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Sounds,26 Dec 2018,45 mins

Public Enemy 1990

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In an energetic interview from 1990, Chuck D and Flavor Flav from Public Enemy talk to Jeff Young ahead of the release of the album Fear of a Black Planet. The conversation veers from views on bad language and black power to stories about bumping Ice T’s Ferrari, taking in the politics and social attitudes they encountered in the US at the time. Presenter: David Hyde Producers: David Hyde and Joe Haddow Executive Producers: Helen Toland and Peter Rippon A BBC Rewind Production for BBC Sounds

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