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*Legendary rapper Chuck D will be a featured speaker at Adelphi University and will also receive an honorary doctorate degree during the school’s 117th graduation on May 19. He actually attended the university from 1978 to 1984 and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and had a hand in expanding the school’s radio programming. [...]
*Public Enemy was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the 27th annual induction ceremony. It was a historical moment for the controversial group that’s gone against the grain from the beginning. For group member Chuck D, it’s an honor but also a moment of reflection. “It’s not ever really been [...]
*The 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place Thursday night at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theater, honoring Donna Summer, Public Enemy, Quincy Jones, Albert King, Heart, Randy Newman, Rush and Lou Adler. Kelly Rowland and Jennifer Hudson were among the celebs ushering Summer into the Rock Hall, while Public Enemy’s Chuck D recalled [...]
*Los Angeles was the last stop of the Hip Hop Gods tour, featuring Chuck D & Public Enemy, Monie Love, Schoolly D, Leaders of the New School, Davy DMX, the X Clan, Son of Bazerk, Wise Intelligent (of Poor Righteous Teachers), and Awesome Dre. Thursday (12/13/12) night’s performance ended a successful run of the tour, [...]
*The late Donna Summer, rap group Public Enemy, musician/producer Quincy Jones and bluesman Albert King are among the acts to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this Spring. Rock bands Rush and Heart also made the cut, while Jones and his friend Lou Adler will enter the hall as Ahmet Ertegun [...]
*Public Enemy is back in effect with some new music. “I Shall Not Be Moved” falls right in line with the group’s typical political mantra, addressing the current issues and propaganda generated by the political climate. It highlights the group’s perspective that a system is in place that has blinded people from real conditions and [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE Nobody cares how much you know, until they [...]
*President Obama has everyone talking with his endorsement of same-sex marriage. But emphasis has been given to what the African American community thinks about his decision. Pastors in the black church are being increasingly vocal about withdrawing from the president because of his decision, but major black leaders and the hip-hop community are standing behind [...]
*Chris Rock and Chuck D will be among the presenters for this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony next month April. The comedian is due to induct the Red Hot Chili Peppers into the hall at the ceremony at the Rock Hall in Cleveland on April 14. He’s a big fan and [...]
*Public Enemy frontman Chuck D filed a class-action lawsuit against Universal Music Group in U.S. District Court in Northern California on Tuesday, alleging that the music giant has short-changed its artists and producers in licensing deals for digital downloads and ringtones. The suit alleges that Universal owes its artists “hundreds of millions of dollars in [...]
*Hip-hop group Public Enemy almost cancelled their U.K. gigs this month over the riots that plagued the country in August. Frontman Chuck D says Americans were cautious about flying to Britain after days of unrest, during which youths looted shops and arsonists caused havoc in various cities across the country. But the rap legends pressed [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE People who don’t vote have no line of [...]
*Public Enemy frontman Chuck D shared recently that he’s pretty disappointed for the lack of support for the president from his fellow rappers. Although President Barack Obama has had a strong week with announcing the death of Osama Bin Laden and proving his American citizenship, the vocal support from the hip hop industry has been [...]
*A desire to memorialize his heroes — including James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist Garry Shider and jazz legends such as Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis — drove Bootsy Collins to make “Tha Funk Capitol of the World,” his first new album in five years, reports Billboard. “In 2008 we went out and did a [...]
*In his time of reflection and travel, Public Enemy frontman Chuck D has taken it upon himself to compose a “Hip Hop State of the Union” address. Originally addressed to AllHipHop.com’s Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur and hip hop journalist Davey D, the trailblazing rapper shared his thoughts about music and Hip Hop’s global influence. He began [...]
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