Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Aug 01, 1960 (65 years old)
Chuck D
Known For
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches...
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
A once-in-a-lifetime live concert special celebrating the 50th anniversary of...
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
Public Enemy’s Chuck D leads a cast of hip-hop icons...
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction...
Biography
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American rapper, author, and producer. He helped create politically and socially conscious rap music in the mid-1980s as the leader of the rap group Public Enemy.
Acting
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2024
James Brown: Say It Loud
2023
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023
Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History
2023
Cover Your Ears
2023
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
2023
Sign the Show
2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
Nothing Compares
2022
Use of Force: The Policing of Black America
2021
Mr. Nelson on the North Side
2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021
Anthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestream
2021
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2020
American Rapstar
2020
For NYC
2020
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
2020
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
2020
It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet
2019
The Cobra at Twilight
2019
System Shock: How the MP3 Changed Music
2019
Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare
2019
Grass Is Greener
2018
The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop
2018
Rock Rubber 45s
2018
The King
2018
Survivor's Guide to Prison
2018
System Shock
2017
Who Killed Tupac?
2017
G-Funk
2016
1971 Pirates: Forever Brothers
2016
Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story
2016
The Bet
2015
All Things Must Pass
2015
Hustlers Convention
2014
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
2014
Heights Girl
2014
Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown
2014
Public Enemy Live at the Metro Theatre
2014
Ali vs Stevenson: The Greatest Fight That Never Was
2013
Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote
2013
The Doctor
2013
Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy
2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D
2011
Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage
2011
Prince: A Purple Reign
2011
Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop
2010
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
2010
Straight Outta L.A.
2009
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
2009
Copyright Criminals
2009
The Black Candle
2007
Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome
2007
Mixtape, Inc.
2007
Ali's 65
2006
Fuck
2005
Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship
2005
Black in the 80s
2004
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2003
Godfathers and Sons
2003
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2003
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
1997
Anthem
1995
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1995
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1992
Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live
1991
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 16
1990
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
1989
Impact Video Magazine