Chuck D

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Carlton Douglas Ridenhour (born August 1, 1960), known professionally as Chuck D, is an American rapper, best known as the leader and frontman of the hip-hop group Public Enemy, which he co-founded in 1985 with Flavor Flav. Chuck D is also a member of the rock supergroup Prophets of Rage. He has released several solo albums, most notably Autobiography of Mistachuck (1996). His work with Public Enemy helped create politically and socially conscious hip-hop music in the mid-1980s. The Source... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Chuck D first charted in 1987 with Rebel Without a Pause.The artist placed 6 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 23 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.On US Dance the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.On US Rock the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.On US RnB the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s.

Top songs: #1: How Low - #2: Show Me What You Got - #3: Harder Than You Think - #4: Give It Up - #5: Can't Truss It
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  True Mathematics
1.
05/1987

After Dark
True Mathematics

from Greatest Hits   
5 pts










92
UK
written by Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee & Kenny Houston
  Public Enemy
You're Gonna Get Yours
2.
07/1987

You're Gonna Get Yours
Public Enemy

from Yo! Bum Rush the Show   Yo! Bum Rush the Show
6 pts










88
UK
[Columbia 07222 (Def Jam)]
written by Chuck D greentick & Hank Shocklee
3.
11/1987

Rebel Without a Pause
Public Enemy

from It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back   It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
20 pts










37
UK
written by Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Keith Shocklee, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler & Norman Rogers
Bring the Noise
4.
01/1988

Bring the Noise
Public Enemy

from It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back   It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
30 pts




56
R&B




32
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #160]
[Def Jam 07491]
written by Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Keith Shocklee & Eric "Vietnam" Sadler
Don't Believe the Hype
5.
07/1988

Don't Believe the Hype
Public Enemy

from It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back   It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
70 pts


21
dance
18
R&B




18
UK
[Def Jam 07934]
written by Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Keith Shocklee & Eric "Vietnam" Sadler
Night of the Living Baseheads
6.
10/1988

Night of the Living Baseheads
Public Enemy

from It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back   It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
13 pts




62
R&B




63
UK
[Def Jam 08072]
written by Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Keith Shocklee & Eric "Vietnam" Sadler
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
7.
04/1989

Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
Public Enemy

from It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back   It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
1 pts




86
R&B






[Def Jam 68613]
written by Carl Ridenhour greentick, Hank Shocklee, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler & William Drayton
8.
06/1989

Fight the Power
Public Enemy

from Fear of a Black Planet   Fear of a Black Planet
36 pts




20
R&B




29
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #322]
[Motown 1972]
written by Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, Hank Shocklee & Keith Shocklee
9.
01/1990

Welcome to the Terrordome
Public Enemy

from Fear of a Black Planet   Fear of a Black Planet
63 pts


49
dance
15
R&B




18
UK
[Def Jam 73086]
written by Keith Shocklee, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler & Carlton Ridenhour greentick
Brothers Gonna Work It Out
10.
06/1990

Brothers Gonna Work It Out
Public Enemy

from Fear of a Black Planet   Fear of a Black Planet
27 pts


31
dance
20
R&B




46
UK
[Def Jam 73390]
written by Keith Shocklee, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler & Carlton Ridenhour greentick
Can't Do Nuttin' for Ya Man
11.
11/1990

Can't Do Nuttin' for Ya Man
Public Enemy

from Fear of a Black Planet   Fear of a Black Planet
14 pts










53
UK
written by Keith Shocklee, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler & Carlton Ridenhour greentick
  Terminator X and the Valley of the Jeep Beets
12.
06/1991

Homey Don't Play Dat
Terminator X and the Valley of the Jeep Beets

2 pts




59
R&B






featuring Bonnie 'N' Clyde
[P.R.O. Division 73759]
written by Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Norman Rogers, R. Dugger & Rondal Shackleford
  Anthrax
Bring the Noise
13.
07/1991

Bring the Noise
Anthrax

from Attack of the Killer B's   Attack of the Killer B's
64 pts










14
UK
with Public Enemy
written by Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Keith Shocklee & Eric "Vietnam" Sadler
  Public Enemy
Can't Truss It
14.
10/1991

#5  Can't Truss It
Public Enemy

from Apocalypse 91…The Enemy Strikes Black   Apocalypse 91…The Enemy Strikes Black
91 pts
50
US
5
dance
9
R&B




22
UK
[Def Jam 38-73870]
written by Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Stuart Robertz, Gary G-Wiz & Depper
Shut Em Down
15.
01/1992

Shut Em Down
Public Enemy

from Apocalypse 91…The Enemy Strikes Black   Apocalypse 91…The Enemy Strikes Black
62 pts


16
dance
26
R&B




21
UK
[Def Jam 74165]
written by Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Stuart Robertz, Gary G-Wiz & Depper
Nighttrain
16.
04/1992

