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‘She spoke truth to power, always’: Sinéad O’Connor’s affinity with Black music – and liberation

The Irish musician expressed solidarity and an appreciation for Black music with gospel, rap and roots reggae recordings, which were often fuelled by her own experiences of marginalisation

The Guardian - UK

Hip-hop turns 50: How French rap became the 'second nation' under a groove

Music historians agree that the birth of hip-hop culture happened on 11 August 1973 in an apartment in the Bronx, a New York City borough. Since then, the movement has gone through five decades of intense renewal and influenced a plethora of musicians around the world – including in France.

Radio France Internationale

'Knowledge of self': How a key phrase from Islam became a pillar of hip-hop

I was 9 years old when Eric B. and Rakim’s “Paid in Full” dropped. I have vivid memories of the bass-laden track booming out of car stereos and hearing it on Black radio, like Kiss FM’s top eight at 8 p.m. countdown.

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"All her pain, all her beauty, those incredible songs, she deserves sainthood": the rock world pays tribute to Sinead O'Connor

Tributes flood in for iconic Irish singer Sinead O'Connor, whose death, at the age of 56, was announced yesterday, July 26

Metal Hammer

More Celebrity Tributes Pour In for Sinéad O'Connor After Her Tragic Passing

She passed away at just 56.

Marie Claire

Betty Boo on her love of Scotland and how she dreams of retiring here

The Doin' the Do star can't wait to return to her mother's family's homeland to play Let's Rock Scotland next month but it'll be bittersweet as she remembers her late mum who worked in Jenners.

Daily Record

DeSantis visits DC as congressional endorsements pile up against him

About a dozen protesters playing songs from Public Enemy and chanting Disney-related insults gathered in Washington, D.C., Tuesday in an attempt to heckle Ron DeSantis, who was meeting and mingling with Republican lawmakers inside a building less than a mile from the U.S. Capitol.

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Chuck D, who is rolling out new 'culture app,' will be honored at NAMM Show

SAN DIEGO — Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Chuck D will make a double impact at the 122nd annual NAMM Show, which runs Thursday through Sunday at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Tribune News Service

Nick Cannon reflects on his ‘growth’ since 2020 antisemitic chat with Professor Griff

Nick Cannon said his 2020 brush with cancellation over antisemitic remarks was a “growth moment” that he has since incorporated into a different attitude — with a podcast to prove it.

Los Angeles Times

MIDI’s 40th anniversary is set to be celebrated at the 2023 NAMM Show, and MIDI 2.0 is also being previewed

Plus, Chuck D will be on hand to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop

MusicRadar

The timeless innovations of De La Soul, now (finally) available for the streaming generation

Before De La Soul, says Hank Shocklee, "'beautiful' and 'rap' weren't two words that went together."

Los Angeles Times

LZ Granderson: Hip-hop is turning 50, and its work is not yet done

Dear hip-hop,

Los Angeles Times

When hip hop came to town - remembering the night that Public Enemy dazzled London

There is a London moment that’s etched into hip hop legend: the night in 1987 when Public Enemy stunned the British crowd at Hammersmith Odeon. As their leader Chuck D’s new hip hop documentary lands on the BBC, Tom Ellen revisits this incendiary first trip to the capital

Evening Standard

Fight the Power: How Hip-Hop Changed the World review – Chuck D is a brilliant history teacher

Some of the greatest pop music ever made gets the respectful, rigorous sociological treatment it deserves – thanks to this documentary series from the Public Enemy star

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Chuck D: ‘Bringing rap to the UK was our British invasion’

The founder of Public Enemy answers your questions on the future of hip-hop, police harassment and whether he has ever ridden on an ostrich

The Guardian - UK

Post your questions for Public Enemy’s Chuck D

Here’s your chance to ask the New York hip-hip icon anything you like – whether it’s about the founding of Public Enemy, his political activism or his work on Grand Theft Auto

Liverpool Echo

Black History Month 2022: 21 of Liverpool's Black unsung heroes

The people inspiring and supporting the next generation

Tribune News Service

Is Rage Against the Machine still relevant?

"Where the [bleep] is Rage Against the Machine?"

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Dublin Live

The Clondalkin man who ended up performing with hip hop stars like Run DMC and Public Enemy

Eric Moore's beloved hip hop radio show has come to an end after 24 years

Dublin Live

Beloved Irish hip hop radio show comes to an end after 24 years

The Plastic Attack first aired in 1998

Los Angeles Times

UCLA announces ambitious ‘Hip Hop Initiative’ with Chuck D as artist in residence

LOS ANGELES — Two years ago at the California African American Museum in downtown Los Angeles, three titans of East Coast rap converged for a roundtable: influential “Paid in Full” rapper Rakim; Public Enemy’s cofounder Chuck D; and indie rap royalty Talib Kweli.

The Guardian - UK

Betty Boo: ‘I think I’ve made the record I should have made when I was 25’

The 90s pop star on rapping with Public Enemy, her inspirational activist granny, and the joy of making music again in her 50s

Inverse

Public Enemy's Chuck D talks Marvel vs. DC and creating his own comic

Public Enemy’s legendary frontman might have mellowed slightly in recent years, but his creative output is still reaching impressionable new minds.

The Guardian - UK

Syl Johnson, much-sampled blues, funk and soul singer, dies aged 85

Singer’s upbeat and socially conscious songwriting appears on tracks by Wu-Tang Clan, Public Enemy and Kanye West

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