Fans of Elvis Presley are facing a potentially, tough reality. Was Elvis Presley racist? This topic was tackled by Chuck D the hip hop artist in the group Public Enemy. He wrote these lyrics for his song 'Fight the Power:' Elvis was a hero to most/But he never meant [expletive] to me/Straight up racist that sucker was..." SFGate reports that filmmaker Eugene Jarecki explained Chuck D's lyrics.