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Public Enemy Number 1

Kodwo Eshun, i-D, August 1992

Five years on, the Black Panthers of rap are still in your face. They've lost none of their controversial power, as their recent argument with US presidential candidate Bill Clinton proves. Here Chuck D talks about the LA riots, their collaborations with rock bands like Anthrax, and their forthcoming remix album.

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