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Chuck D says what makes Eminem so powerful

Chuck D from legendary hip-hop group Public Enemy, has recently shared his opinion on Eminem, probably following the release of the “Realest” in which Eminem throws jabs at another hip-hop pioneer, Melle Mel.

“The thing that got me about Eminem was that he was better crashing on himself than those coming at him. Battle rapwise that completely took the air outta the match like a comedian killing himself on stage.” tweeted Chuck D.

Check D is saying that Eminem is better at critiquing himself than the people who try to diss him and that makes Eminem more powerful. You can’t hurt a men who hurts themselves. In other words, you can’t beat Eminem in a rap battle when he’s already made all of his weaknesses known. Like he did it in the final rap battle scene of 8 Mile against Papa Doc. Eminem doesn’t hide his flaws so nobody can say anything that people didn’t already know.  So Chuck D thinks ‘Be so hard on yourself that nothing can hurt you’ mentality makes him stronger.

One of the users commented: “I got respect for him but would he have made it so big without Dre?!” on which Chuck D replied: “Well Jason a lotta people flocked to the gangsta sides NOT because it was ‘better’ but more scarily authentic especially to young kids yes most black kids weren’t about that life either. … wanting a hipper edge they couldn’t ever be. Scared them into being‘ down’ from the outside imo . So full circle.”

You can check the tweet below:

Chuck D says Eminem & Black Thought are technically most gifted rappers

During a recent appearance on N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN’s Drink Champs podcast, legendary rapper Chuck D of Public Enemy says that both Eminem and Black Thought are technologically gifted when it comes to rapping.

“Eminem and Black Thought… big ups to Black Thought, The Roots, and also Eminem. Cyborgs, man. They are cyborgs, but let me tell you this: we can also get caught up cause’ you know, you got future generations, and then you got people who ain’t gonna even get on the register who are so dope.” says Chuck D.

Black Thought and Eminem were both featured on Billboard‘s Top 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time list, released in February, 2023, with Slim Shady ranked at No. 5 and The Roots frontman at No. 28. Chuck D himself landed at No. 34 on the list.

While Marshall Mathers and Tariq Trotter haven’t collaborated extensively, the two have showcased their lyrical abilities on a few occasions. They famously appeared together in the 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher alongside Most Def, before joining forces on wax for the first time on 2020’s “Yah Yah” from Music To Be Murdered By album, which also featured Denaun Porter, Royce 5’9″ and Q-Tip.

Check out Chuck D’s interview below:

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R.A. The Rugged Man defends Melle Mel after discrediting comments about Eminem

While 50 Cent, Fat Joe, Kevin Gates, Kxng Crooked and Page Kennedy have all come to Eminem’s defense after Melle Mel claimed Slim Shady’s minted status in hip-hop was merely because of his skin color, the legendary rapper was backed by R.A. The Rugged Man and Public Enemy’s Chuck D.

In his latest post on Facebook, R.A. writes: “Before HipHop was a $100 billion industry MELLE MEL was there creating it and witnessed every great MC and crew on the scene. He lived it in its purest rawest form before capitalism took it over completely. He does not have to agree with where corporations took what he helped create.”

Then Suffolk County, New York-born rapper continues spitting out his thoughts in the comments: “People get mad at Melle Mel for speaking his mind and what he actually believes… But they love it when folks just repeat the same takes over and over just so they can fit in and not burn any bridges… Scared of the industry…”

Chuck D has also come to the defense of Melle Mel after he received backlash for his recent comments about Eminem and Kendrick Lamar: “Understand Melle Mel was so dominant over the rest of the pack in the first 5 years of records its hard to comprehend for born after MC folk. Its why I call him Wilt Chamberlain and Wilt had a crate of critiques for the rappers after him including ME. Just Let Mel be Wilt lol.”

“Gotta have tougher skin and be GREAT not just popular. Few got it harder than what MEL tossed At myself and KRS . Just MAN up and keep it moving.” he added.

KRS-One, Chuck D, Killer Mike talk about Eminem’s influence on rap in new “Fight The Power” documentary

BBC has just released 4-part documentary Fight the Power: How Hip-Hop Changed the World written and directed by iconic Chuck D. The docuseries examine how hip-hop/rap music became a cultural phenomenon, with insight from some of the rap scene’s biggest stars. You can check the Eminem-segment below but all the episodes are free to watch on BBC iPlayer. US citizens have to wait for January 31 though.

