Fine Arts Militia

Building a funky, intelligent hybrid of spoken word, hip-hop, and rock, the members of the Fine Arts Militia aren't new to the music scene. The five-man group was founded when Public Enemy main man Chuck D connected with ex-Bootsy Collins bass player/producer Hardgroove for a creative outlet outside of rap music. The two had already worked together with Chuck D's Confrontation Camp, but this time the aim was different. Chuck D, who's a regular political preacher at college campuses across North America, wanted something that would bridge his ideas about post-September 11th Ame...