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What happens if all media networks are destroyed? Are you afraid to pick up a book? Are you afraid to even deal with who you are as a person?”
These are just a snippet of the thought-provoking questions delivered by hip-hop legends Chuck D and DJ Lord in Public Enemy’s new, ground-breaking record What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?. It’s hardly a surprise for me to tell you that this album feels like a historical moment as the revolution-starting group don’t exactly retain a reputation for ‘holding back’ when it comes to politics and questioning the media and the impact it has. It also proves the first release for the group under Def Jam recordings for over two decades- a cultural institution they helped to build. Plus, their return to Def Jam was heralded around the globe earlier this month with the group’s iconic logo projected onto some of the world’s other most iconic cultural institutions including the Eiffel Tower and Moulin Rouge in Paris; Parliament, Marble Arch & Tate Modern Museum in London.
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