Prophets of Rage (Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy, Cypress Hill Members) Plan to “Cause a Ruckus” at Republican Convention

Prophets of Rage, the supergroup featuring members of Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy, and Cypress Hill, intend to “cause a ruckus” at July’s National Republican Convention in Cleveland, Tom Morello has said in a new interview with Bloomberg. The group took the opportunity to elaborate on their anti-establishment politics, claiming, among other things, that the electoral system has failed, and that neither presidential candidates Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, nor Hillary Clinton represents the views of the public. Below, watch the interview in full, which also features clips from the band’s debut show in L.A.

Asked about their plans for July, when Trump is expected to accept the Republican nomination in Cleveland, Morello said the National Republican Convention will be “a perfect place for a band like Prophets of Rage to cause a ruckus. And we will be there on the streets, in the fields, and in the conscious.” Asked if they have a venue, he added, “We have a venue, and there will be places that are spontaneous venues. It’s hard to say. This is the kind of thing you don’t broadcast to the local authorities prior to arrival.” (The last part was said with a laugh.)

B-Real said, “Our nation and the world is on the brink of absolute electoral insanity at home, environmental insanity around the globe. There’s not music that speaks to what’s going on right now.” Asked if he sees a difference between the Democratic and Republican parties, Chuck D, added, “Not really. I never have.”

Talking about the electoral system’s failures, Morello said:

One of the things that has irked me greatly is that the media has talked about the Trump campaign and the Sanders campaign as, both of them are raging against the machine. We’re going to set that record straight once and for all: what it really means to rage against the machine. … What they’re being offered up, through the tiny funnel of the electoral process, is a racist demagogue on the one hand, and a great dreamer on the other hand, and in the middle is the lesser of three evils. None of those choices are good enough for us. There needs to be an alternate voice, one that’s unfiltered, uncompromising, and stands unapologetically with the people.

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