Posts Tagged ‘Chuck D’
Kurtis Blow leaves hospital after successful transplant (video)
Hip-hop pioneer Kurtis Blow has been released from the hospital after undergoing a successful heart transplant in December. “Yes I have received a healthy heart – my donor was 34 – and God is still in the miracle business- thank you everyone for your prayers,” Blow announced on Twitter this week. The heart transplant organization,…
Read MoreChuck D says ‘old’ politicians should retire at 65, counsel young leaders
Chuck D believes politicians should retire at 65. The 60-year-old rapper insists “old folks” shouldn’t be in positions of leadership but should instead use their years of experience to offer advice and guidance to others. He said: “I don’t think old folks should be leaders. I think old folks should be there to give advice…
Read MoreGoodie Mob continues fight for equality and community relevance on new album
This month marks the 25th anniversary of Goodie Mob‘s seminal hip-hop album Soul Food. Among a plethora of other things, the project was an announcement that the South was more than bounce and Miami bass. When the album dropped Nov. 7, 1995, we were introduced to a quartet of young Black men, ready, willing and…
Read MoreGoodie Mob, Organized Noize team up with Chuck D for new song, ‘Are You Ready’
Goodie Mob and Public Enemy set the standard for revolutionary rap during the 1980s and 1990s. Both groups showed the world that Black lives matter before it was a hashtag or organization. For the first time, Goodie Mob has teamed up with Public Enemy’s frontman Chuck D for the new song “Are You Ready.” Produced…
Read MoreChuck D continues to speak truth to power
Great art will always stand the test of time. In the summer of 1989, Public Enemy released the most poignant protest song in hip-hop history in “Fight the Power” for Spike Lee‘s gut-wrenching film, Do the Right Thing. Thirty-one years later, the song speaks to a new generation of activists inspired by the killings of…
Read MoreChuck D and Daddy-O serve empowerment music via the group Night Train
Chuck D and Daddy-O are the equivalents of classic luxury cars that have been kept in immaculate condition under the sheets in the garage of mainstream Black society. They’ve thrived as self-contained units despite the lack of love from popular culture and even Black radio stations. But folks are looking to them now. With the…
Read MoreChuck D now calls Flavor Flav’s firing from Public Enemy a ‘hoax’
Chuck D, the frontman for the iconic and pioneering hip-hop group Public Enemy, now says all the fireworks created with the recent public firing of Flavor Flav was a hoax. As you recall, Flavor Flav, 61, vowed not to appear at a political rally for Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, that was…
Read MorePublic Enemy fires Flavor Flav after dispute over Bernie Sanders rally
One of rap’s most legendary groups has fired its most revered hype man. On Sunday, March 1, 2020, Public Enemy’s lead rapper, Chuck D, revealed that Flavor Flav is no longer in the group. The dismissal comes days after Flavor Flav sent a cease-and-desist letter to Bernie Sanders over Public Enemy’s free concert in Los…
Read MoreJahi: A new voice for Public Enemy?
Iconic hip-hop collective and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alum Public Enemy is responsible for providing countless classic hit singles, along with a string of gold or platinum albums over the course of nearly three decades. Frontman Chuck D has since personally recruited Cleveland emcee Jahi to help continue the legacy of the house that P.E.…
Read MoreChic co-creator Nile Rodgers honored at BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
Broadcast Music, Inc. gathered some of the most influential hit-makers for the 2015 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards in Beverly Hills, California Friday night. Award-winning music great Nile Rodgers was honored with the BMI Icon Award, and several artists performed well-known songs that he helped create. Rodgers is a songwriter, composer, producer, guitarist and arranger who began…
Read MoreRick Ross, Chuck D talk ‘Black Lives Matter’ at the BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
Rick Ross, Chuck D and other celebrities discuss “Black Lives Matter” at the BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards in Los Angeles. Edit: Justin Dennis
Read MoreChuck D spearheads ‘Record Store Day’ via DJ Skee’s DASH radio
Legendary Public Enemy frontman Chuck D approached National Record Store Day founder Michael Kurtz with a crazy idea: What if the increasingly popular day dedicated to vinyl had a radio station all its own? Kurtz then turned to DJ Skee and his recently launched DASH radio platform to make Chuck’s idea a reality. Beginning March 1,…
Read MoreWe can’t breathe
As Americans usher in the new year and bid farewell to 2014, we should renew our commitment to continue to fight for liberty and justice, especially for the group most assailed in this country over the past year, young Black males. The fatal shooting of unarmed Black teen Michael Brown, singled out for the “crime”…
Read MoreChuck D opens up on the NYPD tragedy, protests against racial injustice, and hip-hop’s role in the new revolution
Chuck D has served as the voice for hip-hop for more than 25 years. He continues to be vocal on issues that affect the Black community and hip-hop generation. With the ongoing protests over violence against unarmed Black males by the hands of police, and recent killing of NYPD officers, it was imperative that we…
Read MorePublic Enemy performs at Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn, New York
The Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn, New York is a bowling alley/concert venue, and it was rocking with Public Enemy performing live alongside Professor Griff, D.J. Lord, and S1W. Starting with “Rebel Without a Pause,” the iconic group kept the hits coming, following up with “911 is a Joke”, and “Don’t Believe the Hype.” Chuck D. and…
Read MoreBusta Rhymes and Lil Kim: Hip-hop ‘elders’ embarrassing themselves
It’s been a busy week for hip-hop veterans–but it hasn’t exactly been a good sort of busy. 90s superstars Busta Rhymes and Lil Kim both made headlines this week for their latest endeavors, but both projects were met with head-scratching and derision, as opposed to praise.
Read MoreChuck D feat. Mavis Staples: ‘Give We The Pride’
Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg apologizes to Chuck D on air
Peter Rosenberg apologizes to Chuck D
Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg apologized on the air for any disparaging remarks he made about Public Enemy frontman Chuck D.
Read MoreJay Electronica blasts Lyor Cohen, Peter Rosenberg via Twitter
Roc Nation rapper Jay Electronica aired out Hot 97 radio host Peter Rosenberg during a series of tweets this week.
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