Chuck D has hit out at these utilizing Public Enemy‘s ‘Burn Hollywood Burn’ incorrectly to have fun the continued disastrous LA wildfires.
A sequence of wildfires engulfed Los Angeles earlier this week (January 7) and are nonetheless burning robust. The continuing fires have pressured over 170,000 residents out of their properties, with 1000’s of homes, autos 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 photograph additionally exhibits an inventory 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 individuals have taken to social media to have fun the tragic pure disasters and have chosen Public Enemy’s 1990 monitor ‘Burn Hollywood Burn’ as a celebratory anthem.
“Burn Hollywood Burn … like my buddy Chuck D as soon as stated,” tweeted one used with a pretend photograph of the Hollywood signal on hearth. One other X/Twitter consumer 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 buddy 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 business.”
He added that the monitor “has nothing to do with households shedding every little thing 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 had 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 at this time as hopefully this may come below management for the whole space, which is huge in scope and so filled with nature. The loss general 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 – 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 sources for these needing assist and wrote: “Simply evacuated from my residence attributable to wildfires in Los Angeles, please be protected !! They’re saying the fires are spreading soccer area 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 had 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.
In the future you’re swimming within the pool and the subsequent day it’s all gone” he informed CNN, after confirming the hearth 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 marketing campaign launched by their buddy Lindsey Hartman, Smith and his household are protected 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 automotive, and all of their child provides for Roy and the new child on the way in which.”
The Kills‘ frontwoman Alison Mosshart lately hit out at Donald Trump amid the continued wildfires in California, saying it will likely be “more durable” to rebuild communities as soon as he’s in energy.
Musicians like Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande had been fast to share hyperlinks to sources on social media, whereas others detailed their experiences with evacuation. Others additionally shared their sympathies with the individuals affected by the tragedies as 1000’s of properties, belongings and extra are being burnt to the bottom.
Comic Billy Crystal and TV character Paris Hilton are additionally among the many many who’ve misplaced their properties 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 pals and neighbours who’ve additionally misplaced their properties 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. Lovely reminiscences that may’t be taken away. We’re heartbroken after all however with the love of our youngsters and pals we are going to get by means of this”.
Praying for our stunning 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 reside TV is one thing nobody ought to ever need to 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”
