What 1989 hip-hop staple features the lyrics "While the Black bands sweating // And the rhythm rhymes rolling // Got to give us what we want // Gotta give us what we need"?

"Fight the Power" was released in 1989 at the request of Spike Lee who needed a musical theme for his film Do The Right Thing. Later, the song appeared on Public Enemy's Fear of a Black Planet album which references African-American culture. "Fight the Power" peaked at #1 on the Rap Singles chart and many critics poll ranked it as the best single of 1989.

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