Fight the Power (Public Enemy song) acknowledged that "Fight the Power" is "the most important record that Public Enemy have done". In 1996, the song was covered by D.C.K. for the electro-industrial various artists compilation "Operation Beatbox". In 1993, the song was covered by Barenaked Ladies for the "Coneheads" film soundtrack. In 2011, American mathcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan covered the song with Chuck D. on the album "Homefront: Songs for the Resistance"; a promo for the video game "Homefront." All information was taken from WhoSampled and is sorted by year of release Fight the Power (Public Enemy song) "Fight the Power" is a song
Public Enemy (band) to Armageddon" from It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. The band had previously sampled Public Enemy on their 1991 single Motown Junk. The revolutionary influence of the band is seen throughout hip-hop and is recognized in society and politics. The band "rewrote the rules of hip-hop", changing the image, sound and message forever. Pro-black lyrics brought political and social themes to hardcore hip hop, with stirring ideas of racial equality, and retribution against police brutality, aimed at disenfranchised blacks, but appealing to all the poor and underrepresented. Before Public Enemy, hip hop music was seen as