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Public Enemy

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    Heiruspecs' Sean McPherson talks music copyright with expert Peter DiCola

    By Sean McPhersonSean McPherson teaches at McNally Smith College of Music, is a founding member of Twin Cities hip-hop collective Heiruspecs, and plays bass with Dessa's touring band. He recently conducted a conversation with a leader in the changing terrain of the music copyright world, Northwester ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    First Avenue's 20 best concerts: #10-1

    Related:Slideshow: First Avenue: An archived history via flyers, riders & contracts First Avenue's 20 best concerts: #20-11First Avenue's 40 years of rock 'n' rollTop 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete list10. Basement Jaxx, First Avenue, 10/08/01Basement Jaxx's first appearance in Minne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    Five Minnesota albums deserving of a 33 1/3 book

    ​The 33 1/3 pitches are open again! For music obsessives, this long-running series of short books devoted to iconic albums has been a great resource for amusement and exhaustive reporting. Two personal favorites from the series are Carl Wilson's tome about Celine Dion's Let's Talk About Love and C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    Up in the air: How Minneapolis became a flyover city for major rap artists

    ​It was 1998, the Smokin Grooves Tour was in its second year, and a group of friends and I were geeked out about going to the show. Public Enemy, Gang Starr, Wyclef Jean, Cypress Hill and others were booked, but everyone was waiting and most excited for Busta Rhymes, known for his killer live show ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Top 5 most overrated artists of 2011

    ​It seems that with each passing year, the swelling amount of hype and buzz that surrounds certain bands and musicians eclipses and eventually drowns out any of the music that they produce. That is certainly not the band's fault (in most cases), but a lot of music fans get turned off by seeing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2011

    Top 5 most controversial food laws

    Public Enemy No. 1​ This week a committee of the Minnesota House made national news when it passed the so-called cheeseburger bill, a proposed law that would prevent fat people from suing the fast-food industry over their health problems caused by scarfing too much fatty food and soda. The Pe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2010

    Brother Ali wants dropouts back in school [VIDEO]

    Brother Ali wants you to crack the books​How do you persuade kids who've dropped off the Minneapolis school district's radar to get back to class? Enlist the help of a Rhymesayers hip-hopper they're probably listening to on their iPods instead of answering the school bell. Brother Ali cut thi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    Public Enemy honor Brother Ali in new video

    ​In preparation for their forthcoming box set (BRING THE NOISE, HITS, VIDS, and DOC BOX: GREATEST SITES AND SOUNDS), Public Enemy dropped a new video for "Say it Like it Really Is" this morning, and it includes snapshots of inspirational public figures, activists, and musicians ranging from Malcol ... More >>

  • Music

    August 18, 2010

    5ingles

    ​In preparation for their forthcoming box set (BRING THE NOISE, HITS, VIDS, and DOC BOX: GREATEST SITES AND SOUNDS), Public Enemy dropped a new video for "Say it Like it Really Is" this morning, and it includes snapshots of inspirational public figures, activists, and musicians ranging from Malcol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    The Top 9 sellingoutest musicians in pop history

    ​ Proudly gay pop icon Elton John last month played Rush Limbaugh's most recent wedding, obviously bringing into question Elton's valuation of morals over-- do we really need to spell this out for you? Bottom line is it was a sellout for the record books. Here's some other sad cases of how th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Toki Wright drops "By the Time I Get to Arizona" video

    As we posted a while back, local rapper Toki Wright recently recorded his own version of Public Enemy's "By the Time I Get to Arizona" in response to the Arizona immigration bill. Today, Wright released an awesome video to accompany the song, shot during the May Day march through the streets of Minn ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 17, 2010

    Syl Johnson

    As we posted a while back, local rapper Toki Wright recently recorded his own version of Public Enemy's "By the Time I Get to Arizona" in response to the Arizona immigration bill. Today, Wright released an awesome video to accompany the song, shot during the May Day march through the streets of Minn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    Misanthropology: Juggalos

    Gimme Noise offers four helpful hints about how to hate on the scourge of the music underworld.

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    Soundset line up announced

    Pharcyde and MF Doom? Looks like the 500 pound gorilla of hip hop festivals put on some weight over the winter.

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Tax day mixtape

    Gimme Noise offers some music tips to help you get through an afternoon of hair pulling and pant pooping.

  • Calendar

    March 11, 2009

    Tricky

    Gimme Noise offers some music tips to help you get through an afternoon of hair pulling and pant pooping.

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    The Popstream: Banbarra/A Certain Ratio, "Shack Up"

    A special two-fer featuring a lost funk jam and a sandpapery post-punk cover thereof.

