Filler on an album nowadays is songs that you don’t do videos for. It was just kind of there so I put a vocal on it and they produced it and I was like, “Wow, okay, now what do we do?” I decided to build an album around it and that’s how The Black in Man was formed.Īlso through our SPITdigital distribution and record company we were getting ready to test the market place with new approaches to albums – shorter albums, building an album around one song, and being able to have video be your main statement. We tried to get it to Mavis to put on one of her new records, but she had just finished wrapping up her album with Jeff Tweedy. They were able to take the vocals and make a new composition.

Divided Souls who are actually located out of Baton Rouge, Atlanta, and Madison, Wisconsin are one of my top production teams.

Mavis about another song and she recorded the vocals. TRHH: How did ‘ Give We the Pride ’ with Mavis Staples come about?Ĭhuck D: We actually got involved in doing a Stax reunion more than ten years ago. The black in me is irremovable so that’s where that came from. TRHH: Explain the title of the new album, ‘ The Black in Man’.Ĭhuck D: Well Johnny Cash was the man in black and I respect his point of view and he was able to come out with the truth and honest music, so I’m the black in man. The Real Hip-Hop spoke to the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer about the Bomb Squad’s impact on rap music, taking part in the 2013 Kings of the Mic tour, and his new album, The Black in Man. The album is produced by DJ Johnny Juice, Confrontation Camp, C-Doc, Hardgroove, Sammy Sam, and Divided Souls. The Black in Man features appearances by Mavis Staples, Jasiri X, Kyle “Ice” Jason, and Jahi of PE 2.0. The ten-track release finds Chuck rhyming harder than ever over rock, soul, funk, and blues influenced tracks.

A true visionary and champion for Hip-Hop, the founder of Public Enemy continues to add on to his legacy and to the culture with his latest solo album, The Black in Man. For nearly three decades Chuck D has consistently expanded the boundaries of how Hip-Hop music is perceived, created, sold, and heard.

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