Interview profile: Public Enemy's Chuck D talks "Fear..." 20th anniversary

Metro Silicon Valley

'COUNTLESS suburban kids, this writer included, learned about social injustice from Public Enemy. Leader Chuck D famously proclaimed rap "the black CNN," and the Long Island group were its anchormen, galvanizing hip-hop's golden age with a progressive blend of militant imagery, urban decay, Afro-centric empowerment and comic relief courtesy of clownish hype man Flavor Flav. Turning 20 this year is their magnum opus, Fear of a Black Planet, a stunning song cycle serving as an activist's guide to the America of 1990...'

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