What
was the name of Chuck D's first group he was a member of before Public
Enemy?
Spectrum (Spectrum City)
Who were the members of Spectrum
City?
Chuck D, Hank Boxley, and
Keith Boxley (the Boxley brothers changed their last name to Shocklee)
How
did Public Enemy get it's name?
Flavor
told Chuck that a local rapper wanted to battle him. They made a
song called Public Enemy #1. They prepared 4 songs by the time Rick
Rubin (of DefJam) came to them for an album deal. Two of these songs
already contained the words "Public Enemy". So Hank Shocklee suggested
to call the group Public Enemy instead of Spectrum City.
How
did Public Enemy get it's logo?
Chuck
D drew it himself. The silhouette is of E Love, who was L.L. Cool
J's sidekick at the time.
How
did Chuck D meet Flavor Flav?
One
of the members of the Townhouse Three (later known as Sons of Bazerk) brought
Flavor as a guest to the studio where Chuck D worked. What
was Flavor Flav known as before he was Flavor Flav?
MC
DJ Flavor. Hank Shocklee suggested to "throw a name on your name
like Melle Mel, Flavor Flav"
What
was Flavor Flav known as to his friends before he was Flavor Flav or MC DJ
Flavor?
Rico
What
were Chuck D's first words to Flavor Flav?
"You
can't smoke up here. You have to go outside."
What
was Terminator X known as before he was Terminator X?
DJ
Mellow D
Who
gave Terminator X his 'new' name and what does it mean?
Chuck
D...it means he's terminating all the thing we think we believe, that we
really don't know about
What
were the S1W's known as before they were the S1Ws?
Unity
Force
What
is Chuck D's real name?
Carlton
Ridenhour
What
year was Chuck D born?
1960
(August 1)
What
is Flavor Flav's real name?
William
Drayton
What
year was Flavor Flav born?
1959
(March 16th)
What
is Terminator X's real name?
Norman
Rogers
What
year was Terminator X born?
1966 (August 25th)
What
is Professor Griff's real name?
Richard Griffin
What
year was Professor Griff born?
1960
(August 1) - Same day and year as Chuck D
What
does Terminator X do when he's not with Public Enemy?
Ostrich
farmer
How
did Flavor Flav get the idea to wear a clock around his neck?
Chuck
D wore a little stopwatch around his neck (which was the style) on the
first few shows of the Licensed to Ill tour. Chuck bought three clocks
from a furniture store and gave Flavor one suggesting to "wear the same
thing I'm wearing". Flavor wore the clock to signify what time it
was.
Where
did Chuck D go to high school?
Roosevelt
High School
Where
did Chuck D go to college?
Adelphi
University
What
high school kid (now well-known rapper) was there when Public Enemy came
up with "Rebel without a Pause" in 1987?
Buster
Rhymes (now Busta Rhymes)
What
was Public Enemy's first tour?
The
Licensed to Ill tour (Beastie Boys)
What
are some of the rock groups has Pubilc Enemy toured with?
U2
Anthrax
and Primus
Sisters
of Mercy
Where
was Public Enemy's first gig on the U2 tour?
Madison,
Wisconsin (my hometown)
What
were Chuck D's non-music related jobs before Public Enemy?
Moved
furniture for his father's shop with Flavor Flav
Worked
at a photo lab processing film, and another photo lab as a messenger
What
was the names of the cartoon strips that Chuck D made in college?
Tales
of the Sky and College Madness
What
radio station did Chuck D work for in college?
WBAU
What
clothing company did Chuck D start in 1990?
RappStyle
Hank
Shocklee and Chuck D eventually convinced the Disco Three to change their
name to the Fat Boys.
Chuck
D was one of the very first interviewers of Run DMC ever.
I'll bet you didn't know that Flava Flav is a classic pianist!?! Half the
songs on the last Roots album were played by him. He also plays drums, bass,
guitar (17 instruments total)...his mom was trained on the piano and taught him how to play as
well.
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