Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — "He called me a dyke, I called him an ambulance…" Otep Shamaya never was one to wimp out. Call her out on her music, call her out on her art—you'll get an earful. Call her out on her sexuality, well, you'll get yours handed to you, gauging her v... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Seminal West Coast rap group N.W.A was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this month. The Straight Outta Compton album creators joined fellow Hip Hop representatives Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Run-DMC, Beastie ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — When comedian Chris Rock took to the Dolby Theatre stage to start the Oscars telecast Sunday night, the track “Fight the Power” by rap group Public Enemy played in the background. That same song, used by Spike Lee to cap his seminal film “Do th... more info

TMZ — The Oscars made a statement by playing Public Enemy's "Fight the Power," and now the group has a statement to the Oscars ... they're pissed off. Group member Professor Griff tells us he thinks the Academy was just paying lip service to black… ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The following is a transcription of Chris Rock's opening monologue as host of the 2016 Oscars. He took the stage to Public Enemy's "Fight the Power": Man, I counted at least 15 black people on that montage. Hey! Well, I'm here at the Academy Awards, ... more info

TMZ — Public Enemy's Chuck D has some advice to Nelly about cancelling concerts for fear of terrorism, and it's ... get back on the road, it might be safer than the U.S. TMZ broke the story -- Nelly pulled the plug on a few concerts in the… more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — PE in fan/driver Kevin Wells' Ford Focus (via Wells) Sometimes you travel in style, sometimes you have to bum a ride in a Ford Focus. Case in point, Public Enemy are currently on tour in the UK and Europe with... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Public Enemy on 'Kimmel' Jimmy Kimmel Live wrapped up its week in Brooklyn on Friday (10/23) with a tribute to Spike Lee's classic 1989 film Do the Right Thing. The Park Slope Two Boots they transformed into Sal's Pizza was... more info

Stereogum — Jimmy Kimmel wrapped up a week of episodes filmed in Brooklyn last night, and he invited Public Enemy to close the show out. The Long Island rap group emerged onto the stage from a faux Brooklyn stoop to perform a medley of “Fight The Power” and ... more info