Our freedom of speech is freedom or death,
We got to fight the powers that be!
We got to fight the powers that be!
- Chuck D., “Fight the Power,” from Public Enemy’s Fear of a Black Planet, 1990
Burn, Hollywood, burn, I smell a riot goin’ on…
- Chuck D., “Burn, Hollywood, Burn,” from Public Enemy’s Fear of a Black Planet, 1990
It was you that chose your due,
You built a maze you can’t get through.
I tried to help you all I can,
Now I can’t do nuttin’ for you, man!
You built a maze you can’t get through.
I tried to help you all I can,
Now I can’t do nuttin’ for you, man!
- Flavor Flav, “Can’t Do Nuttin’ For Ya Man,” from Public Enemy’s Fear of a Black Planet, 1990