Eminem: When all these millions of people were listening to me it was crazy to watch this whole thing cause I was like ‘people are tripping because I said that?’ It made me realize that hip-hop has impact not only on me but millions of other people too

Sway: Eminem was a dope rapper. I first met Eminem right after he won the Rap Olympics. He became popular purely because of his talent and his skillset and the fact that he was a white guy that was outrapping everybody at that time.

Killer Mike: You can’t talk about Eminem without talking about Dr. Dre. Dr. Dre foresaw N.W.A and helped create what Gangsta Music was. But he also understood that game needed to changing. What Dr. Dre recognized in Eminem was that, there is a place for poor white people to have say in this culture.

KRS-One: Listening to Eminem’s early stuff, what’s going on internally in the white home. He’s writing you out. He’s talented. He tells his struggles.

Killer Mike: What Em showed the bigger world that hip-hop could do would unite people to understand that everyone suffers underserved. He participated in the culture he loved and he brought new audience with him.

Chuck D: It was the first time in hip-hop and rap music you can get somebody who really seriously making Elton John type of money.

Then Eminem continues talking about Donald Trump and his The Storm Freestyle which divided his fanbase in two: “If its gonna divide my fanbase then so be it. You may divide some people but you are also gonna bring a lot more people together. And maybe I could take that opportunity in this platform I have to be somebody that could inspire change.”

You can watch Fight the Power: How Hip-Hop Changed the World Eminem-segment below:

Watch Eminem’s segment on Chuck D’s “Fight The Power” documentary

Fight the Power: How Hip-Hop Changed the World by Chuck D

From Public Enemy to J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar, hip-hop and rap culture has a long history of speaking truth to power, so who is better to tell its story than legendary Chuck D?

Titled Fight the Power: How Hip-Hop Changed the World examines how hip-hop/rap music became a cultural phenomenon, with insight from some of the rap scene’s biggest stars. The four-part series starts on Saturday 21st January and all episodes are free to watch on BBC iPlayer.

Using a combination of interviews and archival footage, this hard-hitting, head-nodding documentary series explores where rap came from, how the crack epidemic led to the formulation of groups such as NWA, the ways it dealt with accusations of promoting violence and misogyny, and explores how the industry has used its voice and power to fight for change in the 21st century.

he docuseries features cameos from Eminem, Ice-T, KRS-One, LL Cool J, DMC and other hip-hop icons. It also features figures from the wider cultural scene such as Rev Al Sharpton, activist Dr Rosa Alicia Clemente, and co-founder of BLM of Greater New York, Walter “Hawk” Newsome.

In the first segment that was surfaced on the internet, Eminem says: “I know rappers were always getting attacked by politicians though, a lot of it was to push the buttons regardless and for you to take a lot of these lyrics seriously, is like, you are a f–king idiot.”

WE WILL CONSTANTLY UPDATE THIS ARTICLE WITH MORE EMINEM CLIPS SO STAY TUNED!

3 upcoming hip-hop documentaries, featuring Eminem

Image: Big Daddy Kane, The DOC, Eminem, Chuck D

1. “Paragraphs I Manifest” by Big Daddy Kane

Last year, in an interview with HipHopDX, legendary rapper Big Daddy Kane confirmed that he was interviewing Eminem and Jay-Z for his upcoming Netflix documentary, called “Paragraphs I Manifest.” The hip-hop icon said: “I got Jay Z, Eminem, KRS-One, Doug E. Fresh. I even got some of the battle rappers like Goodz Da Animal and Aye Verb, so it is coming out real good. I am supposed to do Common on Monday.” He even shared a picture with Eminem from the studio where the interview was held. Release date is yet unknown.

2. The DOC by The D.O.C. 

THE DOC documentary is about legendary rapper The D.O.C. which premiered this summer at some movie festivals. It features heavyweight cast of Hip Hop stars like Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Xzibit, Too $hort, Kurupt, Daz Dillinger and more. It is directed by David Caplan and chronicles the life and career of Tracy Lynn Curry, who rose to fame in the late ’80s and early ’90s as a platinum-selling rapper, songwriter for N.W.A, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E and others, and co-founder of Death Row Records.

