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Iconic Rap Group Public Enemy To Deliver Career-Spanning Set At ESSENCE Festival 2026

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By Okla Jones ·Updated April 30, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… In 1985, on the campus of Adelphi University on Long Island, Carlton Ridenhour and William Drayton Jr. (more commonly known as Chuck D and Flava Flav, respectively) connected for the first time. What came from their meeting was a creation of a group that would change the music industry forever. A few years later, the rap collective Public Enemy released their debut al…

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Iconic Rap Group Public Enemy To Deliver Career-Spanning Set At ESSENCE Festival 2026

By Okla Jones ·Updated April 30, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… In 1985, on the campus of Adelphi University on Long Island, Carlton Ridenhour and William Drayton Jr. (more commonly known as Chuck D and Flava Flav, respectively) connected for the first time. What came from their meeting was a creation of a group that would change the music industry forever. A few years later, the rap collective Public Enemy released their debut al…

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Essence broke the news on Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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