Public Enemy - Dont Believe The Hype -

: The song paints the mass media as a propaganda machine that uses groupthink to stereotype young Black men.

“The essence of the book surely transferred into Chuck D's lyrics... where he paints the media as an adversary to Public Enemy because of their overly negative coverage of the group.” American Songwriter · PublicEnemyVEVO · 2 years ago Public Enemy - Dont Believe The Hype

Reviewers often highlight the track as a "paradigm shift" in hip-hop, moving the genre from simple party anthems to a medium for "conscious" political resistance. : The song paints the mass media as