[Interviewer]

Our guest live on This House is the world's famous Apollo Theater

Professor Griff of Public Enemy

"Check this out"

[Professor Griff]

I'm speakin' out, to address the nation

To reject and correct false information

Don't believe the hype and the lies you've been fed

Half the motherfuckers don't know what I

Say what I feel cause I'm grown

And if you live in a glass house then don't throw stones

This fax was fact and now I'm batted cause I'm black

I educate the blind

That's why they label me a nigga with a radical mind

Label you givin' won't stick to me

And if I don't make another dime

It won't mean shit to me

[Interviewer]

We're going to take a very quick break

But come back take some phone calls from you

And our listening audience at W-K-M-A

Our number here is 5-1-6-8-6-7-9-7-8-5

We'll be right back

[Scratching]

"Hit it"

[Professor Griff]

You quick to judge in the essence of fairness

A message sense to enhance black awareness

There's freedom of speech, but when you're black you're limited

A G-O-P to keep your mind primitive

Statements I made were misquoted, misread

As a result a lot of people were misled

They let Jim Bakker lie from the pulpit

I speak out once, you jump, that's bullshit

Prove me wrong instead of dissing me

I expose the plan and now you miss me

No time for despair, you'll single the white fan

Get involved and get with the Griff plan

[Interviewer]

I want to ask you, without getting into what you said specifically

I'm curious to know

Why would you single out one group of people?

And what has this taught you about the media and the music industry?

[Professor Griff]

M.T.V. jumped on the bandwagon

Entertainment Tonight said I was only braggin'

Meanwhile back at the camp it was critical

Now I see why they say 'Griff's political'

Remember, I never said I lied

Chuck D answered the question 'Why'

Rappers who said they were down to the end

When the shit hit the fan they got in the wind

As Judas hatched his master plan

I bet you didn't know David Mills was a black man

[Interviewer]

We're going to take a short break and we'll be right back

With Professor Griff to answer your phone calls

[Scratching]

You understand what it means to be a free black man

[Interviewer]

So Griff, do you think what happened is going to stop rap

From saying what perhaps needs to be said to our community

Especially to our African young men

[Professor Griff]

No because there's a lesson to be learned to all of this

This is our way to communicate to our youth

[Interviewer]

So, Professor Griff, you are Minister of Information

With the rap group Public Enemy

So, has that relationship between yourself

Chuck D, Flavor Flav and Hank Shocklee

Is that now irreparable?

[Professor Griff]

No, I believe we can um, keep the group together

[Interviewer]

Now, can Public Enemy be as it was? Are the rap artists being asked by their labels to condemn Professor Griff like we saw with Farrakhan? Has it gotten to that level yet?

[Professor Griff]

No, the rap artists have to be strong as they are

I respect all of the rap artists

To everyone in the industry

I'd just like to say, peace

Positive Education Always Corrects Errors

Thank you, I'm takin' two steps, I'm outta here