Chuck D’s New Rules for Life: “Believe None of What You See, and Half of What You Hear”

The man who wrote the great protest song “Fight the Power” 36 years ago will not say the name of the current president of the United States.

“My thing on 45, 47 - I don’t say his name – is we’ve been seeing this guy in New York since the 1970s,” says rap legend, Public Enemy leader Chuck D (real name Carlton Ridenhour), “and he just pulled a three card monte on the rest of the country, the rest of the world. He fooled the country bumpkins twice . The dude was never fit to be president; he used to own a USFL team, he was in the middle of boxing matches, wrestling...He’s an entertainer, but I’m not saying he’s a great entertainer.”

Recalling the origin of “Fight the Power,” Chuck D adds, “A lot of people don’t know that ours was the second song with that title. The first was an Isley