(ThyBlackMan.com) Public Enemy is more than just a rap group; they are an institution of Black empowerment, a voice of resistance, and one of the most politically charged forces in hip-hop history.

Public Enemy and Ice-T are set to take the stage as headliners for The National Celebration of Hip Hop's 50th Anniversary. This historic concert extravaganza is scheduled to unfold over two days, ...

The genesis of the most pivotal year in hip-hop began in the summer of 1987. Hank Shocklee was listening to his car radio on the way to a Long Island movie theater with his family when Eric B. & Rakim ...

Released in 1989, Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power” became a defining anthem for social change and resistance during a turbulent era in America. Produced by the legendary group, the track was featured ...

On this day in 1987, Def Jam Recordings, in collaboration with Columbia Records, released Public Enemy’s groundbreaking debut album, Yo! Bum Rush the Show. The project introduced the world to the ...

In 1985, on the campus of Adelphi University on Long Island, Carlton Ridenhour and William Drayton Jr. (more commonly known as Chuck D and Flava Flav, respectively) connected for the first time. What ...

Public Enemy and Ice-T will link up to headline a special, free concert in Washington D.C. celebrating hip-hop’s 50th anniversary. The two-day National Celebration of Hip Hop show will take place Oct.

On October 6-7 at West Potomac Park on the National Mall in Washington D.C., the first and only National Celebration of Hip-Hop show will take place. Announced on Wednesday (August 23), the festival’s ...