  • Calendar

    March 4, 2009

    N.A.S.A.

    A special two-fer featuring a lost funk jam and a sandpapery post-punk cover thereof.

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    Victory Strikes Again part 1

    A special two-fer featuring a lost funk jam and a sandpapery post-punk cover thereof.

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2008

    Electric Fetus hosts four days of music, registers voters

    A special two-fer featuring a lost funk jam and a sandpapery post-punk cover thereof.

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2008

    Back to the Terrordome: Peter S. Scholtes reviews Chuck D and Slug

    A special two-fer featuring a lost funk jam and a sandpapery post-punk cover thereof.

  • Calendar

    April 16, 2008

    The Current Fakebook: Chuck D

    A special two-fer featuring a lost funk jam and a sandpapery post-punk cover thereof.

  • Feature

    April 16, 2008

    Flicks to Pick

    A guide for taking the guesswork out of MSPIFF

  • Arts

    November 21, 2007

    Culture Jamming

    A guide for taking the guesswork out of MSPIFF

  • Music

    August 22, 2007

    For Whom the Bottom Line Tolls

    Hip Hop's Big Rock-the-Bells Thinkers Break Free from Industry Shackles.

  • Unknown

    July 4, 2007

    Here are the week's best releases from the pop culture universe

    Hip Hop's Big Rock-the-Bells Thinkers Break Free from Industry Shackles.

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2006

    City Planner: Tuesday

    Hip Hop's Big Rock-the-Bells Thinkers Break Free from Industry Shackles.

  • Music

    May 10, 2006

    The Coup: Pick a Bigger Weapon

    Hip Hop's Big Rock-the-Bells Thinkers Break Free from Industry Shackles.

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2005

    Bring more noise, danger, and New Orleans

    Hip Hop's Big Rock-the-Bells Thinkers Break Free from Industry Shackles.

  • Music

    November 2, 2005

    Welcome to the Superdome

    How Hurricane Katrina made Public Enemy relevant again

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2005

    Complicated Fun at Culture to Go: a roundup

    How Hurricane Katrina made Public Enemy relevant again

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2005

    New Public Enemy available only at... Best Buy?

    How Hurricane Katrina made Public Enemy relevant again

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2005

    Katrina tra-la-la-la: Hip-hoppers rock you like a...

    How Hurricane Katrina made Public Enemy relevant again

  • Columns

    December 22, 2004

    Christmas of the Pod People

    What are those little white boxes with wires telling us to do?

  • Music

    December 15, 2004

    Food for Animals: Scavengers

    What are those little white boxes with wires telling us to do?

  • Books

    November 17, 2004

    Hip Hip Hooray

    Is it cool to write a book about being cool in America?

  • Music

    December 24, 2003

    The Books: The Lemon of Pink

    Is it cool to write a book about being cool in America?

  • Music

    October 22, 2003

    Lyrics Born: Later That Day...

    Is it cool to write a book about being cool in America?

  • Music

    July 24, 2002

    The Flamin' Groovies

    Smokin' Grooves lights up hip hop's crossover crowd

  • Music

    July 3, 2002

    Still Happening

    Smokin' Grooves lights up hip hop's crossover crowd

  • Movies

    June 7, 2000

    Brothers and Mommas

    Public Enemy and Big Momma's House take radically different approaches to African-American nostalgia

  • Music

    January 12, 2000

    A Tribe Called Pop

    Public Enemy and Big Momma's House take radically different approaches to African-American nostalgia

  • Music

    October 13, 1999

    Valley B-Boys

    L.A.'s Styles of Beyond make the suburbs safe for hip hop

  • Music

    August 11, 1999

    Independents' Day

    Hip hop's next generation searches for a new label

  • News

    August 4, 1999

    Bio Feedback

    Hip hop's next generation searches for a new label

  • Music

    May 20, 1998

    Public Enemy #6

    Who da man? Duh, The Man: PE takes aim at white male corporate oppression

  • Movies

    April 29, 1998

    Products of the 'Hood

    Face/Off: Denzel Washington and Ray Allen in Spike Lee's He Got Game

  • Music

    October 22, 1997

    Spring Heel Jack: Busy Curious Thirsty

    Face/Off: Denzel Washington and Ray Allen in Spike Lee's He Got Game

  • Music

    October 1, 1997

    various artists: Wild Style: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Face/Off: Denzel Washington and Ray Allen in Spike Lee's He Got Game

  • Music

    September 3, 1997

    Nout of This World

    All Tomorrow's Parties: We epitomize a revolutionary hip-hop scene.

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