Chuck D

Chuck D has been on a public crusade against terrestrial radio and after being called a "troll" by a talking head, the legendary MC made sure to remind everyone of his OG status. On Sunday, Chuck D posted a letter on Twitter he received from Tupac while 'Pac was incarcerated ...

Believe it or not, but there's a host of hip-hop heads still in the game who are 50 years old and some even older. Check out a gallery of the few guys who have surpassed time and still manage to thrive in thing called hip-hop.

How can radio have so much power? Apparently, that's hip hop's biggest plight, according to Public Enemy's Chuck D. If you recall, the legendary rapper was fuming not too long ago in regards to Hot 97's Summer Jam and how much of an epic fail it was...

While thousands of fans salivated over Hot 97's epic Summer Jam concert yesterday, some people weren't too pleased with the outcome. Rap veteran, Chuck D of Public Enemy, expressed his disdain for the show through his Twitter yesterday as he labeled the show a "sloppy fiasco...

2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Chuck D is supportive of new Hall of Famers’ Kiss, but the feelings aren’t mutual. In a recent interview with Radio.com Kiss front man and bassist Gene Simmons expressed hid dislike for hip-hop acts like Public Enemy by stating that they don’t belong in the Rock Hall. In response Chuck D explained to ...

Chuck D was announced as the Ambassador for Record Store Day 2014 which will take place on April 19th. The rapper main function is to raise awareness of the event. Record Store Day started in 2007. The purposed of Record Store Day is to gather the record store staff, customers and artists for a huge celebration for record stores worldwide and and the special role these independently owned stores p

If it’s one thing the Grammy Awards are good for other than golden phonographs, it’s the performances—and this Sunday’s awards ceremony will be a night to remember with hip-hop and rap in the forefront. Compton’s golden child of hip-hop Kendrick Lamar and independent prodigies Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will go head-to-head, the two contending in what might be the most controversial and heated d

Houston hip-hop legend Scarface told XXL last week that hip-hop has lost its soul, claiming that in this day and age, lyrics are being dumbed down because everyone is so focused on turning up. “I feel like our music was dumbed down,” the Houston legend said in a phone interview, echoing a number of his peers who have vocalized similar frustrations recently. “I grew up listening...

As TMZ previously reported, Suge Knight states he would rather be called a “n*gga” in preference to “African-American,” expounding on the fact that he’s “not from Africa.” Public Enemy ringleader Chuck D spoke to TMZ shortly after Suge proposed the controversial idea on the inaccuracy of the term “African-American.” Albeit the socially and politically aware MC ...

For 10 years, Afropunk has brought a mixture of punk attitude and African-American culture to Brooklyn. The 2013 edition of the festival was perhaps the most ambitious yet, expected to draw over 30,000 people to Fort Greene’s Commodore Barry Park for two days of hip-hop, hardcore punk, metal, funk and more. The ...

According to Flavor Flav, hip-hop has come to a fade. Although he believes there are many "great rap records" out there, according to him the principle elements that birthed the era no longer exist. "There's no more of that, 'Wave your hands in the air like you just don't care,' you know, something that makes you wanna get out there and breakdance," the public enemy member tol

LL Cool has released the tracklist to his anticipated next album, Authentic. LL recently released the tracklist to his upcoming thirteenth studio album Authentic. The album, which due out this April 30th on S-BRO Music Group, features hip-hop icons like Snoop Dogg and Chuck D, as well as guitarist Eddie Van Halen and country star Brad Paisley...