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PBS is telling the story of hip hop with Public Enemy frontman Chuck D. The public broadcaster has boarded four-part docuseries The Story of Hip-Hop with Chuck D (w/t). It comes from BBC Studios, the production arm of the British public broadcaster, and is a co-production with the BBC. The series, which was developed…

Singer Keedron Bryant kicked off the BET Awards with his stirring anthem “I Just Wanna Live” which was the perfect way to usher in a new rendition of the hip hop classic “Fight the Power” by Public Enemy. Chuck D and Flavor Flav reunited alongside Jahi from Public Enemy Radio for the tune updated to recognize the…

UPDATE: The back and forth between Chuck D and Flavor Flav continued on Monday, as Flav pushed back against the idea that he was fired after he objected to the marketing surrounding Public Enemy Radio’s performance at a Bernie Sanders rally. “@MrChuckD are you kidding me right now???,,,over Bernie Sanders??? You…

Public Enemy has been widely reported as among the entertainers on the bill when Bernie Sanders returns to Los Angeles on Sunday for a pre-Super Tuesday rally at the Los Angeles Convention Center. But Flavor Flav, a founding member of the group, is objecting to the way that the campaign is promoting the event. His…

Gabrielle Union has added her name to the growing list of artists voicing support for Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan, who was placed on administrative leave less than two weeks before the Grammy Awards. On Thursday night, the Recording Academy ousted Dugan amid “serious concerns” raised by its Board of Trustees…

Hip-hop icon Chuck D has slammed the Recording Academy for placing its CEO/president Deborah Dugan on administrative leave shortly before the Grammy Awards. With his group, Public Enemy, scheduled to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy this April, his words took on added resonance. He…

EXCLUSIVE: BBC Studios is making its first major move into podcasting with a Chuck D-fronted series about legendary punk band The Clash for Spotify. The production arm of the British public broadcaster is making Stay Free: The Story of The Clash, an eight-part series for the music service. The Public Enemy frontman…