Chuck D

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.

Known for

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

September 8, 2015

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

December 30, 2000

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

December 28, 2004

NewsRadio

March 21, 1995

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

July 23, 2021

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

June 15, 2012

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

February 27, 1998

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2024	Camden	Self
2024	James Brown: Say It Loud	Self
2023	Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World	Self
2023	A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop	Self
2023	Cover Your Ears	Self
2023	Sign the Show	Self
2023	Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History	Narrator
2022	Nothing Compares	Self
2022	2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony	Self
2022	Use of Force: The Policing of Black America	Narrator (voice)
2021	Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage	Self (archive footage)
2021	This Is Pop	Self
2021	Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking	Self
2021	Mr. Nelson on the North Side	Self
2021	Anthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestream	Himself
2020	Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert	Self
2020	American Rapstar	Self [Archive]
2020	It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet	himself
2020	For NYC
2019	Grass Is Greener	Self
2019	Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare	Self
2019	System Shock: How the MP3 Changed Music
2018	Survivor's Guide to Prison	Self
2018	The King	Self
2018	Rock Rubber 45s	Self
2018	The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop	Himself
2018	System Shock	self
2017	G-Funk	Self
2017	Who Killed Tupac?	Self
2016	The Bet	Charles McD
2016	Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story	Narrator (voice)
2016	A Tale of James Brown	Self
2016	1971 Pirates: Forever Brothers
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015	All Things Must Pass	Self
2015	Hustlers Convention	Self
2015	Public Enemy - Live From Metropolis Studios	Himself
2014	Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown	Self
2014	All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State	Self (archive footage)
2014	Ali vs Stevenson: The Greatest Fight That Never Was	Narrator
2014	James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message	Self
2014	Public Enemy Live at the Metro Theatre	Rappeur
2014	Heights Girl
2013	The Doctor	Narrator (voice)
2013	Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy	Self
2013	Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote	DJ Jonny Specials
2012	Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap	Self
2012	Founding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop)
2012	Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D	Self
2012	Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’	Self
2012	A Hard Lesson
2011	The Fab Five	Self
2011	Prince: A Purple Reign	Self
2011	Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation	Self
2011	The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique	Self
2011	Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage	Himself
2011	The Weird World of Blowfly	Himself
2011	Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop	Narrator
2010	Straight Outta L.A.	Self
2010	My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop	Self
2009	Copyright Criminals	Himself
2009	Big Pun: The Legacy	Self
2009	Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later	Self
2009	The Black Candle	Self
2008	Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions	Self
2007	Ali's 65	Self - Narrator
2007	Mixtape, Inc.
2007	Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome	Self
2007	Public Enemy - Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live!	Himself
2006	Fuck	Self
2006	Rock the Bells	Himself
2006	The Henry Rollins Show
2006	Legends	Self
2005	Left of the Dial	Himself
2005	The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World	Self - Narrator
2005	Black in the 80s
2004	Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie	Malcolm Y
2004	Lightning in a Bottle	Self
2004	And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop	Self
2004	Public Enemy: Revolverlution Tour	Himself
2003	The Blues	Self
2003	Beef	Self (archive footage)
2003	James Brown: Soul Survivor
2003	Godfathers and Sons	Self
2003	Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised	Himself
2003	Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
2000	Aqua Teen Hunger Force
1999	The Hip Hop Years	Self
1998	An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn	Leon Brothers
1998	Jackie Chan: My Story	Self (Rapper)
1997	Behind the Music	Self
1997	Anthem	Self
1995	NewsRadio	Chuck D
1995	The History of Rock 'n' Roll	Self
1995	Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1994	Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994	New York Undercover
1994	MTV Europe Music Awards	Self - Presenter
1992	Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live	Hard Rhymer
1991	Rap's Most Wanted	Self
1991	Hard 'N Heavy Volume 16	Self
1990	Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane
1990	Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1	Self
1989	Impact Video Magazine
1989	Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live!
1988	Yo! MTV Raps	Self
1987	Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation - The First London Invasion Tour 1987	Self
1984	MTV Video Music Awards	Self

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2023	Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World	Creator
2018	Shut Up and Dribble	Additional Music
2015	Hustlers Convention	Executive Producer
2013	Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy	Executive Producer
1998	An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn	Original Music Composer
1998	Jackie Chan: My Story	Thanks
1990	Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane	Writer