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Carlton Douglas Ridenhour (born August 1 , 1960 ), better known by his Stage Name '''Chuck D''', is an American Rapper , composer, actor, author, Radio Personality and Producer . Chuck was born in Roosevelt , Long Island , New York , U.S. He helped further 1980s political Rap Music as the controversial and influential lead rapper of Public Enemy . PUBLIC ENEMY After graduating from Music Monthly'', 18 June 2006 . However, Ridenhour viewed the music business as a step down from the design job he had at the time. Rubin would continue calling to the point where Chuck D would have his then-girlfriend (and future wife) answer the phone as not to have to deal with him. Eventually, Chuck D relented, insisting to Rubin that he also sign his friend William "Flavor Flav" Drayton , explaining to Rubin, "I don't know what he does, but he adds ''something''." As the lyricist and main vocalist of Public Enemy, he was the focal point of two seminal and controversial rap albums: '' Fear Of A Black Planet '' and '' It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back ''. Ridenhour also contributed (as Chuck D) to several episodes of the PBS Documentary series '' The Blues ''. In 1990, he appeared in Sonic Youth 's "Kool Thing", a song for their album, '' Goo ''. 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 9 from the track "Shut Em Down". 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, many of hip hop's most prominent DJs, celebrity interviews, free MP3 downloads (the first was contributed by multi-platinum rapper Coolio ), downloadable Ringtone s by ToneThis , 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 in support of Peer-to-peer MP3 sharing, and was involved in a 2004 rap political convention. He continues to be an (ISBN 0-385-31868-5). In regards to rap music promoting violence and the Thug Life , 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." Chuck D: The D is for Dangerous Chuck D also founded the record company Slam Jamz. He also acted as narrator in the short film , shot by Kareem Adouard , which explains how diamonds in Bling fashion can be Conflict Diamonds , fueling wars and killings in Africa . CONFRONTATION CAMP Stemming from his strong political roots, Chuck D. comes together with Confrontation Camp. It's about hip-hop and the raw aggression behind riveting rap rhyming, and frontman Kyle Ice Jason is immersed in classic East Coast rap. Chuck D (who goes by Mistachuck) joins P.E. alum Professor Griff to deliver hard-hitting societal issues through poetic beat boxing and vocalic disarray. Confrontation Camp is signed to Artemis and released '' Objects In The Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear '' in July 2000 TRIVIA
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Beck wrote the verses to "Loser" and attempted to rap them like Chuck D when he heard himself played back he began singing "I'm a loser, baby, so why don't you kill me?"
DISCOGRAPHY With Spectrum City
With Public Enemy
As Chuck D
With Fine Arts Militia
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