Eminem even shared a clip of himself and The D.O.C. from the documentary and in the caption he wrote:  “No one can do it better… me and THE DOC from his upcoming documentary.” Release date is yet unknown.

3. “Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World.” by Chuck D

The four-part music documentary boxset featuring and executive produced by Hip Hop legend, Public Enemy’s Chuck D, called “Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World,” is to premiere on BBC iPlayer on 21st of January, 2023. The docuseries will tell the story of the relationship between politics and the Hip Hop movement, recounting the origins of the revolutionary artform through first-hand accounts and charting the journey of how Hip Hop became a cultural phenomenon, against a backdrop of social and political American history.

Hip-Hop legends featured in the series include Eminem, B-Real from Cypress Hill, DMC, Ice-T, Fat Joe, KRS-One, LL COOL J, MC Lyte, Monie Love, Abiodun Oyewole, Roxanne Shanté, and Will.I.Am.

Eminem to appear in new hip-hop documentary produced by Chuck D

The BBC is to air a new four-part music documentary boxset featuring and executive produced by Hip Hop legend, Public Enemy’s Chuck D, titled “Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World.”

Developed by Chuck D and his producing partner, Lorrie Boula, the series will drop as a box-set on BBC iPlayer on January 21st and has been co-produced by BBC Studios and PBS.

“Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World” will tell the story of the relationship between politics and the Hip Hop movement, recounting the origins of the revolutionary artform through first-hand accounts and charting the journey of how Hip Hop became a cultural phenomenon, against a backdrop of social and political American history.

Throughout the series, the way in which Hip Hop quickly created a provocative narrative of America is explored by weaving together interconnected moments via intimate interviews with integral players in the movement and archival footage.

Hi-Hop legends featured in the series include Eminem, B-Real from Cypress Hill, DMC, Ice-T, Fat Joe, KRS-One, LL COOL J, MC Lyte, Monie Love, Abiodun Oyewole, Roxanne Shanté, and Will.I.Am as well as other hip-hop culture figures such as Rev Al Sharpton, Sway Calloway, Walter “Hawk” Newsome, Nelson George, Dr Rosa Alicia Clemente, Lee Quiñones (influential New York graffiti artist), Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Michael Holman, Ernie Paniccioli, Dan Charnas, Shinese Harlins-Kilgore, Soren Baker, Dancin’ Doug Colón (one of the original b-boys), Leah Wright Rigueur, and more.

About the docu-series, Chuck D said: “The Hip Hop community has, from the start, been doing what the rest of media is only now catching up to. Long before any conglomerate realized it was time to wake up, Hip Hop had been speaking out and telling truths. Working with PBS and the BBC is an opportunity to deliver these messages through new ways and help explain Hip Hop’s place in history and hopefully inspire us all to take it further.”

Max Gogarty, Commissioning Editor of BBC said: “Hip Hop is one of the most influential and culturally defining movements of our time and we feel privileged to be able to bring this story to audiences, in collaboration with one of its founding figures – Chuck D. We’re grateful to all of the contributors in this series and our partners PBS who have helped tell this important story”.

Produced in partnership with PBS, the four-part series will premiere in the U.S. on January 31st. Chuck D is also preparing to release his first fine art book called Livin Loud on November 29, 2022.

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Chuck D wishes Eminem a happy birthday with the most original way possible

Today, hip-hop world celebrates the birth date of Eminem, including legendary Chuck D.

Chuck D is a founder, leader and frontman of the iconic hip-hop group Public Enemy, which he co-founded in 1985 with Flavor Flav. He helped create politically and socially conscious hip-hop music in the mid-1980s.

Long Island, New York-born rapper has joined the internet in wishing Eminem a happy birthday with the most original way possible. A painting of Eminem by himself. He shared the picture on Twitter with the caption: “Goat50 looks good on you champ many more.”

Check the tweet below:

Chuck D was a graphic design student from Long Island before meeting with a handful of students which ended with the release of ‘Yo! Bum Rush the Show’, Public Enemy’s debut album.

“In a digital era where people are listening with their eyes, I think we’re seeing the elements of sight, sound, story and style finally coming together in a way that I’ve been about my entire life” previously said Chuck in the interview with NME.

Revisit the legendary album below:

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