In an interview with Noisey Russel and Rick Rubin talked about Chuck D being reluctant to return to music and the beginnings of Public Enemy and Def Jam. Simmons talked about the political impact of the group saying “Public Enemy changed everything about Black America, everything. They made Farrakhan popular. They helped make the Million Man March. They put red, black, and green shit around niggas’ necks instead of chains. They did everything. They were amazing.”