Public Enemy
How Do You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul?
“I can’t even stand the fact that major labels think they can operate this way,” answers Public Enemy’s Chuck D. “Especially with messing hip-hop around like they do. They dominate radio; radio partners with the major labels – I’m shaking my head.”
Local’s where it’s at, says Chuck, something mainstream radio doesn’t get.
“There’s tons of talent out there than can’t even get heard in local areas; that’s my biggest beef. Radio should be able to focus on an artist’s community. You’ll have artists in Austin that can’t be heard in Austin 98 percent of the time.
“You can’t be organic or homegrown and get support.”
The Public Enemy rally cry, same as in 1990: “Leave This Off Your Fuckin Charts.”
“Too many people are dealing with the corporate way of quantity over quality. People look down on what they have and spend too much time trying to find more or trying to find what they don’t have. Remember Eminem’s record ‘Stan’? The artists of 2012 should be asking how to stalk ‘Stan.'”
This article appears in November 4 • 2011.