Russell Simmons & Rick Rubin Pt. 3 Noisey Raps

The early days of Public Enemy are examined by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin in the new video clip, the third in a series examining the early days of Def Jam. With the aid of Elliott Wilson, the pair talk about Chuck D’s time with Spectrum City, the formation of the concept of Public Enemy, and the incendiary nature of their thought-provoking lyrics.

  • extraterrestrial

    lol they’re both sitting cross legged!

    • Jameson

      they look so comfortable..

  • Thomas

    public enemy is lyrical as fuuuuu..

  • YAmendola

    simmons is seriously the shit

  • fierce warrior

    This could be an hour long and id watch it, we need the comprehensive history of Def Jam according to these two