Public Enemy - Fight The Power

[PSVitaUnboxing]

Man, flave is kinda a sellout 

[trizz54]

"Mutha Fuck him and John Wayne" ......

[trizz54]

Chuck D one of the greatest...

[rww910]

School is in session...todays rappers need to take note of Chuck D's lyrics....Chuck's the man!!!

[coolbeansbrett]

yeah please put on the glasses 0:01

[six20nine]

i love watching these old vids

[Cerberus059]

Ali G.

[MrCanastar]

Brown power !!

[LOV32W4TCH]

I'M SORRY, BUT 65 PEOPLE GOTTA BE WHITE. HELL, PEOPLE IN IRAN BUMPIN THIS SHIT.

[IFUCKINGLOVEPOOP]

@LOV32W4TCH I'm white, I pressed like.

[nsom21isdaboss]

FLAVOR FLAV!!!!!!

[differentandalike]

Public Enemy is my

favorite rap artist of

all time.

Fxxx the commercial

c (rap) now.

[new5york5hip5hop]

FIGHT THE POWER BITCHEZ!!!!!!!!!!!!

[skywalker1367]

professor griff is the only true soldier who did not sell his soul wowwwwwwwwwwwww...

[skywalker1367]

FUCK ELVIS AND JOHN WAYNE

[Calzonebaby]

Wow, Elvis being inspired by black artists makes him racist. love Public Enemy but they got that shit wrong.

[Brokephi316]

Fuck John Wayne, Racist and Gay!!!! Wearing a dress with some cowboy boots on!!!

[treyn4music]

dope, type in Stevie Park -- Pure Imagination.... its a dope new school flow like this.... real hip-hop

[ivoryh1]

Is Flav still fightn the power or did he submit?

[xMUSTEDx]

@ivoryh1 we all know the answer to that...

[skywalker1367]

@ivoryh1 silly little fag aren`t u cracker??

[ivoryh1]

@skywalker1367 no sweety not either see i was around when they came to light and had real things to express. It just seems to me he's done a 360 from who I knew. but mayB U didnt getit. but hopefully you'll understand now. no reason to argue or get upset for nothing It's Black History Month and sometimes i wonder.

[zzyyxxo]

wow. Holds up and just about diminishes everything that's come sine.

[chungrydog]

spike lee movies forever! one time i made my friends watch do the right thing and wasted we looked up spike lees production company and called the number to ask why did mookie throw the trash can through the window. they didn't answer...the phone. i mean i think i know why....but what do you think?!

[gbaylonv]

loc letter of song an good song n same fight the power

for liberation!!

Brown Izcalli.

[MrBlast0ff]

cheeeeeeeaa boooiiii

[hserfj]

black people!

[bbthehotone9]

Public Enemy the N.W.A. of New york 

[emmanuel4854]

thumbs if your watching this in 2012

[TOBTOB92]

@emmanuel4854 Why theres always some fucker that has to come up with that shit? No man, im from mars and im watching this in 2130

[emmanuel4854]

@TOBTOB92 well than u should mind ur own bizzwax if ur watchin this in 2130 i said it for the 2012 viewers bitch

[sunnystudent69]

@emmanuel4854 shut the fuck up

[emmanuel4854]

@sunnystudent69 bitch wat u saying ? 

[dylanCongTu]

@emmanuel4854 im watching it live so FUCK YOU!

[emmanuel4854]

@dylanCongTu how com u be commenting here if ur watching it live

[sunnystudent69]

@emmanuel4854 bitch i say no im watching this in 1954

[emmanuel4854]

@sunnystudent69 u dumb ass this released in 1989 not 1954 u bitch

[sunnystudent69]

@emmanuel4854 you are the bitch i didnt said it was released in 1954 it should have sounded like (if you would have understood) " NO BOI I WAS WATCHIN THIS SHIT AT 2553"

[kemetkush]

@emmanuel4854 where in the world can you get this kind of rap-music today????

