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Public Enemy - Fight The Power (Official Music Video)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalis
Saxophone
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
Sampled Artist
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Sampled Artist
Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd
Sampled Artist
Chuck D
Chuck D
Vocals
DJ Cash Money
DJ Cash Money
Sampled Artist
Doctor Funnkenstein
Doctor Funnkenstein
Sampled Artist
Dyke & The Blazers
Dyke & The Blazers
Sampled Artist
Flavor Flav
Flavor Flav
Vocals
Guy
Guy
Sampled Artist
James Brown
James Brown
Sampled Artist
Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Blow
Sampled Artist
Rick James
Rick James
Sampled Artist
Sly & The Family Stone
Sly & The Family Stone
Sampled Artist
Spoonie Gee & The Treacherous Three
Spoonie Gee & The Treacherous Three
Sampled Artist
Syl Johnson
Syl Johnson
Sampled Artist
The Dramatics
The Dramatics
Sampled Artist
The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers
Sampled Artist
The J.B.'s
The J.B.'s
Sampled Artist
The Soul Children
The Soul Children
Sampled Artist
Trouble Funk
Trouble Funk
Sampled Artist
West Street Mob
West Street Mob
Sampled Artist
Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Carlton Ridenhour
Carlton Ridenhour
Songwriter
Eric Sadler
Eric Sadler
Songwriter
James Henry Boxley III
James Henry Boxley III
Songwriter
Keith M Boxley
Keith M Boxley
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Hank Shocklee
Hank Shocklee
Producer
Carl Ryder
Carl Ryder
Producer
Eric Sadler
Eric Sadler
Producer
Keith Shocklee
Keith Shocklee
Mixing Engineer
Rod Hui
Rod Hui
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Yet our best trained, best educated, best equipped Best prepared troops refuse to fight As a matter of fact, it's safe to say that they would rather switch Than fight 1989 the number another summer (get down) Sound of the funky drummer Music hitting your heart 'cause I know you got soul (Brothers and sisters, hey) Listen if you're missing y'all Swinging while I'm singing Giving whatcha getting Knowing what I know While the Black bands sweating And the rhythm rhymes rolling Got to give us what we want Gotta give us what we need Our freedom of speech is freedom or death We got to fight the powers that be Lemme hear you say Fight the power Fight the power Fight the power Fight the power Fight the power Fight the power Fight the power We've got to fight the powers that be As the rhythm designed to bounce What counts is that the rhymes Designed to fill your mind Now that you've realized the pride's arrived We got to pump the stuff to make us tough From the heart It's a start, a work of art To revolutionize make a change nothing's strange People, people we are the same No we're not the same 'Cause we don't know the game What we need is awareness, we can't get careless You say what is this? My beloved lets get down to business Mental self defensive fitness Don't rush the show You gotta go for what you know Make everybody see, in order to fight the powers that be Lemme hear you say Fight the power Fight the power Fight the power Fight the power Fight the power Fight the power Fight the power We've got to fight the powers that be Fight the power Fight the power Fight the power Fight the power Fight the power Fight the power We've got to fight the powers that be Elvis was a hero to most Elvis was a hero to most Elvis was a hero to most But he never meant s- to me you see Straight up racist that sucker was Simple and plain Mother f- him and John Wayne 'Cause I'm Black and I'm proud I'm ready and hyped plus I'm amped Most of my heroes don't appear on no stamps Sample a look back you look and find Nothing but rednecks for 400 years if you check Don't worry be happy Was a number one jam Damn if I say it you can slap me right here (Get it) lets get this party started right Right on, c'mon What we got to say? Power to the people no delay Make everybody see In order to fight the powers that be Fight the power Fight the power Fight the power Fight the power We've got to fight the powers that be What we got to say? Fight the power What we got to say? Fight the power What we got to say? Fight the power What we got to say? Fight the power Yo, check this out man Ok talk to me 'bout the future of Public Enemy Future of Public Enemy gotta
Writer(s): Eric T. Sadler, Keith M. Boxley, James Henry Boxley Iii, Carlton Douglas Ridenhour Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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