Nighttrain
Public Enemy

from Apocalypse 91…The Enemy Strikes Black   Apocalypse 91…The Enemy Strikes Black
14 pts










55
UK
written by Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Stuart Robertz, Gary G-Wiz, The JBL & Depper
17.
10/1992

Hazy Shade of Criminal
Public Enemy

2 pts




58
R&B






[Def Jam 74487]
written by Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Gary G-Wiz, Stuart Robertz, The JBL & William Jonathan Drayton
  A Homeboy, a Hippie & a Funki Dredd
18.
01/1994

Here We Go Again
A Homeboy, a Hippie & a Funki Dredd

14 pts










57
UK
written by Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Hank Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Marc Williams [British DJ] & Bullon Tunkey
  Public Enemy
Give It Up
19.
07/1994

#4  Give It Up
Public Enemy

from Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age   Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age
92 pts
33
US


30
R&B




18
UK
[Def Jam 853 316]
written by Gary G-Wiz, Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Studdah Man & Alvertis Isbell
20.
12/1994

I Stand Accused / What Kind of Power We ...
Public Enemy

9 pts










77
UK
written by Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Keith Shocklee & Osten Harvey
  Tricky
Black Steel
21.
04/1995

Black Steel
Tricky

from Maxinquaye   Maxinquaye
35 pts










28
UK
written by Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Eric Sadler & Hank Shocklee
  Chuck D
22.
09/1996

No
Chuck D greentick

from Autobiography of Mistachuck   Autobiography of Mistachuck
14 pts




90
R&B




55
UK
[Mercury 578416]
written by Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Kyle Jason & Mark Harrison
  Da Brat
Ghetto Love
23.
02/1997

Ghetto Love
Da Brat

from Anuthatantrum   Anuthatantrum
72 pts
16
US


11
R&B






featuring T-Boz
[So So Def 78527]
written by Jermaine Dupri, Shawntae Harris, El DeBarge, Chuck D greentick, Hank Shocklee, B. Wright & Tionne W
  Space Monkeys [rock band]
24.
11/1997

Sugar Cane
Space Monkeys [rock band]

from The Daddy of Them All   
20 pts
58
US






20
alt.


[Factory/Chingon 97022]
written by Richard McNevin-Duff, Hank Shocklee, Carlton Ridenhour greentick & Eric Sadler
  Rakim
25.
12/1997

Guess Who's Back
Rakim

from The 18th Letter   The 18th Letter
33 pts




22
R&B




32
UK
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Universal album cut]
written by Eric Barrier, Rodolfo Franklin, William Griffin, Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Eric Sadler & Hank Shocklee
  Cocoa Brovaz
26.
03/1998

Won on Won
Cocoa Brovaz

from The Rude Awakening   
1 pts




94
R&B






[Loud/RCA 64953]
written by D. Matthews, Tekomin Williams, Darrell Yates Jr., Carlton Ridenhour greentick & Hank Shocklee
  Public Enemy
27.
05/1998

He Got Game
Public Enemy

from He Got Game   He Got Game
65 pts
105
US


78
R&B




16
UK
featuring Stephen Stills
[Def Jam 568927]
written by Carlton Ridenhour greentick, LuQuantum Leap & Stephen Stills
  Professor Griff
28.
08/1998

The Ole B#tch-U-Worryz
Professor Griff

from Blood of the Profit   
5 pts
125
US


66
R&B






[Mercury 371701]
written by Kavon Shah & Carlton Ridenhour greentick
  Mase
29.
05/1999

Stay Out of My Way
Mase

from Double Up   Double Up
1 pts




109
R&B






written by Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Eric Sadler, Ingrid Chavez, Keith Boxley, Lenny Kravitz, Madonna Louise Ciccone, Mason Betha, Ronald Lawrence & Sean Combs
  Diddy
P.E. 2000
30.
07/1999

P.E. 2000
Diddy

from Forever   
77 pts
120
US


34
R&B




13
UK
as Puff Daddy featuring Hurricane G
[Bad Boy 79276]
written by Sean Combs, Mark Curry, Gloria Rodríguez, Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Hank Shocklee, James Brown & Fred Wesley
  Naughty by Nature
Holiday
31.
11/1999

Holiday
Naughty by Nature

from Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury   Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury
1 pts




101
R&B






featuring Phiness
written by Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Hank Shocklee, Anthony Criss, Vincent Brown & Kier Gist
  Public Domain
32.
06/2001

Rock da Funky Beats
Public Domain

from Hard Hop Superstars   
52 pts










19
UK
featuring Chuck D
written by Alistair MacIsaac, Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Mallorca Lee, Mark Sherry & James Allan
  Jurassic 5
33.
10/2002

What's Golden?
Jurassic 5

from Power in Numbers   
1 pts




90
R&B






[Interscope 497801]
written by James Boxley, Dante Givens, Soup, Cut Chemist, DJ Nu-Mark, Chuck D greentick, Eric Sadler, Chali 2na & Marc Stuart
  Cee Lo Green
34.
03/2004

