Fight the Power: Rap, Race, and Reality

by Chuck D, Yusuf Jah, Spike Lee, et al.

Book Overview

His lyrics are a lesson in history. His songs are a movement in groove theory. His book is a light out of the dark that will change the way you think about America and the world as a whole. From Rap... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385318731
• ISBN13: 9780385318730
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Delta
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

WOW! Should be required reading as soon as you can read

This book is absolutly the truth and a very important book. I just finished it after starting it only a week or so ago (it usually takes me a good month or two to finish a book, even one of this length). Chuck gives a great combination of PE history, politics, and world issues into on solid text. If you love Public Enemy's music and want more in depth discussion and disection of their lyrics and what Chuck stands for read this book. It will leave you inspired, angery, and ready to fight the power!

Great, insightful stuff.

Been a huge PE fan for years. Gotta agree with someone earlier that he focuses on black/white problems too much, when his arguments could be used for poor/rich as well. But the points he brings up about the black community and relationto white america are absolutely 100% correct, and I'm just wondering if that is a problem with the other reviewr. Also at points it seems like he is just bouncing ideas off of the wall that he isn't entirely sure if he agrees with the things he's saying. But overall it gets a rise out of you on topics like, atheletes, entertainment, and music, and what America does to represent these things (and vice versa). Good stuff!

READ THIS ITS A PIECE THAT WILL BECOME CLASSIC

Chuck d is a wise man.The world communite (usa most)dont have much of them.We need to read these books to understand the power of people.Fighting the power we will understand that is rotten and we must bury this into the ground .No more to say .PEACE brothers

In depth and intelligently written

Chuck D is perhaps the most intellegent rap artist of all time. His insight into racial issues, as well as his honesty, is amazing. Chuck tears down the media and exposes the institutionalized racism in media and government. Reading this book was an incredible experience, and is a must read for every American. This is in my top five books of all time, in any genre.

A blueprint for empowerment!

"RAP, RACE and REALITY by Chuck D (with Yusuf Jah) is a blueprint for empowerment! Chuck, master orator and ever the visionary, offers keen observations to help this generation recognize and understand the interaction of prophets, players and pawns in our society. He offers insights into a range of diverse factors which contribute to the current state of Blackness in the world and outlines an action plan to help us combat these forces.Chuck ties it all together in a cohesive fashion which makes knowing what we need to do plain and simple. I couldn't put it down....AND I was literally taking notes!In other words, he shows where the power is in our society, who's got it, why we need to fight it, how to fight it and how to get it for ourselves!" True Genius.--Walt Goodridge, PresidentHip Hop Entrepreneur Association(Walt is also author of Rap: This Game of Exposure andThis Game of Artist Management, two success tools for the Hip Hop Entrepreneur)