[texaslilygirl]

LOVE IT!! KEEP THE GOOD MUSIC COMIN!

[nastyj74]

T o ALL my brothers and sisters with OCCUPY...black, white, brown...FIGHT THE POWERS THAT BE!

[Fuhgl]

Can you find Waldo at 2:36?

[OBSsucks]

Flav the dopest hype man ever 

[Jackiswaywaytoocool]

FUCK SOPA

and rip radio raheem :)

[Blackhawkthesky]

Check out B.Dolan's song Film the Police. 

[VenusPhoenix17]

this song is powerful

[VenusPhoenix17]

Who else gets chills when the song first comes on? I'm glad I'm black

[9059er]

64 people lost from the power.

[wadereed27]

damn this song makes me wanna fuck a dog

[angelbudahbaby]

Feeling the pain even today

[KingCustoms7]

Actually, it takes one person called god to hold you back.

[debtbully3]

See there are only 63 people in power!We got this.

[94Cioppa]

Sad that Flava Flav is doing commercials and reality shows now...

[vitaobass]

gota get over!

[90mv]

chuck d coolest rap voice ever

[bobzilla2011]

YEAH AND MALCOM X WAS KILLED BY THE NATION OF ISLAM

LETS SEE A VIDEO ABOUT THAT HUH ??????????

[MrRundablock]

@bobzilla2011 Malcom X was Muslim

[missjenn35]

can you imagine being in that video? shit, i'd have some fun!

[JRock005]

Did they sample Funky President from James Brown?

[danoto1000]

YOUGUYS THINK THE POLICE ONLY FUCK WITH MINORITYS,THEY HASSLE WHITES JUST AS MUCH THESE DAYS.THESE YOUNG GUYS LOOK LIKE THEY ARE IN THE MILATARY WOULD AREST THERE MOTHERS

[conchudo12345]

"House! What are you doing?"

"What does it look that i'm doing?"

[metalisback]

Ron Paul 2012

[bumbar144]

i think that goverment was the weakest '80-95 and we then crash it only,,,but now,but 2day they can nd will blackmail us with...for example SOPA,ACTA,PIPA....

[waydeburton]

1989, the number, another summer....

[Raford146]

"Most of my heroes don't appear on no stamp"

[Shattered1992]

@Raford146 heroes get used then thrown away in this world of ours and the rich get all the glory. The only way to change this is for the people to do exactly what this song says. banding together to fight the power and make their own way fair and just for all and make the rich realise we won't take their bullshit anymore and that we the people rule our lives not them.

[77musica]

@Raford146 elvis and john wayne were fags

[poorlittlepawn]

I fought the law and the law won...

[Sharangir]

Fight all governments! There's no authority but yourself!

[MunicipalMeep]

Syria needs to hear this song...

[thirdshift47]

@MunicipalMeep

Syrians don't need to hear shit;they've long decided that they're willing to shed blood and die while fighting their power structure.

It's Americans citizens that need this joint more now than ever.

[werwr4]

my people in oakland. i want you all too blast this during the day and anywhere the riots are.

[aanleunwoning]

godverdomme! 63 mongolen?

[flashsonic45789]

i wish the song could be on 9.33 and when one person hears it they hopefully would feel to start a riot against SOPA

[flashsonic45789]

DO THE RIGHT THING (:

[DarkshootThaHedgehog]

Gurren Laggan

[jcdent798310]

R.I.P Radio Raheem...

[flashsonic45789]

@jcdent798310 thats was one of the most messed up parts of the movie

[09smithl]

Flavor Flav's dancing from 2:11 - 2:24

[kalijasin]

He called Elvis a racist. LOL

[botulinotoxin]

it serves me right to hallucinate

[kalijasin]

This song started a whole movement!!!!

[Szaam]

I bet Flavor Flav was never late for anything.

[fryelee11]

Would'nt trade this in for anything! Does'nt get any more powerful than this!

