If you watched the Academy Awards Sunday night, then you may have noticed that Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power” was played during the intro and outro of the show.
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Well, Public Enemy has a few things to say about that.
Professor Griff told TMZ, “The show can’t claim the blackness of Public Enemy’s message.”
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Chuck D added via Twitter:
The song FightThe Power is beyond me & the crew.The point of the song is a call to making change eventually not just applauding the thought— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) February 29, 2016
Unfortunately, Universal Music Group owns the license to the song, so Public Enemy had no say in the decision to use the track.