Chuck D hits out at folks utilizing Public Enemy’s ‘Burn Hollywood Burn’ to have a good time LA wildfires: “Be taught the historical past”
Chuck D has hit out at these utilizing Public Enemy‘s ‘Burn Hollywood Burn’ incorrectly to have a good time the continued disastrous LA wildfires.
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A sequence of wildfires engulfed Los Angeles earlier this week (January 7) and are nonetheless burning sturdy. The continuing fires have pressured over 170,000 residents out of their houses, with 1000’s of homes, automobiles and extra being destroyed.
The hip-hop icon took to his official Instagram web page to share a photograph of a fireplace engulfing a Los Angeles nook with the caption “PRAYERS UP. BE SAFE. EVACUATE.” The picture additionally reveals a listing of the continued fires in California together with Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Lidia and Sundown and the way contained they at the moment are. All however Lidia and Hurst stay uncontained whereas Lidia is at 40 per cent containment and Hurst is at 10 per cent containment.
Although many have been devastated by the horrors of the wildfires, some folks have taken to social media to have a good time the tragic pure disasters and have chosen Public Enemy’s 1990 observe ‘Burn Hollywood Burn’ as a celebratory anthem.
“Burn Hollywood Burn … like my good friend Chuck D as soon as stated,” tweeted one used with a pretend picture of the Hollywood signal on hearth. One other X/Twitter person shared: “Chuck D prophesied this shit Burn Hollywood Burn.”
Like Chuck D wrote, “Burn Hollywood Burn!”
— Bodycrab (@Bodycrabb) January 9, 2025
Burn Hollywood Burn … like my good friend Chuck D as soon as stated.#newsom #zeudi #helena #sstvi #GrandeFratello #shailenzo #zelena #trump #pallisadesfire #California pic.twitter.com/5pq1WRCpCJ
— MAGAnificent Invoice ???? (@STOCKACTIVATION) January 9, 2025
Now, Chuck D has taken to his Instagram account to share an announcement that learn: “‘Burn Hollywood Burn’ is a protest tune extracted from the Watts insurrection monikered by the magnificent Montague in 1965 in opposition to inequality when he stated ‘burn child burn’ throughout the air. We made mind-revolution songs geared toward a one-sided exploitation by an trade.”
He added that the observe “has nothing to do with households dropping every part they’ve in a pure catastrophe. Be taught the historical past. Godspeed to these in loss.”
Elsewhere, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan shared a video from the balcony of the residency his household is at the moment staying at which confirmed the smoke from the fires. The caption of his publish revealed that he and his household needed to evacuate from the place they have been staying and shared that the state of affairs in Los Angeles is “very overwhelming and at occasions chaotic however our like to the primary responders who so courageously run into these conditions.”
He continued, saying that he’s “praying for everybody right this moment as hopefully this may come below management for your complete space, which is huge in scope and so stuffed with nature. The loss total is terrible and unspeakable and that’s what I want to spotlight; because the fires contact each strata of society.”
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker‘s youngsters – Landon and Alabama – just lately shared that they needed to evacuate their residence. “Simply evacuated praying for everybody the fires have [affected],” wrote Landon in his Instagram story whereas his sister shared varied assets for these needing assist and wrote: “Simply evacuated from my residence resulting from wildfires in Los Angeles, please be secure !! They’re saying the fires are spreading soccer discipline quantities in seconds.” In a separate story, she wrote: “Pray for California.”
The leisure world has been reacting to the present state of the wildfires with Star Wars legend Mark Hamill sharing that he needed to evacuate from his residence in Malibu. Mandy Moore and James Woods have been additionally amongst those that have fled their residence within the state with the latter breaking down on tv whereas discussing the lack of his residence. He had documented the destruction as he fled to security.
Someday you’re swimming within the pool and the subsequent day it’s all gone” he instructed CNN, after confirming the fireplace had claimed his home in Pacific Palisades. He additionally broke down recalling his eight-year-old niece’s harmless supply of assist. “She got here out along with her little Yeti piggy financial institution, for us to rebuild our home” he stated whereas wiping away tears.
A fundraiser for DIIV’s frontman Zachary Cole Smith was launched after his home succumbed to the fires. In accordance with the GoFundMe campaign launched by their good friend Lindsey Hartman, Smith and his household are secure however have sadly had their home burnt and destroyed within the fires.
Hartman wrote: “Dani can also be six months pregnant, making this already horrifying occasion much more unimaginable to bear. This residence included all of their possessions (clothes, heirlooms, prized possessions) in addition to all of Cole’s musical gear, the household automobile, and all of their child provides for Roy and the new child on the best way.”
The Kills‘ frontwoman Alison Mosshart just lately hit out at Donald Trump amid the continued wildfires in California, saying will probably be “tougher” to rebuild communities as soon as he’s in energy.
Musicians like Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande have been fast to share hyperlinks to assets on social media, whereas others detailed their experiences with evacuation. Others additionally shared their sympathies with the folks affected by the tragedies as 1000’s of houses, belongings and extra are being burnt to the bottom.
Comic Billy Crystal and TV persona Paris Hilton are additionally among the many many who’ve misplaced their houses in devastating wildfires. Crystal, recognized for his roles in Monsters, Inc and When Harry Met Sally, confirmed in an announcement that his Pacific Palisades residence that he has lived in for 46 years has been destroyed.
“Phrases can’t describe the enormity of the devastation we’re witnessing and experiencing,” he stated. “We ache for our mates and neighbours who’ve additionally misplaced their houses and companies on this tragedy. Janice and I lived in our residence since 1979.
“We raised our youngsters and grandchildren right here. Each inch of our home was crammed with love. Stunning reminiscences that may’t be taken away. We’re heartbroken after all however with the love of our youngsters and mates we’ll get by this”.
Praying for our lovely metropolis????So heartbroken to see it burning down like this???? pic.twitter.com/DqS18IveIi
— Paris Hilton (@ParisHilton) January 9, 2025
Hilton shared her expertise watching her residence burn on tv. “Heartbroken past phrases” she wrote on Instagram. “Sitting with my household, watching the information, and seeing our residence in Malibu burn to the bottom on stay TV is one thing nobody ought to ever should expertise. This residence was the place we constructed so many treasured reminiscences”.
Cary Elwes, finest recognized for starring in The Princess Bride and Noticed, wrote on his Instagram account “sadly we did lose our residence however we’re grateful to have survived this actually devastating hearth”