Riot on the Set: How Public Enemy Crafted the Anthem ‘Fight the Power’
Twenty-five years after 'Do the Right Thing,' Spike Lee, Public Enemy and Branford Marsalis reflect on the film's anthem

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Subscribe NowTwenty-five years after 'Do the Right Thing,' Spike Lee, Public Enemy and Branford Marsalis reflect on the film's anthem
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