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Rick Rubin says the mainstream music industry considered hip-hop "evil" and didn't want it to exist
By Paul Brannigan published
Super-producer and record industry mogul Rick Rubin says that, in the 1980s, hip-hop was "reviled" and viewed as "un-music"

The 10 best metal samples in hip-hop
By James Smurthwaite last updated
Forget Aerosmith and Run DMC – from Public Enemy to Lil Peep, here are 10 artists who have fused metal and hip hop

Every Public Enemy album ranked from worst to best
By Alex Burrows last updated
Bringing the noise since 1985, Public Enemy revolutionised hip-hop with their radical vision. Here's the Long Island, New York group's catalogue rated and ranked

10 non-rock artists who could totally play Download Festival
By Merlin Alderslade last updated
Download may be the UK's home of rock, but we think these bands and artists would fit in there just fine, too

Faith No More, Mastodon and Beastie Boy members cover Public Enemy in latest fundraising effort
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
The Kings Of Quarantine perform their take on Public Enemy's She Watch Channel Zero in aid of Roadie Relief

The Story Behind The Song: Bring The Noise by Anthrax and Public Enemy
By Joel McIver published
Anthrax’s Scott Ian and Public Enemy frontman Chuck D look back on the birth of a rap metal landmark

Watch Chuck D, Beastie Boys and Run-DMC salute hip-hop’s golden age in animated Public Enemy Number Won video
By Paul Brannigan published
Public Enemy and friends give affectionate shout out to old school hip-hop with Public Enemy Number Won video

How Public Enemy wrote the perfect soundtrack to a brutal year
By Laina Dawes published
Following the release of new album What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?, we catch up with Public Enemy MC Chuck D to talk collaborations, crossover and why he's still fighting the power
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