"Fight the Power" is a song by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released as a single in June 1989 on Motown Records. It was conceived at the request of film director Spike Lee, who sought a musical theme for his 1989 film Do the Right Thing. First issued on the film's 1989 soundtrack, a different version was featured on Public Enemy's 1990 studio album Fear of a Black Planet.
As a single, "Fight the Power" reached number one on Hot Rap Singles and number 20 on the Hot R&B Singles. It was named the best single of 1989 by The Village Voice in their Pazz & Jop
critics' poll. It has become Public Enemy's best-known song and has
been accoladed as one of the greatest songs of all time by critics and
publications. In 2001, the song was ranked number 288 in the "Songs of the Century" list compiled by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts
Hip Hop has changed a lot over the years and Public Enemy has maintain it's edge by still recording music and touring on their own merits. Chuck D voice still hold weight when he speaks or speak out against things he see that is not correct within Society or the music industry.
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