The 1980s band who were as important as Sex Pistols, according to Bono: “The ones to melt and rearrange your brain”

Bono likened Public Enemy’s impact on hip hop to the Sex Pistols’ influence on punk, praising the group as musical revolutionaries. His comments highlight how their forceful sound and political message helped reshape perceptions of hip hop and bring it to a wider audience.

The article traces Public Enemy’s rise from their 1987 debut, *Yo! Bum Rush the Show*, through *It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back* (1988) and *Fear of a Black Planet* (1990). Bono singled out “Fight the Power” from the third album, describing its production and calls for justice, freedom and change as thrilling and boundary-breaking.