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Chuck D Honors Harry Belafonte's Legacy, Thanks Him For Rock Hall Intro

Published: 04/26/2023

The world is down one more musician, philanthropist, and humanitarian with the death of Harry Belafonte, and Chuck D perfectly outlined the tremendous loss. TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the Public Enemy front man Tuesday at LAX, and he refused to accept the notion today's youth don't know Harry's…

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Chuck D Challenges Elon Musk To Ban N-Word After Kanye Suspension

Published: 12/02/2022

Chuck D feels ALL hate speech should be equally ostracized on Twitter ... especially following Kanye West's recent suspension for posting Nazi symbolism. The Public Enemy frontman put out a big signal for Elon Musk on Friday ... challenging him to permanently ban all versions of the n-word on the…

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Chuck D Calls Gun Violence 'Abnormal Behavior' After Takeoff's Death

Published: 11/01/2022

Chuck D says hip hop needs to start addressing the gun violence plaguing the industry ... and killing rappers at an alarming pace. We talked to the legendary MC on "TMZ Live" to get his thoughts on the latest shooting death in hip hop -- Migos rapper Takeoff being gunned down in Houston -- and…

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Flavor Flav Lays Out His Demands for Chuck D Before Public Enemy Reunion

Published: 09/14/2021

Flavor Flav says Chuck D is actually the one stalling any sort of reunion for Public Enemy -- as Chuck's saying -- but now Flav is laying out a solution to their standoff. We got him Monday at LAX, and asked for an update on where things stood with his partner in rhyme. Remember, we spoke to Chuck…

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Chuck D Extends Olive Branch to Flavor Flav, Talks Reunion

Published: 05/24/2021

Chuck D's extending an olive branch to Flavor Flav, and he seems more than ready to get on stage or in a studio with him for the rebirth of Public Enemy. We caught up with the legendary MC as he was touring construction of the Universal Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx. The groundbreaking group brought…

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Chuck D Says Youth Should Run Politics from Top to Bottom

Published: 07/02/2020

Public Enemy still wants people to "Fight the Power" ... but now Chuck D says it's time to let younger people handle that fight, because time's literally running out for most political leaders. We talked to the legendary MC on 'TMZ Live' to get his thoughts on the upcoming election and current…

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Flavor Flav Says Chuck D Had No Right to Fire Him from Public Enemy

Published: 03/05/2020

Flavor Flav scoffs at the notion Chuck D had any right to fire him from Public Enemy ... because he says there's NO GROUP if one of them is MIA. We got FF hangin' in Vegas Wednesday night and he could not have been clearer ... Chuck D can't fire him from the famed group or vice versa ... 'cause he…

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Public Enemy Fires Flavor Flav Over Bernie Rally Spat, Flav Responds

Published: 03/02/2020

Flavor Flav is beside himself right now ... saying he can't believe the group's kicking him to the curb like this after 35 years. Flav also brought up his sobriety and wagged his finger at Chuck D. Public Enemy is moving forward without one of its original (and more memorable) founders -- the one…

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Chuck D Sues Publishing Company For $1 Million

Published: 07/30/2019

Chuck D is suing his record label ... claiming they stole over a million dollars in commissions, as well as a substantial portion of his music publishing catalog. In the lawsuit -- obtained by TMZ -- the Public Enemy MC says after he signed with Reach Global Music and Terrordome Music Publishing…

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Chuck D Says Tekashi69 Should Stop Hanging Out With Kanye West In Wake Of Shooting

Published: 11/09/2018

Chuck D thinks Tekashi69 should find younger and wiser friends, because Kanye West ain't doing the trick. We got the Public Enemy MC at LAX on Friday and asked his thoughts on the drive-by shooting on the set of Tekashi's music vid with Yeezy ... and Chuck straight up tells 6ix9ine to choose…

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Chuck D Says Meek Mill's Music Should Carry a Message Now

Published: 04/25/2018

Chuck D says Meek Mill is not the same man -- or artist -- he was when he first went into prison 5 months ago ... and, as such, his music should reflect it going forward. We got the Public Enemy MC Tuesday at LAX on the heels of the news Meek was being released from prison, and Chuck thinks the…

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Chuck D Says Trump Administration Is Protecting NRA 'Terrorists,' Not Americans

Published: 10/03/2017

America's terrorist organization isn't a four-letter word, it's only three ... as in the NRA, according to Public Enemy's Chuck D. Chuck's outrage was obvious when we asked how he was feeling about the mass shooting in Las Vegas -- and he's laying blame squarely at President Trump's feet. As far…

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