Chuck D is a member of the rock supergroup Prophets of Rage.
27 Facts About Chuck D
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Chuck D has released several solo albums, most notably Autobiography of Mistachuck.
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Chuck D has been nominated for six Grammys throughout his career, and has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award as a member of Public Enemy.
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Chuck D was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013 as member of Public Enemy.
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Chuck D began writing lyrics after the New York City blackout of 1977.
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Chuck D attended W Tresper Clarke High School, where he was offered no formal education in music.
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Chuck D then went to Adelphi University on Long Island to study graphic design, where he met William Drayton.
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Chuck D received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Adelphi in 1984 and later received an honorary doctorate from Adelphi in 2013.
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Chuck D made a rare appearance at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, presenting the Video Vanguard Award to the Beastie Boys, commending their musicianship.
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Chuck D later described the decision to sue as "stupid".
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Chuck D loaned his voice to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as DJ Forth Right MC for the radio station Playback FM.
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Chuck D appeared with Henry Rollins in a cover of Black Flag's "Rise Above" for the album Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three.
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Chuck D was featured on Z-Trip's album Shifting Gears on a track called "Shock and Awe"; a 12-inch of the track was released featuring artwork by Shepard Fairey.
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In March 2011, Chuck D re-recorded vocals with The Dillinger Escape Plan for a cover of "Fight the Power".
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In 2016 Chuck D joined the band Prophets of Rage along with B-Real and former members of Rage Against the Machine.
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Chuck D says this was based on listening to Melle Mel and sportscasters such as Marv Albert.
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Chuck D often comes up with a title for a song first.
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Chuck D writes on paper, though sometimes edits using a computer.
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Chuck D listed his favourite rap albums in Hip Hop Connection:.
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Chuck D identifies as Black, as opposed to African or African-American.
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Chuck D says visiting Africa and experiencing life on a continent where the majority of people are Black gave him a new perspective and helped him get in touch with his own history.
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Chuck D has continued to be an activist, publisher, lecturer, and producer.
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Chuck D believes that nothing has changed for African-Americans since the debut of Public Enemy and, although he thinks that an Obama-Clinton alliance is great, he does not feel that the establishment will allow anything of substance to be accomplished.
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Chuck D stated that it is Public Enemy's belief that all human beings are equal.
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Chuck D is on the board of the TransAfrica Forum, a Pan African organization that is focused on African, Caribbean and Latin American issues.
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Chuck D has been an activist with projects of The Revcoms, such as Refuse Fascism and Stop Mass Incarceration Network.
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Chuck D has claimed on Twitter to be a maternal great grandson of architect George Washington Foster.