Chuck D Speaking Fee: $20,000 to $30,000

Chuck D is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, cultural icon and hip-hop legend, social activist, author, digital music pioneer, visual artist and multi-media producer. Known worldwide as the co-founder of Public Enemy, he ignited a movement with his fearless lyrics and remains one of the most influential figures in contemporary culture. Creating and delivering groundbreaking music since 1987, Public Enemy and Chuck D have been the subjects of exhibits at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the GRAMMY Museum, and iconic items from their history are archived at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC. They were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013 and received the GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020. The New York Times named Public Enemy’s music to their list of the “25 Most Significant Albums of the Last Century” and in 2005 The Library of Congress added “Fear of a Black Planet” to their National Recording Registry. “It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back” (15) and “Fear of A Black Planet” (176) were both named to Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list in 2020 while “Fight The Power” was named #2 on Rolling Stone magazine’s 2021 list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (which also included “Bring The Noise“) and is in the GRAMMY Hall of Fame. “Harder Than You Think” was used as the theme song to the MLB Network’s 2013 baseball season coverage and the UK’s Paralympic Games in 2012, which drove the song to #4 on the British charts that year. Reflecting his impact on global culture far beyond music and lyrics, Chuck produced the 2023 PBS/BBC docuseries, “Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World,” Apple's "Shattered: Story of The Knicks" podcast and Spotify/BBC Studios’ "Stay Free: Story of The Clash." He wrote one of the theme songs to ESPN’s Monday Night Baseball show, the 2003 ESPY Awards theme song, hosted the network’s documentary Ali Rap in 2006 and, along with Amani K. Smith, composed and contributed additional music to LeBron James’ 2018 Showtime docuseries, “Shut Up And Dribble.” In addition to his work with Public Enemy and his solo career, Chuck D is a founding member of the supergroup Prophets of Rage, alongside members of Rage Against the Machine and Cypress Hill, and is releasing an album with John Densmore of The Doors later this year. He is also a visual artist whose work has been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide and is included in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. A retrospective of his work was published by Genesis Books in 2023 entitled “Livin’ Loud” and he has released a series of graphic novels and illustrated books. Chuck runs a magazine titled Rap Central Station, the cultural media app Bring the Noise, hosts a show on SiriusXM and has written several books.