[stickmakerman]

@fryelee11 wouldn't*

doesn't*

[1enaigbe]

fight the power b****

[eventuallly]

i think the 'power' is sometimes weak and lame and ultimately inconsequential. I think they are paid too much respect sometimes.

[Andredias164]

this group owns any hip hop artist from our currently days

[AndrewOAsare]

FUCK ELVIS AND JOHN WAYNE LMAO.......

[Nilton22692]

Esse é o verdadeiro Rap americano.Rap que defende o povo,não que ofende seu povo.

Por isso que o Chuck D elogia,o hip hop brasileiro e que só cresce..

[jdilly1000]

Mannn this song a little TOO DAMN POWERFUL! This is RIOT MUSIC!!!

[93boldaslove]

what blows THE fuc outa me ppl will dress up in the clothes of this era and ignore the message completely

[DontForgetToSmileXD]

what are they wearing? o.O

[gandhijii778899]

4:20 WTF!!

[Er89John]

0:04 DECEPTICON!!!!

[MrGuitarShowMan]

thumbs up for Radio Barjo!

[IlluminatedPhantom]

What generic top comments. Totally unintelligent bias nonsense. I am sure Chuck D would be proud of such stupidity.

[arsenedevos]

Thumbs up for the epic ginger @ 2:33

[xXBlackxRebelXx]

@arsenedevos that man is "black"

[squarecracker]

1991- Rodney king gets beaten. Fight the power is on the radio. Riots happen.

2012- Police killing people by the dozens everyday. Drake is on the radio. Nothing happens.

[IlluminatedPhantom]

@squarecracker "Police killing people by the dozens everyday" I'd love to see your proof. How about a legit source with these statistics. Though I am sure you just bullshitted for thumbs up. BTW, music isn't supposed to inspire black people to loot.

[squarecracker]

@IlluminatedPhantom Eat a dick, son. Yes. Sources. I do not know how to work teh google. Police never killed anyone and everyone who gets shot by the cops deserves it.....Rap music these days is totally awesome and plays know role in the cognitive processes of young people...., Let's go listen to some plies and jerk each other off faggot

[mamacornettesmoney]

@squarecracker You took a mighty big leap from "police murdering dozens by the day" to "police never kill and everyone deserves it". How about actually inserting reality into the proceedings, because neither of those statements is anywhere close to true.

[nanelin1]

@squarecracker what did riots solve...what is the occupy movement...why do you think your making a dramatic point?

[itsamedium]

@nanelin1 there is no occupy movement nor was there ever..it was a bunch of angry white people with degrees in jobless industries complaining about nothing...simple solution, take a lower paying job until you can find a job that suits you...rioting about rodney king was a common goal among the black community, they were outraged that some shit like that could go down....coming from a 19 year old white kid

[jeremycohen96]

@squarecracker oh true because the Arab Spring didnt happen whatsoever

[squarecracker]

@jeremycohen96

Yeah man cause they totally spinning waka flocka over there in Egypt.

My comment pertains to the cultural influence music has in America. When popular music reflects a popular struggle, people react accordingly. When popular music reflects the values of materialism and blithe ignorance, people react in kind. Peace to the gods, read your math, hold your head.

[JOHNNYHAZRD23]

@squarecracker

people die every day only reason the rod king was important cause his name had king in it

[nygiantsfromcali]

@squarecracker Fuck Rodney king - willie d

[squarecracker]

@nygiantsfromcali

You don't get the message of the song, bro. Rodney was a bad individual, high on PCP driving 120mph down a highway. Riots are dumb but police brutality is inexcusable. The fact is, hip hop plays a role in the black consciousness. When unarmed Sean Bell was shot 50 times in New York, nobody set a car on fire. Nobody did anything. I do believe this is a result of Black Leaders like Chuck D being replaced by wack ass dudes in jeggings. Just my opinion.

[thirdshift47]

@squarecracker

And--even if it were true--how exactly does speeding and doing pcp make one a 'bad individual',much less warrant a nationally televised beatdown?

And secondly.Riots are dumb?

But listening to dumb music causes one not to riot?

