Public Enemy x Mass Incarceration

“Black Steel In the Hour of Chaos” is Public Enemy’s look at prison and mass incarceration. In this episode, we leap from that song into talking about the New Jim Crow and mass incarceration and how being in America is like being in a prison. Guests: Dr. Christina Greer, Fordham Professor Hank Shocklee, Producer Adam Bernstein, Director, Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos Jim Jones, Rapper  Credits: Public Enemy - Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos Writer: Chuck D, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee & Flavor Flav Label: Def Jam Recordings & Columbia Records Publisher: Shocklee Music, Songs Of Reach Music, Songs Of Universal Inc, Terrordome Music Publishing Llc, Your Mother S Music Inc   Public Enemy - Fight The power Writer: Flavor Flav, Gary G-Wiz, Chuck D, Hank Shocklee, Eric Sadler & Keith Shocklee Label:  Def Jam Recordings Publisher:  Reach Global Songs, Shocklee Music, Songs Of Reach Music, Songs Of Universal Inc, Terrordome Music Publishing Llc, Your Mother S Music Inc   Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn Writer: Ice Cube, Big Daddy Kane, Chuck D, Keith Shocklee & Eric Sadler Label: Def Jam Recordings & Columbia Records Publisher: Cold Chillin' Music Publishing Inc, Gangsta Boogie Music, Universal Music Corporation   Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet Writer: Chuck D, Eric Sadler & Keith Shocklee Label: Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records Publisher: Bridgeport Music Inc, Reach Global Songs, Songs Of Universal Inc   Jay Z - 99 Problems  Writer: JAY-Z, Rick Rubin, Ice-T, DJ Aladdin, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, N.D. Smart II, Leslie West, Bun B, John Ventura, Norman Landsberg, Billy Squier & Felix Pappalardi Label: Def Jam Recordings & Roc-A-Fella Records Publisher: Carter Boys Music, EMI April Music, Rhyme Syndicate Music, Copyright Control, Ammo Dump Music, Carrumba Music, Songs of the Knight, Spirit Two Music, Warner Music Group, Universal - Songs of Polygram International, BMG & Careers-BMG Music Publishing   Muhammad Ali Gives His Stance On The Vietnam War, The Dick Cavett Show Muhammad Ali Refuses Induction, Opposing Vietnam War, The Boys Who Said NO! Michelle Alexander Extended Interview, Religion and Ethics Weekly, PBS Speaking Freely: Chuck D, Freedom Forum House Negro/Field Negro, Malcolm X Message To The GrassrootsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Black music by the decades.  Each season will deconstruct the most popular Black music of the decade, including what was happening in Black America at each moment in time.  Each episode of this audio docuseries focuses on a single song that defined a decade and changed the world. This music series explores cultural, political, and creative change one decade at a time. The first season will explore the Black music of the 80s and the sociopolitical roots of that music. Each episode looks at a single song from the era and what was happening socially at the moment that led to that song. We tell the story of each decade through music. Our host and lead writer Touré, interviews experts, cultural commentators, academics, and political thinkers, who will leave you feeling like you learned more about the music of the period.