"Black Is Back", from Public Enemy's 2007 20th anniversary album How You Sell Soul To A Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul?

How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul?

How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul??? is the tenth studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released August 7, 2007 on Slam Jamz Recordings in the United States. Its release coincided with the 20th anniversary of their career...

, was originally slated to be the first single from the album and was a revamp of the 1980 AC/DC

AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...

 classic Back in Black

Back in Black

Back in Black is an album by Australian rock band AC/DC. It is the seventh Australian and sixth internationally released studio album by the band....

. While legal red tape put the original version on the shelves, a completely reworked version made its way onto the album.

"Black Is Back" is Public Enemy's original tribute to the Run-D.M.C.

Run-D.M.C.

Run–D.M.C. was an American hip hop group from Hollis, in the Queens borough of New York City. Founded by Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell, the group is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential acts in the history of hip hop culture.Run–D.M.C...

80s shout style.