Your opinion on riots seem to actually justify the merit of the 'wack ass dudes in jeggings'.

[squarecracker]

@thirdshift47 Almost a really good argument. I view the police as having legitimate cause to pull someone doing what R. King did over. I don't believe the beating was justified. Riots are dumb and destructive, mass action is not. I believe Fight the Power is about mass action and social consciousness. Now that force is gone from us, and hip hop is a vehicle for fashion and liquor advertising, there is little hope of political change.

Thanks for your thoughts.

[thirdshift47]

@squarecracker

Again.A legitimate cause to pull someone over and a legitimate cause to beat the shit out of him is two totally different things.

As for the dumbness of the riots.They were the only act of collective civil disobedience(which actually occurred in many urban centers of the US)that directly led to a retrial and subsequent guilty charge of the four officers.

Dumb and destructive?

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible,make violent revolution inevitable."

John K. Kennedy.

[squarecracker]

@nygiantsfromcali I really like geto boys. I am kinda trying to make the same point Willie D is in that song. I am do not support Rodney King as an individual, I think he is a piece of shit and a homo.

[Ryan199403]

@squarecracker

RESPECT!!!!!

[jake2k9100]

@squarecracker not really as we had riots in the Uk for that reason

[fear123wz]

@squarecracker Police killing drug dealers who have no jobs living on wellfare everyday. Applause. Stop trying to find shortcuts and lie and cheat your way through life. Work hard and pursue whatever you want in life and its yours.

[squarecracker]

@fear123wz Keep thinking in black and white terms, you simpleton. I hope your Grandma gets shredded by the swat team thinking that they're busting down a drug dealer's door. This happens every day in America. You honestly think the American dream still exists? You work hard your whole life and get your retirement stolen by some asshole whose never worked a day in his. Politicians bone you and you cheer them on. You're a fucking joke, little nigga.

[90steenager]

At the start is that a Decepticon flag? The boosting / stick up gang?

[wearealltubes]

Clocks on mobile phones killed the rap star.

[MyHomeJamaica]

Te kocie ruchy



[2012goingNutz]

and we are still fighting. BAIS!

[BatmanTheMaskedDemon]

the doodz marching are out of step lol

[gerryg1982]

most innnnncredible B00K eva came out,

they got Chuck D to explain how all his

lyrics came about, look it up, its titled;

H :: O :: W

T : O

R :: A :: P

[Expectnomercy316]

radio raheem's favourite song!

[DHG117]

eazy e brought me here



[VincentValdemar]

1989 - Like, totally relevant.

2012 - Ironic.

[teraunce3trescore]

this is what we gotta do fight da power!!!

[mjn76]

A very talented group of racists.

[weeweeeewee]

Fuck the power!

[a55doggy]

THIS SONG GOT SOUL

[moparshowoff]

59 people have no taste !

[lsamoa]

This song still kicks ass. As powerful as ever. FIGHT THE POWER!

[sjonestheproducer]

After SOPA and PIPA were shut down and I found out? I went RIGHT to this song.

[MilHistGeek2013]

@sjonestheproducer me too.

[missyloulawless]

no semi naked women, no booty, just the messsge x

[missyloulawless]

look! no bling no gold, just the message :)

[lucariolord12]

WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM!!!

[LongfeiAvesani08]

Spike Lee, Marcus Garvey, Nelson Mandela, Martin L. King, Bob Marley, Zumbi dos Palmares, Lula da Silva, Patrice Lumumba, Samora Machel, Cesaria Evora, Fela Kuti, and the Black, Third World Resistance continues... I wish Barak Obama could join this list.

[gvi88]

FIGHT THE MOTHERFUCKING SOPA

[ThisIsVice]

IN THIS DARK TIME, THE REAL ENEMY GOES BY THE NAME "SOPA"!

I JUST ASK FOR SOME CONSCIOUSNESS PEOPLES!

[themountainzg]

HIP HOP ....nothing else needs to be said

[wallnutwhip1]

YEEEAHHH BWWWOYYYY!!!!

