Public Enemy Perform Medley On Jimmy Kimmel Live [Video]

Public Enemy’s Kimmel medley is a live-wire history lesson.

Click play and you get three eras in one swing: “Don’t Believe the Hype”, “The Hits Just Keep On Comin”, and “Fight the Power”, delivered by Chuck D and Flavor Flav on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in Brooklyn. It’s a career-spanning shot of adrenaline—and a reminder that Public Enemy can still turn a TV stage into a town hall.

Kimmel took the show to the Brooklyn Academy of Music for a special run; Public Enemy opened the week like headliners at a block rally. Flav set the tone out the gate—“Public Enemy always got your back”—a pointed nod to Kimmel’s rocky return amid recent broadcast drama. The crowd didn’t need context; the energy said the rest.

Watch the footage below.