Fight The Power song by Public Enemy from Primary Album Fear-of-a-black-planet. The music is composed and produced by Joel. Genre is Conscious Hip-Hop, East Coast, Hardcore Rap music. The Record company is unknown. Released on June 1, 1989.
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Fight The Power Meaning
| [[Intro: Sample] “Yet our best trained, best educated, best equipped, best prepared troops refuse to fight. Matter of fact, it’s safe to say that they would rather switch than fight” [Alternate Intro] W-E-L-O-V-E 108 FM [Verse 1: Chuck D + Flavor Flav + Chuck D & Flavor Flav] 19— —89 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, hey!) Listen if you’re missin’, y’all, swingin’ While I’m singin’ (Hey!), givin’ whatcha gettin’ Knowin’ what I know and while the Black band’s Sweatin’ and the rhythm-rhyme rollin’! Got to give us what we want (Uh!) Gotta give us what we need (Hey! Haha, hey) Our freedom of speech is freedom of death We’ve got to fight the powers that be (“Lemme hear you say—”) [Chorus: Chuck D & Flavor Flav + Chuck D + Flavor Flav] Fight the power! Fight the power! (“Lemme hear you say—”) Fight the power! Fight the power! (“Lemme hear you say—”) , Fight the power! Fight the power! (“Lemme hear you say—”) Fight the power! We’ve got to fight the powers that be [Verse 2: Chuck D + Flavor Flav + Chuck D & Flavor Flav] As the rhythm’s designed to bounce, what counts is that the Rhyme’s designed to fill your mind, now that you’ve Realized the pride’s arrived, we got to Pump the stuff to make ya 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, let’s get down To business, mental self-defensive fitness Bum-rush the show! You gotta go for what you know To make everybody see! In order to Fight the powers that be (“Lemme hear you say—”) [Chorus: Chuck D & Flavor Flav + Chuck D + Flavor Flav] Fight the power! Fight the power! (“Lemme hear you say—”) Fight the power! Fight the power! (“Lemme hear you say—”) , Fight the power! Fight the power! (“Lemme hear you say—”) Fight the power! We’ve got to fight the powers that be [Post-Chorus instrumental] [Chorus: Chuck D & Flavor Flav + Chuck D + Flavor Flav] Fight the power! (“Lemme hear you say—”) Fight the power! Fight the power! (“Lemme hear you say—”) Fight the power! Fight the power! (“Lemme hear you say—”) Fight the power! We’ve got to fight the powers that be [Verse 3: Chuck D + Flavor Flav + Chuck D & Flavor Flav] Elvis was a hero to most, but he— Elvis was a hero to most— Elvis was a hero to most, but he Never meant shit to me, you see, straight out Racist—that sucker was simple and plain Motherfuck him and John Wayne! ‘Cause I’m Black and I’m proud, I’m ready, I’m 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—let’s get this party Started right, right on, c’mon! What we got to say? Power to the people, no delay Make everybody see, in order to Fight the powers that be , [Chorus: Chuck D & Flavor Flav + Chuck D + Flavor Flav] Fight the power! Fight the power! Fight the power! Fight the power! We’ve got to fight the powers that be [Post-Chorus instrumental] [Bridge: Chuck D & Flavor Flav + Chuck D + Flavor Flav] What we got to say? Fight the power! What we got to say? Fight the power! C’mon! What we got to say? Fight the power! What we got to say? Fight the power! C’mon! [Outro: Flavor Flav + ? + Chuck D] Yo, check this out, man Ok, talk to me about the future of Public Enemy The future of Public Enemy got a— [Produced by The Bomb Squad]] |
Common queries
- What is the name of the producer of the lyrics for Fight The Power?
This lirics prodiucer by Chuck D & The Bomb Squad.
- Can you name the individual who created this track? Fight The Power
Fight The Power lyrics is written by Flavor Flav, Gary G-Wiz, Chuck D, Hank Shocklee, Eric Sadler & Keith Shocklee
