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*Public Enemy was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the 27th annual induction ceremony. It was a historical moment for the controversial group that’s gone against the grain from the beginning. For group member Chuck D, it’s an honor but also a moment of reflection. “It’s not ever really been [...]
*In today’s interactive announcement on music-streaming site Spotify, organizers of the Jay-Z curated Budweiser Made in America concert revealed that Beyoncé will headline the first day of the two-day festival on August 31, while Nine Inch Nails has been booked for September 1. “One of the things on our mind was how do you top [...]
*Jennifer Hudson, Christine Aguilera and John Mayer are among the musicians who will perform at the induction ceremony in April for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Hudson and Aguilera will pay tribute to the late disco icon Donna Summer, who is being inducted posthumously. Mayer and Gary Clark Jr. will salute [...]
*The late Donna Summer, rap group Public Enemy, musician/producer Quincy Jones and bluesman Albert King are among the acts to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this Spring. Rock bands Rush and Heart also made the cut, while Jones and his friend Lou Adler will enter the hall as Ahmet Ertegun [...]
*A Las Vegas police report obtained by TMZ shows that Flavor Flav violently threw his fiancee to the ground, ripped out her earring, then chased her teenage son around the house while clutching two knives. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] As previously reported, the Public Enemy hype man was arrested for domestic violence early yesterday [...]
*The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced this year’s nominees, and the list proves that the definition of rock-n-roll has expanded to include 70s disco and game-changing hip hop. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Rap innovators N.W.A and Public Enemy both make the ballot in their first year of eligibility. Also up for [...]
*Public Enemy is back in effect with some new music. “I Shall Not Be Moved” falls right in line with the group’s typical political mantra, addressing the current issues and propaganda generated by the political climate. It highlights the group’s perspective that a system is in place that has blinded people from real conditions and [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE Nobody cares how much you know, until they [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE Our lives begin to end the day we [...]
*(Via LA Times) – The concert stage for the Operation Skid Row festival was set up on Gladys Avenue between 5th and 6th, in the heart of downtown L.A.’s homeless district. As a white SUV turned onto Gladys, a murmur rippled through the crowd, turning into a roar as the hip-hop legend, elder statesman and [...]
*Seminal Funk/Rock band War is not alone being pissed at the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame for installing the Beastie Boys over more deserving music icons. Here, our Morris O’Kelly is also on the warpath about the trio being selected over … of all people … Eric B & Rakim and Public Enemy!? Check [...]
*In a one-off return, MTV2 is airing a brand new episode of “Yo! MTV Raps!,” the show that originally aired from August 1988 through 1995 and helped bring once little-known acts like Ice-T, N.W.A., A Tribe Called Quest and Public Enemy to households across America. The show will return as a 30-minute retrospective called “Yo! [...]
*Public Enemy frontman Chuck D filed a class-action lawsuit against Universal Music Group in U.S. District Court in Northern California on Tuesday, alleging that the music giant has short-changed its artists and producers in licensing deals for digital downloads and ringtones. The suit alleges that Universal owes its artists “hundreds of millions of dollars in [...]
*Hip-hop group Public Enemy almost cancelled their U.K. gigs this month over the riots that plagued the country in August. Frontman Chuck D says Americans were cautious about flying to Britain after days of unrest, during which youths looted shops and arsonists caused havoc in various cities across the country. But the rap legends pressed [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE I have found that among its other benefits, [...]
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