Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

James Brown performs a medley of his hits then does a song with Sammy Davis Jr. on The Hollywood Palace, March 15, 1969.

This is a live performance by The Bar Kays during the Wattstax Festival that took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 20, 1972.

Parliament Funkadelic - The Mothership Connection (Live in Houston, TX, 1976)

Universally hailed as the classic hip hop movie, Wild Style captured the South Bronx pantheon of Hip Hop pioneers:

Public Enemy - Def II Tour Hamersmith Odeon London 1988

Music video by Public Enemy performing Night Of The Living Baseheads.© 1988 The Island Def Jam Music Group