S1W, short for Security of the First World began as a security orginization in Roosevelt, New_York under the name of Unity Force where they provided security at Hip Hop parties during the mid 1980s. Later they became part of the Hip Hop group Public Enemy and changed their name to S1W. Some members of the group were martial artists and some were part of the Nation of Islam. The name "Security of the First World" implies that black people are not inherently Third World people and are rather First World people as they were the original people. S1W were known for their aggressively militant stage presence because they wore black military uniforms and actually carried uzis while performing. Chuck D of Public Enemy explains that the uzis were a symbolic reaction to European oppression against black people.