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LOS ANGELES — Wondery and Audible have announced a groundbreaking collaboration in the form of a limited audio series titled “Class of ’88.” The original podcast, hosted by Academy Award-winning actor and hip-hop icon Will Smith, celebrates the year that defined the global cultural phenomenon of hip-hop. Launching exclusively on Amazon Music and Audible on…
Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021. The holiday commemorates the day, 158 years ago, when enslaved African Americans were fully emancipated. Even though the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect a couple of years prior, it was not implemented in territories controlled by the Confederate. It was only until June 19, 1865, that an order…
Chuck D has issued a statement calling out Live Nation for seemingly allowing Travis Scott to take the fall for the recent Houston Astroworld mass casualty event that left nine dead and hundreds injured. We have included the open letter below. I cannot believe we’re at the point where I gotta say this out loud:…
After over two decades, Public Enemy – the iconic group whose message of revolution, social justice, and racial equality is more potent and necessary today than ever – finally reunites with the historic label it helped build into a globally recognized brand: Def Jam Recordings. Public Enemy and Def Jam have reunited to officially release…
Chuck D of Public Enemy now says his feud as well as the apparent firing of Flavor Flav was all a pre-planned hoax. Are you confused? Hit him up on Twitter.
Figures … I salute Deborah Dugan for her truth and courage to try and effect change. As always, a bunch of ignorant, testosterone-fueled, usually old white men stop progress and screw it up. Same old bullshit. They want to keep it status quo and make sure things like Hip Hop stay the poster child of…
Chuck D will receive the 2019 Woody Guthrie Prize, honoring the artistic pioneer’s long career of bringing social issues to light through his music, writings and activism. The Woody Guthrie Center will present Chuck D with the recognition on November 16 at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, where the center is located. Ticket information will be…
When a music legend chooses you to head up a record label, you have done something right. Leeia Henderson, A&R for Chuck D’s label makes it very clear that TheArt isn’t just looking for talent. They want people of great character who make great music. Having made the transition from spoken word artist to managing…