Public Enemy, Nas, YG, Questlove Kick off BET Awards With Fiery ‘Fight the Power’ (Watch)

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Public Enemy‘s Chuck D tells NME. He’s talking about the mood in the US, and how the one-two punch of Donald Trump’s mishandling of the coronavirus crisis and his response to the protests in the wake of the killing of George Floyd left the nation’s black community feeling enraged and unheard.

With a long-overdue national reckoning over police brutality against Black Americans dominating the national conversation, the 2020BET Awardsopened on Sunday with a fiery, all-star 2020 remix of Public Enemy's classic anthem of outrage and activism, "Fight the Power." First, 12-year-old Keedron Bryant appeared in a solemn, affecting cold open to sing his viral "I Just Wanna Live" song a cappella. Then, the opening salvo of Public Enemy's iconic Fear of A Black Planet track kicked in.

BET Awards with his stirring anthem “I Just Wanna Live” which was the perfect way to usher in a new rendition of the hip-hop classic “Fight the Power” by Public Enemy.Chuck D and Flavor Flav reunited alongside Jahi from Public Enemy Radio for the tune updated to recognize the current landscape, recognizing the protests and rallies stemming from the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Nina Pop and the countless people from the black community we have lost due to

The 2020 BET Awards kicked off with an explosive performance of Public Enemy’s protest anthem Fight The Power featuring Chuck D, Professor Griff, Flavor Flav, Nas and members of The Roots.Each act performed virtually amid images from the recent Black Lives Matter protests across America.

Public Enemy opened the 2020 BET Awards last night with a powerful rendition of ‘Fight The Power’, which saw them joined by the likes of Nas, Rapsody, YG and The Roots’ Black Thought and Questlove.Updating the track with timely verses, the performance saw the group referencing the Black Lives Matter movement and nationwide protests across the US after the death of George Floyd.“They say a suicide when dead bodies are swinging / Cowards are hunting Black men that’s what I’m seeing,” Nas rapped,

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterSinger Keedron Bryant kicked off the BET Awards with his stirring anthem “I Just Wanna Live” which was the perfect way to usher in a new rendition of the hip hop classic “Fight the Power” by Public Enemy.Chuck D and Flavor Flav reunited alongside Jahi from Public Enemy Radio for the tune updated to recognize the current landscape, recognizing the protests and rallies stemming from the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Nina

Public Enemy knows how to kick off an award show.