February 25, 2006

Chuck D wants you to be aware

From "Chuck D urges awareness": On Thursday night, Chuck D, a founding member of celebrated rap group Public Enemy, delivered a free-wheeling talk at Union College, where he touched on subjects such as history, sociology and musicology, to name a few. About 200 people attended the talk, called "Race, Rap, Reality and Technology." The rap... Keep reading >>>

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September 16, 2005

Two Air America hosts support Farrakhan's Katrina conspiracy theory

No doubt you've heard Louis "Calypso Louie" Farrakhan's conspiracy theory about Katrina: White Devils dynamited the levees in order to flood the Black neighborhoods so New Orleans could be rebuilt as a rich, White Devil bastion. In fact, the Reverend informs us, the crater under the levee was a whopping 25 feet deep. Now, not... Keep reading >>>

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May 26, 2005

Chuck D is back on Air America. World rejoices.

ChuckD's new show starts Sunday May 29th evening, Billboard reports. Called "On The Real," it will probably not feature an appearance by former Unfiltered co-star Lizz Winstead. It will, however, feature an appearance by Jamie Foxx. According to writer/producer Gia Garel, we can expect: "music, comedy and verbal sparring highlighting the impact of current, global,... Keep reading >>>

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April 25, 2005

ChuckD to be rehabilitated

According to him, he wasn't fired and he hasn't left AAR. In fact, he'll be coming back next month with a new Sunday night show: "But a daily presence of a person of color besides Mark Riley in the morning could be needed to balance some of the things that appear to be redundant after... Keep reading >>>

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April 07, 2004

ChuckD's "collective"

After a discussion with an ACLU member concerning the FL and NYC police monitoring rap stars, ChuckD said that people of color and women need to realize that they're all part of the "collective." No, Chuck, you aren't supposed to be so explicit. Likewise, "Marxist dialectic" is right out. P.S. Welcome Wonkette readers. I have... Keep reading >>>

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