Chuck D

Chuck D has long been one of hip-hop's godfathers, but things are turning a bit more official as he just turned 50-years old at the beginning of August. In response, there's a new Public Enemy single that pays tribute to Chuck and other group members nearing their half-century mark...

Arizona's new Immigration Law has caused a major stir amongst the American people. Several hip-hop artists have expressed their frustrations about it, but Public Enemy frontman Chuck D has stepped up and recorded a new track called 'Tear Down That Wall' to voice his personal dismay for the law that he believes enforces racial profiling...

On Friday, April 23, Arizona's governor Jan Brewer signed a controversial new law, which will require immigrant residents to carry documents verifying their immigration status. The law gives police officers the right to question any person about his or her status if any "reasonable suspicion" arises that they may be illegally residing in America...

New York City's National Museum of Hip-Hop has announced the launch of its annual Hall of Hip-Hop Awards. The museum, which was founded in 2005 and is located in lower Manhattan, plans to celebrate hip-hop's greats, two of whom -- Public Enemy frontman Chuck D and KRS-One -- will be hosting one of the museum's launch parties ...

Public Enemy rapper and activist Chuck D has organized a compilation album in support of the Haitian relief fund. The nine-song album is entitled 'Kombit pou Haiti,' which means "coming together for the good of Haiti." It features a collection of songs by artists on his SLAMjamz label, including Son of Bazerk, Professor Griff, Haitian group Hi Coup and Chuck D ...

The new music documentary 'Copyright Criminals' takes a magnified look at samples in hip-hop and the resulting, endless copyright battles. The film, which premieres on Tuesday, Jan. 26, at the Toronto Film Festival, and then part of PBS' Independent Lens Series, investigates the legitimacy of famous hip-hop copyright disputes...

Legendary MC Chuck D made an unlikely show of support for Jay-Z recently, telling online radio show host Eric B that he loves 'The Blueprint 3,' and considers Jay to be a new man at this point in his career. "On Jay-Z -- quote me on this -- Jay-Z is the Rookie of the Year in 2009," the Public Enemy leader began...

Veteran rapper, author and social activist Chuck D has partnered with music marketing website uplaya.com in an effort to figure out the "science" behind hit songs. The website, which launched in June, measures the mainstream potential of songs and analyzes the music patterns to scientifically predict whether a song will be a hit or miss...

Hip-hop made room for a tribute to soul legend Isaac Hayes at last night at VH1's fifth annual 'Hip-Hop Honors' ceremony. Held at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom, rappers including Chuck D, Scarface and Mos Def all saluted the music pioneer...

After several years -- 26 to be exact -- in the music industry, Public Enemy frontman Chuck D wants to head up the record company that released PE's first major label album. In a recent interview, the rapper/political activist said he's interested in heading Def Jam Records...