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Public Enemy plans protest concerts

Chuck D of Public Enemy performs at Irving

Photo credit: Getty Images | Chuck D of Public Enemy performs at Irving Plaza The rapper said he organized the Hip Hod Gods Tour, which also featured Schoolly D, Monie Love and other more socially conscious rappers, to be like the Monsters of Rock shows he heard about when he was growing up on Long Island. (Nov. 29, 2012)

You didn't expect Public Enemy to celebrate its 25th anniversary with a cake and a wave of nostalgia, did you?

Instead, the Roosevelt-based groundbreaking hip-hop group -- currently on the short list of nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year -- has launched the Hip Hop Gods Tour, which stopped at a sold-out Irving Plaza Thursday night, where the group outlined...

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