Public Enemy

M-Audio has teamed with hip-hop pioneers Public Enemy and culture-defining art brand Obey to host a remix competition.

The Public Enemy Remix Contest challenges musicians to create an original remix of an a cappella version of the group’s track “Harder Than You Think,” from their current album How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul.

Chuck D and Johnny Juice of Public Enemy will judge entries uploaded to the M-Audio website, and the winner will receive a complete home studio setup from M-Audio.

The winning remix will also be released on 12-inch vinyl by Obey Records. Backed with an exclusive unreleased Public Enemy track, the vinyl release will feature unique artwork created by graphic artist Shepard Fairey. All profits from the vinyl sale will be donated to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.

The contest will run until September 30, 2008, with the grand-prize winner announced in late October.

If you win the contest, don’t forget where you read about this!

Written specially for Unity -The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Album compilation, Make Love F*** War is the first collaborative effort from Moby, who composed the music, and Chuck D and Flavor Flav of Public Enemy, who penned the lyrics.

The blistering single combines great dance beats, and incendiary lyrics. Chuck D transforms the “throw your hands in the air” chant of old-school rap into a timely political statement.

“Working with Moby on this theme and project again shows that music can be a universal language of peace,” according to Public Enemy. “Knowing his great work and concerns of the planet made this project one of like mindedness and world spirit… the song is a request that being a citizen of the world should transcend nationality in the name of peace.”

Moby comments: “We do still ostensibly live in a democracy, so my hope is that at some point the people will vocally rise up and let the current leaders know that they’ve had enough.”

A streaming audio version of the track is available online.