[FAMBOY92]

Elvis was a hero 2 most but he never meant shit to me, cause he straight up racist the sucka was simple and plain. (Muthafuck him and John Wayne) thats my favorite part of the song.cause Elvis took Chuck Berry (Black Man) style and now they say he's the king of Rock & Roll. Look here black people made up Rock & Roll, R&B, Hip Hop, Pop, the only thing white people made up was that wack ass Country music. realtalk.

[conzoYB]

loving all the Black Panthers escorting them! hahaha, yess!!

[themahermax]

@conzoYB  they are not the black panthers , they were former members of the band...their name is SW1 short for ( security of the first world)..it's a curious combination of bodyguards & dancers for the band....members name :

Professor Griff

Terminator X

Pop Diesel

Brother James

James Bomb

[JonnyBoy241]

hecca old school

[acdcfan0986]

mother fuck him& John Wayne!

[deadELVIS911]

Elvis was a hero to most, But he never meant shit to me you see! LOL

[robertly3]

@deadELVIS911 mother bleep him & John Wayne!

[ClassOfSixtyOne]

I fight the power every day, but it is not about race or ethnicity or religion. Look around, the color of power is green and the ones you think are your brothers and sisters and stand by you, will sell you out in the name of Benjamin Franklin. Yes, fight the power brothers and sisters, fight the greedy, fight the Green God. To have a great life you don't need millions, all you need is enough to take care of yourself and those whom you love. Greed kills. Money means nothing if you are dead....

[lewis1726]

just saying find a white person in this vid

[DAHOODANGELZ]

lol why he never changed ugh thats kinda gross but yes its been along time since a message like this had been released

[MrZanetha]

Rise!!!!! 

[differentandalike]

Amazing

[monstaslaya]

Everyone in Public Enemy deserve much more than all the mainstream rappers today, look what they did for hip-hop. But they stayed true and haven't sold out like Eminem and 50 Cent, which makes me respect them a lot.

[trufiend138]

@TheBNPcrussader you prob dont even know any black ppl...go to their homes, ea the food, play with the children....the struggle about the character and spiritual assassination that white America has been waging on blacks since 1600's ...THE STRUGGLE IS ALSO ABOUT black's not perpetuating the harm to each other and taking accountability as well...

[xtremeriepit]

big classiqueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeeeeeeee

[xReturnOfTheDeadx]

FIGHT THE POWER for God´s sake!

[xReturnOfTheDeadx]

Back in the day when Rappers had to say something. Show me today just 1 Single rapper or Rap-group which is able to make a whole quarter of a town to get on its feet.

Todays Rap should be called CRap.

[MrLokoboko]

@xReturnOfTheDeadx Yea man i m dow with you!Ili ako cemo na nasem,skroz si u pravu!Much love from Serbia for the good old days.2pac,Notorious,Das Efx,Publick Enemy,Wu Tang Clan,Bronx,Crooklyn,Staten Island,Harlem,and all good hoods in NYC!!@!

[xReturnOfTheDeadx]

@MrLokoboko xaxaaxaa brate jesi video naseg "Srbina" kako dize 3 prsta u centru slike 2:22 ?? ;-)))

[MrLokoboko]

@xReturnOfTheDeadx Da,da,da,koje ludilo,ne verujem,gde si to primetio.....

[artoprecords]

@xReturnOfTheDeadx  You're so damn right

[ClooneyThunder]

@xReturnOfTheDeadx ever heard of Ice Cube

[xReturnOfTheDeadx]

@ClooneyThunder guess what, actually you brought me to Ice Cube lol. C´mon kid, when I was on a Ice Cube concert you even was not in your father´s nuts with your years of age, you was humus, actually I could be your father. About him I can say that his first 3, 4 albums were pretty good, he also made a track with those guys here; "Burn, Hollywood, Burn", but then he started to act in Hollywood movies a la "Anaconda" or "Three Kings", he is a fuckin´sell-out.