With tomorrow serving as the 25th anniversary of Spike Lee’s 1989 movie Do The Right Thing a block party celebrating the milestone was held yesterday at the location of the original filming. The Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood block party featured musical performances from Public Enemy and Yasiin Bey and was also attended by Erykah Badu and Dave Chappelle.
Performing a track that makes a prominent appearance in the film, Public Enemy treated fans to a rendition of “Fight The Power,” a single celebrating its own 25th anniversary as the film’s version was made specifically for the production.
According to HotNewHipHop, Erykah Badu signed autographs while at the party and Yasiin Bey hit the stage for a freestyle session.
Do the Right Thing was written, directed, and produced by Spike Lee and served as the feature film debuts of actors Martin Lawrence and Rosie Perez. While Lee himself plays the part of one of the main characters Mookie, Samuel L. Jackson, John Turturro, Ruby Dee, and Danny Aiello also make prominent appearances. Lee received an Academy Award nomination for the movie’s screenplay.
Earlier this week, President Obama and the First Lady congratulated Spike Lee and the film’s cast on the anniversary and admitted that it was the movie they saw while on their first date.
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please for the love of jesus hhdx, proofread your shit before hitting that submit button
Proof Read the Title, it was Yassin GAYE instead of BEY
He made a slip thinking about Yassin Gaye the mixtape, which is crucial
http://soulmatesproject.bandcamp.com/album/yasiin-gaye-the-departure-side-one
Hhdx done turned into a practice website, non spelling interns doing heavy lifting
Journalistically challenged is probably the kindest way to describe HHDX nowadays.
Get your act together!! The name is Yasiin Bey unless you are intentionally disrespecting one of the best human beings in Hip Hop/Rap these days!
RIP Marvin, die HipHopDX scumbags
Mos Def is a piece of shit, how many kids in how many states? And he raises how many of them? Way to go “dad”! Chuck D. should know better.
As for the “Gaye” bit, what the fuck is wrong with this site and its idiot writers/editors?
Mos def at the anniversary to “Do The Right Thing”, the fucking irony. How about, take care of your fucking kids!
You see Rosenberg, more proof why you will never be relevant to our culture and Chuck will always be.Respect the Architects, fucker.
Amen!!!!! I bet you Rosenberg wasn’t there.
man…Hip Hop has come a long way. Way better when it was revolutionary and about self consciousness. Now….it’s trash…with new comers in the game, with no background of this type of Hip Hop.