A group of old-school rappers, including some from Long Island, are helping to raise money for healthcare workers in New York. “Hip-Hop Loves NY” will feature Roosevelt’s Chuck D and Amityville’s De La Soul, along with Ice T, Kurtis Blow, Biz Markie and Sugar Hill Gang, just to name a few. The event will be […]

Wait…WHAT!? Chuck D is backtracking after firing co-member of Public Enemy, Flavor Flav. The hip-hop legend sat down recently with Talib Kweli and People’s’ Party to talk about the messy fiasco and said Flav could, in reality, never be fired. The apparent feud stemmed from Flavor’s reps issuing a cease and desist letter to Senator […]

Flavor Flav has some words for Chuck D after his apparent dismissal from the legendary hip hop group Public Enemy. The hypeman took to Twitter to vent on Monday, writing “You wanna destroy something we’ve built over 35 years OVER POLITICS??? All because I don’t wanna endorse a candidate, I’m very disappointed in you and […]

Chuck D is teaming up with PUMA and Def Jam Recordings for a Public Enemy sneaker and clothing collaboration.  On Saturday, the legendary frontman revealed that he is releasing a sneaker that honors Public Enemy’s seminal album “Fear Of A Black Planet,” which turns 30 on April 10th.  Chuck also shared the red and white […]

Chuck D’s getting screwed by a deal that’s shutting down his effort to tell Public Enemy‘s story … so he claims in a new lawsuit. The legendary rapper’s suing Alt House Productions because he says he agreed to let the fledgling company to produce a documentary about Spectrum City … the group that eventually became Public Enemy. […]

Roland Martin, host of NewsOne Now, recently sat down with Belafonte and criminal justice activist Carmen Perez for an exclusive interview to discuss Belafonte's upcoming music and arts festival, Many Rivers to Cross.

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But this RNC feels different. Dangerous. And that concern is not stemming from the militarized police forces surrounding the convention center, no matter how unsettling.

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But this RNC feels different. Dangerous. And that concern is not stemming from the militarized police forces surrounding the convention center, no matter how unsettling.

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Hip-hop pioneer Chuck D talks Black Lives Matter and Black love matters at the Justice or Else rally in Washington D.C.

Roland Martin talks about the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March in Washington, DC with Ben Chavis, Russell Simmons, Chuck D., Dr. Cornel West…

Bill Cosby has another ally from the music world in his corner. Legendary rapper and one half of Public Enemy, Chuck D, shared his thoughts on the…

Public Enemy will re-issue their albums “It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back” and “Fear of a Black Planet.” According to “Pitchfork,” the re-releases will each be double-disc features and will include bonus material as well as the original albums. The new editions will also include liner notes written by The Roots […]