Public Enemy

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and fight for what they believe in.
Through its lyrics, Public Enemy claims that American society does not accurately represent the idols, icons, politics, and music that they value. The song "Fight The Power" spoke about how the heroes of a white community were not the same for a black community. “Elvis was a hero to most, But he never meant sh*t to me you see.” Public Enemy explains how Elvis Presley and John Wayne may have been heroes to many Americans, but didn’t necessarily represent someone that an African American living in a suburban ghetto would idolize. Public enemy’s members all grew up in different suburban ghettoes and have a different idea of an idol.
In “Fight for Life”, Public Enemy illustrates the idea that American society is not accurately representing their subcultural group of urban minorities coming from a suburban Long Island. “Most of my heroes don't appear on no stamps…Nothing but rednecks for 400 years if you ...

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