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show bio Chuck D
As the leader and co-founder of the legendary rap group Public Enemy, Chuck D helped redefined hip-hop as music with a message. Over two decades and 12 albums, Public Enemy continues to deliver messages about race, rage, reality, and inequality that reach all segments of the population. Chuck D continues to write his own books and music that highlight social injustice and community empowerment; as such he is called upon to be a spokesperson for hip hop and rap music by television, radio, documentary and book projects
Race, Rap and Reality
Date: 9/25/2008
Chuck D, the leader and co-founder of the legendary rap group Public Enemy, discusses "Race, Rap, and Reality" in a public lecture co-hosted by the Clinton School and Philander Smith College. He discusses the need to speak out or invisible decisions made by a few will continue to affect the vast majority of the general public. He offers some advice about the upcoming presidential election and describes what he thinks about the two candidates.
