Public Enemy
“Public Enemy is, by all measures, the greatest, most impactful political rap group to ever have existed.” The quote comes from Shea Serrano, The Rap Year Book, 2015: 29.
Reading
- Neal chapter 5, pages 140-44
(These pages were part of last week’s assignment. Please review them for this week’s quiz.)
Listening
- Fight the Power (Isley Brothers, 1975)
- Party for Your Right to Fight (Public Enemy, 1988)
- Fight for Your Right to Party (Beastie Boys, 1986)
- Rebel without a Pause (Public Enemy, 1988)
- Bring the Noise (Public Enemy, 1988)
- Contract on the World Love Jam (Public Enemy, 1990)
- Welcome to the Terrordome (Public Enemy, 1990)
- Who Stole the Soul? (Public Enemy, 1990)
Viewing
- Hank Shocklee with Microphone Check: A one-hour interview with the creative heart of the Bomb Squad, the production team responsible for Public Enemy’s revolutionary sound.
- Opening Credits from Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)
[Ft. “Fight the Power” (Public Enemy, 1990)] - ‘Fight The Power’ Being Played at The Oscars Was Offensive (Hot 97, 2016)
- Burn Hollywood Burn (Public Enemy ft. Ice Cube & Big Daddy Kane, 1988)
Quiz
- Public Enemy
