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Burn, Hollywood, burn, I smell a riot goin' on, First they're guilty, now they're gone!

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Chuck D
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 1
Composer
Journalist
Musician
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Record Producer
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Television Producer
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New York City
New York
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour
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