In this week’s episode of the “Renaissance Man” podcast, host Jalen Rose gets an education on the formation of Public Enemy from founding member Chuck D.
Proudly hailing from Long Island’s 516 territory, this man’s contribution to rap is the stuff of legend.
“It was a collective before people actually saw Wu-Tang Clan, a collective from Long Island, outside of the five boroughs,” Chuck D said. “‘Yo! Bum Rush the Show’ was actually like, ‘We’re going to invade the music business,’” he added, boasting that it truly served as a “toe in the door” to move everyone up the ladder.’s film “Do the Right Thing” and fellow powerhouse track “Shut ‘Em Down” was played over a Nike commercial in the 1990s.
Ice Cube’s N.W.A. departure and later independent work ended up proving a major change in how artists approached the genre. It’s perhaps why the iconic rap groups of the 1980s and ’90s are mostly a thing of the past nowadays.
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