Fight the Power

Chuck D, leader of the Hip-Hop pioneers, Public Enemy, in a deposition of his personal worldview, through the parallel narration of moments that left their indelible mark on the music of the last two decades. It was Chuck D and his company who took the whiffs of the bad days of the American system in the 80s and returned the blow as a punch to the American carcass, spitting hot words at the rate of a machine gun while making sense of street, gang life and the toddlers who despaired before they could even walk. Because their music was scratch, the only melody they had available were the words of their songs and with these they fought winning battles and opening doors through which many have passed. Any way you look at it, Public Enemy was (and is) one of the most important cultural facts of post-war America, and Chuck D has a lot to say about that culture. Through his own path in music, images emerge about modern America, gangs, people, life as it is today. And since a lot of people talk about a lot these days, there's no doubt that Chuck D is entitled to talk about a movement that he himself gave life to. With the support of SONIK magazine. Psyche on Ice of the 90's. Here's the incarcerated Eltridge Cleaver speaking, but Hip-Hop star Chuck D. Same rage, same bigotry, same belief in black power. Thirty years later, the desperation in the black ghettos has only grown. Dimitris Anastasopoulos – Freelance printing