Public Enemy

Though initially labeled a "mis-step," it appears that Public Enemy's attempt at "crowd-funding" their new album via Dutch website SellaBand has provided the funds required for the legendary rap group to record and distribute their new release...

Chuck D's voice is nothing short of iconic. Other than classic records by Public Enemy, Chuck has lent his unique talents to cartoons such as 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' and 'Johnny Bravo' throughout the years. In 2009, he finally added acting to his resume with a turn in a David C...

Hip-hop's relationship with Elvis Presley has come a long way since Chuck D claimed he "never meant s--- to me." While few touched Elvis' work back in the golden age of sampling, a new remix record tries to imagine what it would be like if Elvis was remixed to some hard beats...

Public Enemy rapper/reality TV star Flavor Flav is set to appear on a new television show showcasing his bowling talents. Yes, bowling. The show, 'Stars and Strikes,' pairs Flav and other entertainers with audience members in a competition based on the success of their celebrity partner...

Chuck D has long been one of hip-hop's godfathers, but things are turning a bit more official as he just turned 50-years old at the beginning of August. In response, there's a new Public Enemy single that pays tribute to Chuck and other group members nearing their half-century mark...

Arizona's new Immigration Law has caused a major stir amongst the American people. Several hip-hop artists have expressed their frustrations about it, but Public Enemy frontman Chuck D has stepped up and recorded a new track called 'Tear Down That Wall' to voice his personal dismay for the law that he believes enforces racial profiling...

On Friday, April 23, Arizona's governor Jan Brewer signed a controversial new law, which will require immigrant residents to carry documents verifying their immigration status. The law gives police officers the right to question any person about his or her status if any "reasonable suspicion" arises that they may be illegally residing in America...

In some scenes, three's a crowd, but in hip-hop it can be a magic number, as De La Soul pointed out. Having previously tackled the topic of hip-hop's top twosomes, Touré, host of Fuse's 'Hip-Hop Shop,' now turns his attention to trios. What ...

'Fear of a Black Planet,' the third hyper-political album from Public Enemy, is now 20 years old. The record's most famous single is 'Fight the Power,' which was heavily intertwined with Spike Lee's classic 'Do the Right Thing' and first released on the film's soundtrack in 1989...

As we mark the 13th anniversary of the death of the Notorious B.I.G, one of the most influential rappers in hip-hop history, the Chicago Review Press announces the release of 'How to Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC.' Authored by Paul Edwards, with foreword from the legendary Kool G Rap, the book is a lesson in the art of rapping, taught by those who have done it best...