebration across the country: togetherness, food, […]
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 […]
TheSource.com has put together a classic list honoring the legacy and works of the man who made intelligence cool in Hip Hop music Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little also known to many as El-Hajj Malik El Shabazz, was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist born in Omaha, Nebraska, […]
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 […]
Public Enemy’s single “GRID” featuring Cypress Hill and George Clinton is a post-apocalyptic view of the world after it collapses into a technological desert after the “grid goes down” and, today, the legendary group shares the official video for the track. Directed by David C. Snyder, the video for “GRID” is the latest to come from PE’s […]
Public Enemy, Beastie Boys’ Mike D, and Ad-Rock along with Run-DMC get animated in the new video for “Public Enemy Number Won,” which also features archival concert posters, footage, and more. It’s the latest single from their widely acclaimed new album What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?, which also marked the iconic group’s historic return to Def Jam Recordings. Visit […]
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 […]
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 […]
Legendary hip hop group Public Enemy has today released its 17-track new album What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down? back on Def Jam Recordings (Universal Music Group). The 44-minute release features a star-studded, who’s who of hip hop including DJ Premier of Gang Starr, Cypress Hill, Mike D and Ad-Rock of the […]
