BET Awards: Public Enemy Recruit Nas, Black Thought for Star-Studded ‘Fight the Power’ Remix
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Pubic Enemy recreated their classic “Fight the Power” video with footage from the George Floyd Protests to open the 2020 BET Awards. The iconic rap group were joined by a star-studded line-up of artists to help update the song with timely verses.
Chuck D and Flavor Flav reunited for the show, acting as a liaison between the additional verses on the song. Nas, Rapsody, YG and the Roots’ Black Thought are among the stellar crew of legends and newcomers to add new lyrics pertaining to the Black Lives Matter movement and the protests that have been occurring across the country for weeks in response to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade and other Black victims killed by police officers.
Public Enemy squabbled publicly this year over Bernie Sanders. Flavor Flav was fired from the group following a disagreement over Chuck D performing at Sanders rally under Public Enemy’s name. A statement from the band later claimed that they had not parted ways over Flav’s political views.
via https://www.DMT.NEWS/
Brittany Spanos, Khareem Sudlow, DMTDaily
