.@MrChuckD are you kidding me right now???,,,over Bernie Sanders??? You wanna destroy something we’ve built over 35 years OVER POLITICS???,,,all because I don’t wanna endorse a candidate,,,I’m very disappointed in you and your decisions right now Chuck,,,
— FLAVOR FLAV (@FlavorFlav) March 2, 2020
As it turns out, Flavor’s removal was a hoax to promote new music from the group. Technically, it is not for Public Enemy’s music, it is for an offshoot group called Enemy Radio. The DJ+MC group consists of Chuck D, DJ Lord, Jahi and the S1Ws. They have a new album called Loud is Not Enough.
Chuck D went on his website and gave an explanation of why he pulled the hoax. “Out of this storm came a plan between Flav and me to remind people that what’s important should have as much, if not more, value than just what’s popular,” Chuck stated. “Thus came the HOAX, our ‘War of the Worlds.’ Believe half of what you hear and NONE of what you see.”
“So it’s April 1, 2020, and as we hoard food and empty store shelves, Chuck D and Flavor Flav hijack it as April ‘FlavChuck’ Day to end the HOAX with Enemy Radio’s new song, ‘FOOD AS A MACHINE GUN’ ‘Don’t Believe The Hype’ 2020 style,” he continues. “That’s right, this is Enemy Radio featuring Public Enemy, with more around the corner: Enemy Radio’s debut album, ‘LOUD IS NOT ENOUGH,’ is here. ‘FOOD AS A MACHINE GUN’ is the first taste, an attack on the food industrial machine that opens minds to the direct need, dependency, and necessity – yet killer – of our current lives, taking inspiration from Kristin Lawless and her book, ‘Formerly Known As Food.'”
Although I’m all for creative marketing, it is kind of sad that one of the greatest Hip Hop groups has to resort to trickery to promote their music. On the other hand, how many people are checking for new music from Enemy Radio or Public Enemy? Maybe this is the only way to get people to pay attention to the music. Either way, I posted the tracklist and music for Loud is Not Enough below.
Enemy Radio’s Loud Is Not Enough Album
1. “2020”
2. “STD (Slavery Transmitted Disease)”
3. “Born Woke”
4. “Food As A Machine Gun” featuring Public Enemy
5. “Man Listen”
6. “Last Stand Caravan” featuring Blak Madeen
7. “Goodnight Lucifer”
8. “Same God”
9. “Lock Your Wheels” featuring – Sadat X
10. “The Kids Ain’t Alright” featuring – Daddy-O