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Sen. Chuck Schumer (Getty) *This morning Senator Chuck Schumer was a guest on SiriusXM’s The Joe Madison Show to discuss President Trump’s address to the nation last night regarding the coronavirus crisis. “He did not show any empathy for the people who were suffering. He did not show any real concern. It looked sort […]

The Dells (Charles ‘ Chuck’ Barksdale is front and center in the tan colored sweater/jacket) *Unfortunately we have sad news to report for fans of 50s/60s/70s R&B group The Dells. Charles “Chuck” Barksdale, the famed bass singer of the legendary ensemble has passed away. He was 84. Marshall Thompson of the Chi-Lites, another legendary […]

Photo Credit: Twitter.com *Public Enemy‘s  Chuck D is calling out Flava Flav for alleging in court documents that his home burned to ash during the devastating California wildfires. The Blast previously reported that Flav has been trying to serve the MC with a lawsuit over profits he thinks he’s owed from work with P.E. and claimed in court […]

 *As it turns out, Chuck D and Flavor Flav’s bitter beef over the former’s support of Bernie Sanders was all a hoax to promote Public Enemy’s new music.  The iconic hip-hop group have a new album (Loud Is Not Enough), and Flavor Flav is featured on the “Food As a Machine Gun” track, which […]

Chuck D / via MLB-PR *As the milestone anniversary of Hip Hop is celebrated, MLB teams with music legend Chuck D for special content and programming to celebrate the connection and impact of music, culture, and baseball. During Friday’s highly anticipated Hip Hop 50 Live at Yankee Stadium concert, the co-founder of the pioneering […]

Rappers Chuck D (L) and Flavor Flav of Public Enemy perform onstage at Samsung Galaxy Life Fest at SXSW 2016 on March 12, 2016 in Austin, Texas. *Hip hop legends Public Enemy have been together for over three decades and in one single tweet, Bernie Sanders was able to break them up this week — […]

Credit Chester Higgins, Jr. / Courtesy of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History *Sadly we must report that legendary photographer Chuck Stewart, known and admired for decades for his iconic photographs of equally iconic jazz musicians, has passed January 20. He was 89. Here is a statement on Stewart’s death from his family: Our […]

Chuck D – Getty *Public Enemy’s frontman Chuck D has been tapped by PBS to unpack the history of hip-hop for a new documentary special.  As reported by Uproxx, “The Story Of Hip-Hop With Chuck D” is a four-part docuseries produced by PBS and BBC Studios. The series will trace the history of hip-hop […]

[…] louder. The rest of the planet is on our side. But it’s not enough to talk about change. You have to show up and demand change,” frontman Chuck D said in a statement, Complex reports. “Folks gotta vote like their lives depend on it, ‘cause it does.” “Public Enemy tells it like it is,” Flava […]

Chuck D – Kurtis Blow / Getty *All-time big names in the rap industry are teaming up with SAG-AFTRA to form a hip-hop union to help members receive benefits. Chuck D and Kurtis Blow, two of the rap pioneers, collaborated their new organization the Hip Hop Alliance with the SAG-AFTRA executives to make this […]

Senator Chuck Schumer *Today Senator Chuck Schumer was a guest on SiriusXM’s “The Joe Madison Show,” where he talked about how President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are handling the current crisis, as well as the one joy in all of this – staying at home with his young grandson. On a […]

Chuck Jackson – Gettyimages *If you’re an old, old-school head, unfortunately, we come bearing bad, sad news. The man who placed dozens of singles on the Billboard charts in the 60s, Chuck Jackson, is dead at the age of 85. He passed away on February 16. The soulful singer was born July 22, […]

[…] at STK at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on September 1, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada *Ok, we gotta ask, “what that hell is going on?!” Yep, Chuck D and maybe even Flavor Flav … have got some serious ‘splainin’ do. As you recall, last month the Public Enemy leader told the world that the […]

Chuck Todd – Kristen Welker / Getty *New York (CNN) — Chuck Todd, the longtime host of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” is stepping down from his role, he shared with the audience on Sunday. Colleague Kristen Welker, who is a regular fill-in on the Sunday broadcast, will take over the role. Welker, who […]

[…] Elsewhere in the interview, Bobby talks about his various business ventures and his impact on Brooklyn Drill. Check out excerpts from his conversation with All Hip Hop’s Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmu below. Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur: From your experience in prison, are there any lessons, any wisdom you want to impart on the youngsters? Bobby Shmurda: […]