2026Winner
Best Performance
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
Chuck D
Actor · Producer · Writer
Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, USA
August 1, 1960
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.
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Awards and Honors
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2020Nominee
Best Performance
American Rapstar
2025Winner
Best Performance
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Career Highlights
2022Highlight
Best Performance
Nothing Compares
2021Highlight
Best Performance
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
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Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Nothing Compares