Chicago Tribune — AUSTIN, Texas -- In his keynote address at the South by Southwest Music Conference, Dave Grohl hit on the theme of "voice" and the importance of the individual in music. On Friday, funk pioneer Bootsy Collins and Public Enemy's Chuck D focused on the... more info

Sky News — A Mexican drug kingpin is named the Windy City's first top threat since reputed gangster Al Capone roamed the city's South Side. more info

MVSW — Public Enemy ~ “Can’t Truss It” Samples: James Brown ~ “Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved“ George Clinton ~ “Atomic Dog“ Sly & the Family Stone ~ “Sing A Simple Song“ Lafayette Afro Rock Band ~ “Hihache“ Slave ~ “Slide“ Lyri... more info

Metal Injection — Anthrax are very responsible for making it "cool" and "okay" for metal dudes to be into hip-hop in the early 90s after their collaboration with Public Enemy. Hip-hop was the up and coming genre of the time, much like the genre of dubstep is today. Un... more info

Topix — The Rolling Stones played this venue twice in 1965. Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan and the Beach Boys also played there in the mid-'60s. Its history stretches all the way from Duke Ellington and Frank Sinatra to Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers to th... more info

Kings of A&R — Kim Dotcom, the larger-than-life personality accused by the U.S. of operating a website used to pirate half a billion dollars in entertainment, introduced a new version of his controversial file-storage service on Sunday. Mega, as his new service is ... more info

ContactMusic — Chuck D takes Public Enemy's inclusion in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame ''very seriously''.The veteran rapper is pleased his group will become the... more info

Monsters and Critics — We have added a set of pictures from the event "Across the USA The HIPHOPGODS TourFest Featuring Public Enemy". more info

ContactMusic — Donna Summer is to be posthumously inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. The late disco diva will join Rush, Public Enemy, Heart, Randy... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Rush over Kraftwerk? Public Enemy over N.W.A? The whole concept of a Rock Hall is admirable, but the futility of the endeavor is equally apparent.When shortstop Barry Larkin was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in July, Reds fans looking to de... more info