Words by Jesse Hagen

“…Not the jackass or the elephant.”

I remember all the elements that had me instantly transfixed the first time I ever sat and listened to It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back. The urgent bark of Chuck D’s lyrical sermon. The dense frenzy of the Bomb Squad’s production. Flavor Flav’s perfection of the hypeman role.

However, the first time I heard any Public Enemy song was under circumstances that I’m a little more ashamed of. To preface the story, I’m a Read the rest of this entry »