Happy Birthday Chuck D

“Government and culture are two diametrically opposed forces - the one blinds and oppresses, the other uplifts and unites” - Chuck D

(Chuck D)

Chuck D was born as Carlton Ridenhour on August 1st, 1960 in Queens, New York, USA. Ridenhour attended Adelphi University in Long Island. While in college he met William Drayton who would become Flavor Flav. In 1984 he received a B.F.A.

(Ridenhour in 1984)

In 1986 he formed the group “Public Enemy”.

(Public Enemy in 1986)

In 1987 the group released its 1st album “Yo! Bum Rush the Show”. In 1988 they released their 2nd album “It takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back”.

(Public Enemy in 1988)

In 1989 they released the song “Fight the Power” for the soundtrack of the movie Do the Right Thing (1989). Also in 1989 he appeared on the song “Tweakin’” by George Clinton.

(Chuck D (Right) with Flavor Flav (Left) and Spike Lee (Center))

In 1990 they released the album “Fear of a Black Planet”. In 1991 they released the album “Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black”.

(Public Enemy in 1991)

In 1994 they released “Muse Sick n Hour Mess Age”. In 1996 he released his 1st solo album “Autobiography of Mistachuck”.

(Chuck D in 1996)

In 1997 he released the book Fight the Power: Rap Race and Reality. In 1998 they released the album “He Got Game” for the movie He Got Game (1998).

(Public Enemy in 1998)

Also in 1998 Chuck D settled out in court with the Notorious B.I.G.’s estate for the Notorious B.I.G. using one of Chuck D’s songs without his permission. In 1999 he launched a multi format "supersite" on the web site Rapstation.com. In 2004 his voice appeared in the video game “Grand Theft Auto San Andreas”.

(Chuck D (Center) with KRS One (Left) and Flavor Flav (Right))

In 2010 he released the album “I Don’t Rhyme for the Sake of Riddlin’”.

(Chuck D in 2010)

In 2013 he earned an honorary doctorate from Adelphi University.

(Chuck D in 2013)

Also in 2013 his group Public Enemy was inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame. In 2014 he released the album “The Black in Man”.

(Chuck D in 2014)

Today he turns 56 years old and we would all like to say happy birthday Chuck D.

Albums by Chuck D

• “Autobiography of Mistachuck” (1996)
• “I Don’t Rhyme for the Sake of Riddlin’” (2010)
• “The Black in Man” (2013)

Videos of Chuck D

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCvGX1Os35s  “Public Enemy -- Public Enemy Number One (Live '87)”
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM5_6js19eM  “Public Enemy - Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos”
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PaoLy7PHwk  “Public Enemy - Fight The Power”
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am9BqZ6eA5c  “Public Enemy - Can't Truss It”
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wOcOBjB3uU  “Public Enemy-Shut'em Down”
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DugqkyRG9Tc  “Chuck D - No (HD)”
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPeyQ9SdiOs  “MISTACHUCK - Tear Down That Wall”
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3iBlll7mfY  “Public Enemy Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2013 legendado”
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWqsuuWjQHE  “Chuck D talks Ice Cube, N.W.A, Death of Hip Hop groups, Hip Hop needing Black Leaders + More”

(P.S. sorry for the late post)