The One
Cee Lo Green

from Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine   Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine
1 pts




82
R&B






as Cee Lo featuring Jazze Pha & T.I.
[Arista 54119]
written by Thomas Callaway, Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Clifford Harris, Hank Shocklee, Maurice White, Phalon Alexander & Philip Bailey
  Blues Explosion
35.
11/2004

Hot Gossip
Blues Explosion

3 pts










119
UK
written by Blues Explosion & Carlton Ridenhour greentick
  Tiga
36.
03/2005

Louder than a Bomb
Tiga

from Sexor   Sexor
6 pts










91
UK
written by Carlton Douglas Ridenhour greentick, Eric T. Sadler & James Henry Boxley III
  Public Enemy
37.
10/2005

Don't Believe the Hype / The Rhythm the Rebel / Prophets of Rage
Public Enemy

3 pts










137
UK
R
written by Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, Hank Shocklee, Norman Rogers & William Jonathan Drayton
38.
10/2005

Fight the Power
Public Enemy

3 pts










166
UK
R
written by Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, Hank Shocklee & Keith Shocklee
  Ray Cash
39.
04/2006

Bumpin' My Music
Ray Cash

from Cash on Delivery   
2 pts




56
R&B






featuring Scarface
[Ghet-O-Vision LP Cut]
written by Ray Cash, Ricardo Thomas, Scarface, O'Shea Jackson, Lorenzo Patterson, Andre Young, James Boxley, Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Norman Rogers & Eric Sadler
  Jay-Z
Show Me What You Got
40.
10/2006

#2  Show Me What You Got
Jay-Z

from Kingdom Come   Kingdom Come
139 pts
8
US


3
R&B




38
UK
[Roc-A-Fella LP Cut]
written by Shawn Corey Carter, J. Smith, Johnny Pate, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, Carlton Ridenhour greentick, James Boxley & Michael McEwan
  Ludacris
How Low
41.
11/2009

#1  How Low
Ludacris

from Battle of the Sexes   Battle of the Sexes
153 pts
6
US


2
R&B




67
UK
[DTP LP Cut]
written by Christopher Bridges, T. Williams, Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler & Hank Shocklee
  Public Enemy
Harder Than You Think
42.
07/2012

#3  Harder Than You Think
Public Enemy

135 pts










4
UK
R
written by Chuck D greentick, Flavor Flav & Gary G-Wiz
  Kanye West, Big Sean, 2 Chainz & Marsha Ambrosius
43.
10/2012

The One
Kanye West, Big Sean, 2 Chainz & Marsha Ambrosius

from Cruel Summer   
4 pts
111
US


109
R&B






written by Kanye West, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Marsha Ambrosius, Byron Thomas, Malik Jones, James Fauntleroy, Rhymefest, Chuck D greentick, James Boxley, Dave Barker, Winston Riley & Ansil Collins
  Public Enemy
Harder Than You Think
44.
01/2013

Harder Than You Think
Public Enemy

3 pts










107
UK
R
written by Chuck D greentick, Flavor Flav & Gary G-Wiz
  LL Cool J
Whaddup
45.
03/2013

Whaddup
LL Cool J

from Authentic   
1 pts




107
R&B






featuring Chuck D, Travis Barker, Tom Morello & DJ Z-Trip
written by James Todd Smith, Samuel Barnes, Jean-Claude Olivier, Keith Shocklee, Carlton Ridenhour greentick & Alex Mosely
  Prophets of Rage
Prophets of Rage
46.
08/2016

Prophets of Rage
Prophets of Rage

from The Party's Over (EP)   
23 pts






4
rock
35
alt.


written by Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee, Brad Wilk, Tim Commerford, Tom Morello, B-Real & Chuck D greentick
  Logic
47.
05/2017

America
Logic

from Everybody   
4 pts
124
US


108
R&B






featuring Black Though, Chuck D, Big Lenbo & NO I.D.
written by Sir Robert Hall II, Arjun Ivatury, No I.D., Tariq Trotter, Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Leon Ressalam, Kevin McKenzie, Shawn McKenzie & Paul Mitchell
  Prophets of Rage
Living on the 110
48.
07/2017

Living on the 110
Prophets of Rage

from Prophets of Rage   
9 pts






16
rock




written by Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, Brad Wilk & Carlton Ridenhour greentick
  Logic
GP4
49.
08/2020

GP4
Logic

from No Pressure   
3 pts
111
US










[Def Jam]
written by Logic, Arjun Ivatury, Ernest Wilson, Adam Feeney, André Benjamin, Antwan Patton, Carlton Ridenhour greentick, Gary Rinaldo, Hank Shocklee & Rui Wen Pan


See also...

Ice-T, Ice Cube, Kam, Mobb Deep, Da Smart, Insane, Shorty, Smooth B., Chuck D, The RZA, Killah Priest • One Million StrongProphets of RagePublic Enemy


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