Chuck D
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 18: (L-R) Inductee Chuck D of Public Enemy, musician Dave Grohl, inductee Geddy Lee of Rush, Darryl 'D.M.C.' McDaniels, inductee Neil Peart of Rush and musician John Fogerty perform onstage at the 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on April 18, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.
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There is a bit of a conservative nature to what Public Enemy is about, but really we've gone against a lot of the things that America has placed on our freedoms as well
We're one of 36 groups on the first ballot (to be inducted into the Hall)
It was very gratifying because we've always stood up for our genre to be accepted as real music ... We decided early on to make a groundbreaking difference in our music, our lyrics and the application of what we thought about us as a people amongst people and human beings.More quotes »
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Public Enemy enters Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Enemy doing "Walk This Way."DMC said Public Enemy's Rock Hall induction was much deserved because the group is hip-hop's best."People always ask me who's the better rapper Eminem or Jay-Z," DMC said. "I say Chuck D . Lil Wayne or Kanye West? Chuck D." Read more »
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Chuck D. to Narrate "The Doctor"
Musician, author and producer Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, better known as Chuck D of the iconic group Public Enemy, will narrate the upcoming film on the storied life and career of Julius "Dr. J" Erving of the Philadelphia 76ers when NBA TV presents The D from Artist Direct Read more »
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This week in Tampa Bay area live music: Iceage, LL Cool J, Fleetwood Mac, Obituary & more
THURSDAY, JUNE 6 LL Cool J feat. DJ Z-Trip w/Ice Cube/Public Enemy/De La Soul A four-pack of hip hop groundbreakers from back in the day flow, rip, rhyme, and flash some old school bravado on the “Kings of the Mic Tour” as led by the grandmaster of sexy from Creative Loafing Tampa Read more »
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Dr. J reflects on past, looks to future
PHILADELPHIA — Julius Erving said the Los Angeles Lakers traded the 76ers Âdamaged goods in Andrew Bynum, called analytics Âturning basketball into rocket science and predicted the San Antonio Spurs would defeat the Miami Heat for the NBA championship from The Delaware News Journal Read more »
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Concert Review: Public Enemy with De La Soul, Ice Cube and LL Cool J
Hey, is that Flavor Flav playing the drums and the bass? How many hype men can do that? I thought this as Chuck D’s flavorful sidekick slammed a drum set while Public Enemy’s set came to a close. The legendary hip-hop group, whose pro-black, anti-governm from Weekly Seven Read more »
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Harder Than You Think
In December 1963, an intriguing article by one William Mann was published in The Times. Its prose was elaborate, eloquent, and above all rooted in the vocabulary of musicology: “pandiatonic clusters”, “submediant key switches” and “Aeolian cadence” were from The Oxonian Review Read more »
