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Chuck D

Carlton Douglas "Chuck" Ridenhour (born August 1, 1960), known professionally as Chuck D, is an American rapper, best known as the leader and frontman of the hip-hop group Public Enemy, which he co-founded in 1985 with Flavor Flav. Chuck D is also a member of the rock supergroup Prophets of Rage. He has released several solo albums, most notably…

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Also known as
Carl Ryder · Mistachuck · Chucky D · Chuck Dangerous · The Hard Rhymer
Born
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour (1960-08-01) August 1, 1960 (age 66) Hempstead, New York, U.S.
Formerly of
Prophets of Rage · The Bomb Squad
Genres
Hip-hop · political hip-hop · rap metal
Member of
Public Enemy · doPE
Occupations
Rapper · songwriter

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Early life

Career

Rapping technique and creative process

Politics

Personal life

TV appearances

Music appearances

Discography

Selected publications

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Chuck D

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Chuck D

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related to Music appearances · 78
Chuck D → Access, Always Strive, America, And, Andra Day, Are, ASAP Ferg's, Beautiful People, Boom Boom Satellites, Brazilian, Broadcast, Causa, Cause, Chuck, Computer Hell Cabin, Efeito, Effect, Everybody, Everything, Excess
related to Career · 48
Chuck D → Anthrax, Apocalypse, Black Planet, Boom Boom Satellites, Bum Rush, Chief Groovy Loo, Chosen Tribe, Chuck, Def Jam Records, Em Running Scared, Fear, Flavor Flav, George Clinton's, Got, Greatest Misses, He, He Got Game, Hold Us Back, Ice Cube, Ichiban Records
related to Early life · 28
Chuck D → Adelphi, Adelphi University, August, Bachelor, Chuck, Columbia Record Club, EPD, Fine Arts, Flavor Flav, He, In, Long Island, Motown, New York, New York City, Ridenhour, Saturday, Services, Skind, Super Spectrum Mix Hour
related to Later career · 26
Chuck D → Autobiography, Beastie Boys, Christopher, Chuck, Coolio, DJs, Em Down, He, In, In November, In September, Mercury Records, Mistachuck, MP3, MTV Video Music Awards, Rapstation, Ridenhour, Shut, Since, Ten Crack Commandments
related to Selected publications · 21
Chuck D → Black Dog, Chuck, Dell Publishing Company, Duke Eatmon, Fight, Hip-Hop History, ISBN, Jonathan Bernstein, Leventhal, Lorrie Boula, Lyrics, Office Da Books, Power, Presents This Day, Race, Rap, Rap Revolutionary Volume One, Reality, Ron Maskell, Shepard Fairey
related to Politics · 16
Chuck D → African, African-American, Air America Radio, Alimi Ballard, Apollo, Black, Chuck, Dan Field, DIRT Magazine, He, In, Mix, MP3, Ridenhour, Unfiltered, United States Congress
Also known as · 6
Chuck D → Carl Ryder, Chuck Dangerous, Chucky D, Mistachuck, The Hard Rhymer, The Rhyme Animal
related to Rapping technique and creative process · 6
Chuck D → Chuck, He, How, Marv Albert, Melle Mel, Rap
related to External links · 5
Chuck D → AllMusicChuck, Discogs, Enemy, IMDbChuck, Official
Genres · 3
Chuck D → Hip-hop, political hip-hop, rap metal

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chuck public appeared enemy album music hip-hop also rap track black ridenhour new people rock rage one featured song rapper

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Chuck DAlso known asCarl Ryder1.00infobox
Chuck DAlso known asMistachuck1.00infobox
Chuck DAlso known asChucky D1.00infobox
Chuck DAlso known asChuck Dangerous1.00infobox
Chuck DAlso known asThe Hard Rhymer1.00infobox
Chuck DAlso known asThe Rhyme Animal1.00infobox
Chuck DBornCarlton Douglas Ridenhour (1960-08-01) August 1, 1960 (age 66) Hempstead, New York, U.S.1.00infobox
Chuck DFormerly ofProphets of Rage1.00infobox
Chuck DFormerly ofThe Bomb Squad1.00infobox
Chuck DGenresHip-hop1.00infobox
Chuck DGenrespolitical hip-hop1.00infobox
Chuck DGenresrap metal1.00infobox
Chuck DMember ofPublic Enemy1.00infobox
Chuck DMember ofdoPE1.00infobox
Chuck DOccupationsRapper1.00infobox
Chuck DOccupationssongwriter1.00infobox
Chuck DWebsitemrchuckd.com1.00infobox
Chuck DYears active1984–present1.00infobox
Chuck Dis aUS Global Music Ambassador in a programme established by the US State Department and YouTube0.90text

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