eLyrics P
Public Enemy Fight The Power Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7/10 [3 votes]Album: Fear of a Black Planet / Original Release Date: 1990Genre: Hip Hop/RapSong Duration: 4 min 42 sec
Fight The Power
Public Enemy
Public Enemy
PUBLIC ENEMY
- Fight The Power Lyrics-K. SHOCKLEE-E. SADLER-C. RIDENHOUR
1989 the number another summer (get down)
Sound of the funky drummer
Music hittin' your heart cause I know you got soul
(Brothers and sisters, hey)
Listen if you're missin' y'all
Swingin' while I'm singin'
Givin' whatcha gettin'
Knowin' what I know
While the Black bands sweatin'
And the rhythm rhymes rollin'
Got to give us what we want
Gotta give us what we need
Our freedom of speech is freedom or death
We got to fight the powers that be
Lemme hear you say
Fight the power
Chorus
As the rhythm designed to bounce
What counts is that the rhymes
Designed to fill your mind
Now that you've realized the prides arrived
We got to pump the stuff to make us tough
from the heart
It's a start, a work of art
To revolutionize make a change nothin's strange
People, people we are the same
No we're not the same
Cause we don't know the game
What we need is awareness, we can't get careless
You say what is this?
My beloved lets get down to business
Mental self defensive fitness
(Yo) bumrush the show
You gotta go for what you know
Make everybody see, in order to fight the powers that be
Lemme hear you say...
Fight the Power
Chorus
Elvis was a hero to most
But he never meant shit to me you see
Straight up racist that sucker was
Simple and plain
Mother f*ck him and John Wayne
Cause I'm Black and I'm proud
I'm ready and hyped plus I'm amped
Most of my heroes don't appear on no stamps
Sample a look back you look and find
Nothing but rednecks for 400 years if you check
Don't worry be happy
Was a number one jam
Damn if I say it you can slap me right here
(Get it) lets get this party started right
Right on, c'mon
What we got to say
Power to the people no delay
To make everybody see
In order to fight the powers that be
(Fight the Power)
1989 the number another summer (get down)
Sound of the funky drummer
Music hittin' your heart cause I know you got soul
(Brothers and sisters, hey)
Listen if you're missin' y'all
Swingin' while I'm singin'
Givin' whatcha gettin'
Knowin' what I know
While the Black bands sweatin'
And the rhythm rhymes rollin'
Got to give us what we want
Gotta give us what we need
Our freedom of speech is freedom or death
We got to fight the powers that be
Lemme hear you say
Fight the power
Chorus
As the rhythm designed to bounce
What counts is that the rhymes
Designed to fill your mind
Now that you've realized the prides arrived
We got to pump the stuff to make us tough
from the heart
It's a start, a work of art
To revolutionize make a change nothin's strange
People, people we are the same
No we're not the same
Cause we don't know the game
What we need is awareness, we can't get careless
My beloved lets get down to business
Mental self defensive fitness
(Yo) bumrush the show
You gotta go for what you know
Make everybody see, in order to fight the powers that be
Lemme hear you say...
Fight the Power
Chorus
Elvis was a hero to most
But he never meant shit to me you see
Straight up racist that sucker was
Simple and plain
Mother f*ck him and John Wayne
Cause I'm Black and I'm proud
I'm ready and hyped plus I'm amped
Most of my heroes don't appear on no stamps
Sample a look back you look and find
Nothing but rednecks for 400 years if you check
Don't worry be happy
Was a number one jam
Damn if I say it you can slap me right here
(Get it) lets get this party started right
Right on, c'mon
What we got to say
Power to the people no delay
To make everybody see
In order to fight the powers that be
(Fight the Power)
Facts about Fight The Power
✔️
Fight The Power is written by Eric T. Sadler, Keith M. Boxley, James Henry Boxley Iii, Carlton Douglas Ridenhour.
✔️
It is first released in 1990 as part of Public Enemy's album "Fear of a Black Planet" which includes 20 tracks in total. This song is the 19th track on this album.
✔️
When we search for the deeper meaning hidden within the lines, the anthem 'Fight The Power' composed by Public Enemy represents a proclamation of resistance against repression and unfairness while forcing people to claim their rights. The song denounces idols like Elvis and John Wayne while at the same time pointing out the necessity of consciousness, togetherness, and nonconformity to the social inequality. The lyrics of Fight the power are mainly about empowerment, social commentary, freedom, anger and hope. Nevertheless, the song simultaneously points out social justice and activism, racial pride and identity and empowerment and resistance as its main themes. The lyrics deliver a strong message through their choice of words and concepts of racial conflict and social justice, which might not be appropriate for the little ones. However, the use of swear words and allusions to violence and racism are key factors for the film's R rating.
✔️
Fight The Power falls under the genres Hip Hop, Rap.
✔️
Fight The Power song length is 4 minutes and 42 seconds.
Who wrote Fight The Power lyrics?
Fight The Power is written by Eric T. Sadler, Keith M. Boxley, James Henry Boxley Iii, Carlton Douglas Ridenhour.
✔️
When was Fight The Power released?
It is first released in 1990 as part of Public Enemy's album "Fear of a Black Planet" which includes 20 tracks in total. This song is the 19th track on this album.
✔️
What is the meaning behind Fight The Power lyrics?
When we search for the deeper meaning hidden within the lines, the anthem 'Fight The Power' composed by Public Enemy represents a proclamation of resistance against repression and unfairness while forcing people to claim their rights. The song denounces idols like Elvis and John Wayne while at the same time pointing out the necessity of consciousness, togetherness, and nonconformity to the social inequality. The lyrics of Fight the power are mainly about empowerment, social commentary, freedom, anger and hope. Nevertheless, the song simultaneously points out social justice and activism, racial pride and identity and empowerment and resistance as its main themes. The lyrics deliver a strong message through their choice of words and concepts of racial conflict and social justice, which might not be appropriate for the little ones. However, the use of swear words and allusions to violence and racism are key factors for the film's R rating.
✔️
Which genre is Fight The Power?
Fight The Power falls under the genres Hip Hop, Rap.
✔️
How long is the song Fight The Power?
Fight The Power song length is 4 minutes and 42 seconds.
Hottest Lyrics with Videos
97aa4ab626ebb9f214e04d003178d761
check amazon for Fight The Power mp3 download
Songwriter(s): Eric T. Sadler, Keith M. Boxley, James Henry Boxley Iii, Carlton Douglas Ridenhour
Record Label(s): 1990 Def Jam Recordings
Official lyrics by
