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) Gang Starr, X Clan, Eric B. & Rakim, Queen Latifah, the Jungle Brothers, and A Tribe Called Quest. Public Enemy was one of the first hip-hop groups to do well internationally. PE changed the Internet's music distribution capability by being one of the first groups to release MP3-only albums, a format virtually unknown at the time. Public Enemy helped to create and define "rap metal" by collaborating with Living Colour in 1988 ("Funny Vibe") and New York thrash metal outfit Anthrax in 1991. The single "Bring the Noise" was a mix of semi-militant black power lyrics, grinding guitars, and sporadic