“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 Grassroots

“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
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Writer: Chuck D, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee &amp; Flavor Flav</li>
<li aria-level="1">Label: Def Jam Recordings &amp; Columbia Records</li>
<li aria-level="1">Publisher: Shocklee Music, Songs Of Reach Music, Songs Of Universal Inc, Terrordome Music Publishing Llc, Your Mother S Music Inc</li>
</ul>
 
Public Enemy - Fight The power
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Writer: Flavor Flav, Gary G-Wiz, Chuck D, Hank Shocklee, Eric Sadler &amp; Keith Shocklee</li>
<li aria-level="1">Label:  Def Jam Recordings</li>
<li aria-level="1">Publisher:  Reach Global Songs, Shocklee Music, Songs Of Reach Music, Songs Of Universal Inc, Terrordome Music Publishing Llc, Your Mother S Music Inc</li>
</ul>
 
Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Writer: Ice Cube, Big Daddy Kane, Chuck D, Keith Shocklee &amp; Eric Sadler</li>
<li aria-level="1">Label: Def Jam Recordings &amp; Columbia Records</li>
<li aria-level="1">Publisher: Cold Chillin' Music Publishing Inc, Gangsta Boogie Music, Universal Music Corporation</li>
</ul>
 
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Writer: Chuck D, Eric Sadler &amp; Keith Shocklee</li>
<li aria-level="1">Label: Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records</li>
<li aria-level="1">Publisher: Bridgeport Music Inc, Reach Global Songs, Songs Of Universal Inc</li>
</ul>
 
Jay Z - 99 Problems 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">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 &amp; Felix Pappalardi</li>
<li aria-level="1">Label: Def Jam Recordings &amp; Roc-A-Fella Records</li>
<li aria-level="1">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 &amp; Careers-BMG Music Publishing</li>
</ul>
 
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 Grassroots

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. 

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.

Being Black- The '80s

NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Arts and Entertainment Podcast

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.   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. 

NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Arts and Entertainment Podcast
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.   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.

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