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Carlton Douglas "Chuck D" Ridenhour, (born on August 1 , 1960 ) is a rapper, composer, actor, author, radio personality and producer. Chuck was born in Roosevelt, Long Island , New York , USA . He helped further 1980s political Rap Music as the controversial and influential lead rapper of Public Enemy . After graduating from Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School , Chuck went to Adelphi University in Long Island, New York . During his rap career, he helped give voice to the black consciousness. Ridenhour also contributed (as Chuck D) to several episodes of the PBS Documentary series '' The Blues ''. In 1995 he provided a backing vocal to the song "Elvis Ate America" on the Passengers ( a U2 / Brian Eno colaberation) album Original Soundtracks 1 . In 1996 he released Autobiography Of Mistachuck on Mercury Records . In November 1998, he settled out of court with Christopher " The Notorious B.I.G " Wallace's estate over the latter's sampling of Chuck D's voice in the song "Ten Crack Commandments". The specific sampling is Chuck D counting of the numbers 1 to 10. In September, 1999, he launched a multi-format "supersite" on the Web, Rapstation.com. A home for the vast global Hip Hop community, the site boasts a TV and radio station with original programming, a slew of Hip Hop's most prominent DJs, celebrity interviews, free MP3 downloads (the first was contributed by multi-platinum rapper Coolio ), social commentary, current events, and regular features dedicated to empowering rap artists with the knowledge to turn their craft into a viable living. Since 2000 , he has been one of the most vocal supporters of Internet music File Sharing in the music industry. Chuck has been increasingly involved politically. He co-hosted '' Unfiltered '' on Air America Radio , he has testified before Congress about P2P , and was involved in a 2004 rap political convention. He continues to be an (ISBN 0385318685). He loaned his voice to ''. On June 5 , 2005 , Chuck D returned to Air America Radio with a new show, On The Real . In anger at the New Orleans Hurricane Katrina disaster, Public Enemy came back with the song 'Hell No We Ain't All Right!' and a new album '' New Whirl Odor ''. TV APPEARANCES Chuck D appeared in an episode of News Radio as himself. DISCOGRAPHY with Public Enemy:
In addition, before the 2004 Presidential Election, Public Enemy released the highly anti-Bush EP SON OF A BUSH that contained the songs "Son of a Bush", "Get Your Shit Together" and the song featuring Fine Arts Mililia (featuring Chuck D) entitled "Twisted Sense of God". He also brought out a very soulful 1996 solo record, '' The Autobiography Of Mistachuck '' (on Mercury Records ) and founded the record company Slam Jamz. with Fine Arts Militia:
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