| LC control no. | n 93117960 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Chuck D, 1960- |
| Variant(s) | D., Chuck, 1960- Ryder, Carl, 1960- Mista Chuck, 1960- Mistachuck, 1960- Ridenhour, Carlton Douglas, 1960- |
| See also | Corporate body: Public Enemy (Musical group) Corporate body: Prophets of Rage (Musical group) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1960-08-01 |
| Place of birth | Queens (New York, N.Y.) |
| Affiliation | Adelphi Academy (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.) Spectrum City (Musical group) Slam Jamz |
| Profession or occupation | Singers Lecturers Businesspeople Songwriter |
| Found in | His Public Enemy, 1994: t.p. (Chuck D) Rap whoz who, c1996: p. 229 (under Public Enemy: Chuck D, a.k.a. Carl Ryder, b. Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Aug. 1, 1960, Roosevelt, Long Island) Diddy. P.E. 2000 rock remix [SR] 1999: container (Mista Chuck) Lightning in a bottle, 2005: end credits (Mistachuck and Fine Arts Militia) LC online copyright file, Apr. 14, 1998 (Ridenhour, Carlton; pseud., Chuck D) African American National Biography, accessed via The Oxford African American Studies Center online database, July 27, 2014: (Carlton Douglas Ridenhour; pseud. Chuck D.; hip-pop/rap artist, lecturer, entrepreneur, songwriter; born 01 August 1960 in Queens, New York, United States; in 1979 enrolled at Adelphi to study graphic design; designed posters for a variety of early hip-pop groups; worked as a DJ at the college radio station under the name Chuck D.; with Shocklee and Bill Stephney recorded several raps as the band Spectrum City; in 1999 Chuck D and Public Enemy broke from Def Jam and created their own label, Slam Jamz; testified before the U.S. Congress on 27 May 2000 and has appeared on several television news programs to discuss MP3 file sharing) |
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