Chuck D on the corporate plantations, BET and MTV
Check this great interview with Chuck D, of Public Enemy on the current state of hip hop and politics.
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Can Rap still Fight the Power?
Public Enemy educated black communities to Fight the Power of oppression and let them know they weren’t alone with songs like 911 is a joke in your town. NWA told people to Fuck the Police, not because they were proud hardcore criminals, but because they were tired of oppression and police brutality. These are just two examples of many.
RapRehab on the state of hip hop on RT-TV
Seldom does the media ever address the corporate controlled world of commercial rap and hip hop. Watch this interview with Paul Porter and Sebastian Elkouby on RT-TV: