Very Good: An item that is used but still in very good condition. No damage to the jewel case or item cover, noscuffs, scratches, cracks, or holes. The cover art and liner notes are included. The VHS or DVD box is included.
The video game instructions and box are included. The teeth of disk holder are undamaged. Minimal wear on the exterior of item. No skipping on CD/DVD. No fuzzy/snowy frames on VHS tape. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.Artist:Chuck DCassette Condition:Good (G)Style:Old SchoolCase Condition:Good (G)Inlay Condition:Good (G)Genre:Rap & Hip-Hop.
Chuck DChuck D and performing at the Bilbao Urban Musikaldia, Vista Alegre bullring on October 8, 2006.Background informationBirth nameCarlton Douglas RidenhourAlso known asCarl Ryder (as a member of production team ), Mistachuck, Chucky D, Chuck Dangerous, The Hard Rhymer, The Rhyme Animal,Born( 1960-08-01) August 1, 1960 (age 52)Origin, United StatesOccupations,Years active1986–presentAssociated acts,WebsiteCarlton Douglas Ridenhour (born August 1, 1960), better known by his, Chuck D, is an American rapper, author, and producer. He helped create politically and socially conscious in the mid-1980s as the leader of the rap group. Ranked him #9 on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time, while ranked him #12 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time. Contents.Early lifeRidenhour was born in.
After graduating from, he went to on to study. He is the son of Lorenzo Ridenhour.
CareerUpon hearing Ridenhour's 'Public Enemy Number One', fledgling producer/upcoming music-mogul insisted on signing him to his.Their major label albums were: , , , , , and. They also released a for the film in 1998. Ridenhour also contributed (as Chuck D) to several episodes of the series. He has appeared as a featured artist on many other songs and albums, having collaborated with artists such as, and many others. In 1990, he appeared on ', a song by the band, and along with, he sang on 's song 'Tweakin', which appears on his 1989 album. In 1993, he executive produced Got 'Em Running Scared, an album by group Chief Groovy Loo and the Chosen Tribe.
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Later careerIn 1996, Ridenhour released on. Chuck D made a rare appearance at the, presenting the to the, whilst commending their musicianship.
In November 1998, he with Christopher ' Wallace's estate over the latter's of his voice in the song 'Ten Crack Commandments'. The specific sampling is Ridenhour counting off the numbers one to nine on the track 'Shut 'Em Down'.In September 1999, he launched a multi-format 'supersite' on the web site Rapstation.com. A home for the vast global hip hop community, the site boasts a TV and radio station with original programming, many of hip hop's most prominent DJs, celebrity interviews, free downloads (the first was contributed by multi-platinum rapper ), downloadable by, social commentary, current events, and regular features on turning rap careers into a viable living. Since 2000, he has been one of the most vocal supporters of in the music industry.He loaned his voice to as DJ Forth Right MC for the radio station. In 2000, he collaborated with Public Enemy's Gary G-Whiz and MC Lyte on the theme music to the television show.
He appeared with in a cover of 's 'Rise Above' for the album. He was also featured on 's album on a track called 'Shock and Awe'; a 12-inch of the track was released featuring artwork. In 2008 he contributed a chapter to Sound Unbound: Sampling Digital Music and Culture (The MIT Press, 2008) edited by Paul D. Miller a.k.a., and also turned up on 's album on the track 'Flashlight Fight.' He also fulfilled his childhood dreams of being a sports announcer by performing the play-by-play commentary in the video game NBA Ballers: Chosen One on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.In 2009, Ridenhour wrote the foreword to the book The Love Ethic: The Reason Why You Can't Find and Keep Beautiful Black Love by Kamau and Akilah Butler. He also appeared on 's album,.In March 2011, Chuck D re-recorded vocals with for a cover of '.Chuck D duetted with Rock singer on his 2011 album on the song 'Mad Mad World/The Good God is a Woman and She Don't Like Ugly'. Rapping technique and creative processChuck D is known for his powerful voice - How to Rap says, “Chuck D of has a powerful, resonant voice that is often acclaimed as one of the most distinct and impressive in ”.
Chuck D says this was based on listening to and sportscasters such as Marv Albert.Chuck D often comes up with a title for a song first and that he writes on paper, though he sometimes edits using a computer. He also prefers to not vocals, and he prefers to not vocals.
PoliticsRidenhour is politically active; he co-hosted on, testified before in support of MP3 sharing, and was involved in a 2004 rap political convention. He continues to be an, publisher, lecturer, and producer. Addressing the negative views associated with rap music, he co-wrote the essay book Fight the Power: Rap, Race, and Reality, along with Yusuf Jah. He argues that 'music and art and culture is escapism, and escapism sometimes is healthy for people to get away from reality', but sometimes the distinction is blurred and that's when 'things could lead a young mind in a direction.' He also founded the record company Slam Jamz and acted as narrator in Kareem Adouard's short film Bling: Consequences and Repercussions, which examines the role of in fashion.
Despite Chuck D and Public Enemy's success, Chuck D claims that popularity or public approval was never a driving motivation behind their work. He is admittedly skeptical of celebrity status, revealing in a 1999 interview with that, 'The key for the record companies is to just keep making more and more stars, and make the ones who actually challenge our way of life irrelevant. The creation of celebrity has clouded the minds of most people in America, Europe and Asia. It gets people off the path they need to be on as individuals.' In an interview with published January 29, 2008, Chuck D stated that rap is devolving so much into a commercial enterprise, that the relationship between the rapper and the record label is that of slave to a master. He believes that nothing has changed for African-Americans since the debut of Public Enemy and, although he thinks that an Obama-Clinton alliance is great, he does not feel that the establishment will allow anything of substance to be accomplished. He also stated that French President Sarkozy is like any other European elite: he has profited through the murder, rape, and pillaging of those less fortunate and he refuses to allow equal opportunity for those men and women from Africa.
In this article, he also defended a comment made by in the past that he says was taken out of context by the media. The real statement was a critique of the Israeli government and its treatment of the Palestinian people. Chuck D stated that it is Public Enemy's belief that all human beings are equal.In an interview with the magazine N'Digo published in late June 2008, he spoke of today's mainstream urban music seemingly relishing the addictive euphoria of materialism and sexism, perhaps being the primary cause of many people harboring resentment towards the genre and its future.
However he has expressed hope for its resurrection, saying 'It’s only going to be dead if it doesn’t talk about the messages of life as much as the messages of death and non-movement', citing artists such as, and the as socially conscious artists who push the envelope creatively. 'A lot of cats are out there doing it, on the Web and all over. They’re just not placing their career in the hands of some major corporation.'
Most recently Chuck D became involved in Let Freedom Sing: The Music of the Civil Rights, a 3-CD box set from Time Life. He wrote the introduction to the liner notes and is visiting colleges across the nation discussing the significance of the set.
He's also set to appear in a follow up movie called Let Freedom Sing: The Music That Inspired the Civil Rights Movement.In 2010, Chuck D released a track entitled 'Tear Down That Wall'. He said, “I talked about the wall not only just dividing the U.S. And Mexico but the states of California, New Mexico and Texas.
But Arizona, it's like, come on. Now they're going to enforce a law that talks about basically racial profiling.”He is on the board of the a Pan African organization that works for the right of Africa, Caribbean and Latin American issues. Personal life. Retrieved 2012-05-08. Music Monthly, June 18, 2006. (June 30, 2009). Retrieved June 30, 2009.
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