HBO airs Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction
Rappers Flavor Flav, left, and Chuck D of Public Enemy perform at the 2009 VH1 Hip Hop Honors at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Sept. 23, 2009. Credit: AP
Public Enemy's Chuck D. addressed all the "there goes the neighborhood" talk about the group's worthiness for a rock honor in his acceptance speech. "Let us not forget, we all come from the damn blues," he said. "Let's not get it twisted."
The band then followed it up with a fiery performance of the guitar-heavy "Bring the Noise" that should have put the question to rest. The finale of Robert Johnson's "Crossroads" -- featuring John Fogerty, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Gary Clark Jr. and members of Heart, Rush and Foo Fighters -- was also reworked by Chuck D. and DMC to state, "The blues gave birth to rock and roll."
Leave it to Jones, who famously produced the unifying "We Are the World," to bring the night's disparate parts together, saying, "I truly feel as if I've finally arrived at the family reunion."
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