Public Enemy - Fight The Power
- 17 years ago
"Fight the Power" was a 1989 song by the hip-hop group Public Enemy.
It is featured prominently in the opening credits of the Spike Lee film Do the Right Thing, and is heard at numerous points throughout the movie as the character Radio Raheem plays it nonstop through Brooklyn, New York on his boombox.
First released on the Do the Right Thing soundtrack, an extended version was released in 1990 on Public Enemy's album Fear of a Black Planet. The song has largely served as the political statement of purpose for the group, and is the group's biggest single.
It is featured prominently in the opening credits of the Spike Lee film Do the Right Thing, and is heard at numerous points throughout the movie as the character Radio Raheem plays it nonstop through Brooklyn, New York on his boombox.
First released on the Do the Right Thing soundtrack, an extended version was released in 1990 on Public Enemy's album Fear of a Black Planet. The song has largely served as the political statement of purpose for the group, and is the group's biggest single.