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“Us and them doesn’t exist any more”: How The Cult's Ian Astbury tried to break down genre barriers with his pre-Lollapalooza festival Gathering Of The Tribes, and claimed he got “ripped off” for his trouble
By Paul Brannigan published
Don't tell Ian Astbury that Perry Farrell invented the concept of the genre-fluid alt. rock festival in the US

"It's never been a phase!" Watch Public Enemy's Flavor Flav casually turn up in the middle of a circle pit at emo club event Emo Nite last month
By Merlin Alderslade published
Flavor Flav is just completing side quests at this point

Watch pro-shot footage of Ice-T, Public Enemy, Run-DMC, Missy Elliot, Grandmaster Flash and dozens more legends perform in huge Grammys hip hop tribute
By Merlin Alderslade published
The Grammys celebrated 50 years of hip hop in style

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
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