Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane

Overview

“Burn Hollywood Burn” was released as a single for PE’s third album, Fear of a Black Planet. The song is a scathing examination of stereotypes about Blacks in Hollywood films from the perspectives of Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Big Daddy Kane, and future Hollywood actor/director/producer Ice Cube, who talked about how a meeting with Lyor Cohen at Def Jam's New York office led to this collaboration and led to the Bomb Squad producing his debut album, Amerikkka's Most Wanted.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 10, 1990

Original language

English

Cast

Chuck D,Big Daddy Kane,Flavor Flav,Public Enemy

Director

Lionel C. Martin

Writer

Chuck D,Big Daddy Kane,Ice Cube

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt4118458