Elvis was a hero to mostBut he never meant shit to me you see
Straight up racist that sucker was
Simple and plain
Mother fuck him and John Wayne
Cause I'm Black and I'm proud
-Public Enemy
Fight the Power
I do not know if either John Wayne or Elvis Presley were in fact racist
those are just poetic words from what appeared to be an angry man
an article in the washington post on blelvis there is still a fantastic documentary potential there I have spoken with a friend who would arrange a gig if he wanted to be the front man for a night