Turning the Clock Back for the Black Community

I was about 12 years old when I first heard Public Enemy. I saw them open for the Beastie Boys. It was 1987, and growing up in a home where politics were often discussed, I found it stimulating and refreshing to listen to revolutionary minded rap lyrics. Flava Flav was energetic and flambouyant, while Chuck D and the S1W's were more subdued and disciplined. Who knew that Flava Flav was just a pimp wearing gaudy clocks and sun-glasses? I guess i feel fooled to a certain degree. I thought that Flava Flav was about uplifting the people. I watched Flava of Love last night, and wondered what Chuck D and the S1W's must be thinking about Flava Flav these days.