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Chuck D: 'We Needed The Diversity Of NWA, The Fresh Prince, Kid N Play, and Heavy D On Tour'

Chuck D: 'We Needed The Diversity Of NWA, The Fresh Prince, Kid N Play, and Heavy D On Tour'

Published Mon, July 15, 2024 at 4:00 PM EDT

Public Enemy frontman Chuck D was a recent guest on Kid N Play's Fun House podcast, where he discussed the need for a diverse line up of acts on early rap tours. As the trio discussed Kid N Play appearing on several early Public Enemy tours, Play revealed that there was one that he was unsure of.

"There was one that I didn't wanna do, I wasn't crazy about doing the one with NWA," he shared. "I curse as well as the next man, but that one was a little [different]," he explained. Chuck responded, "the science to that back then was that we had to have the entire community of Hip-Hop and rap music to go inside of an arena and bring in a diverse crowd.

Check out the clip below.

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We had to have Kid N Play the movie stars to bring in the ladies as well as Heavy D, Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Salt N Pepa, and Too $hort

- Chuck D

In addition to Chuck D; Kid Capri, Treach of Naughty By Nature, Roxanne Shante, producer Ron Lawrence, Doug E. Fresh, and Groove B. Chill have appeared as guests on The Fun House. "The Fun House podcast is a curated platform that celebrates 50+ years of Hip Hop and the impact it has had globally on all cultures," says the website for the podcast. "The riveting podcast/vodcast features coveted interviews across diverse guests and an enviable trip down memory lane with some of today’s most celebrated new artists along with the founding fathers of Hip Hop.

Our guests include the people who define the culture from a POV that only Kid N Play can deliver: Old Skool vs New Skool. Kid tends to lean towards all things 'New Skool', while Play favors the classics aka 'OldSkool'."

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