Biographies

As leader and co-founder of legendary rap group Public Enemy, Chuck D
redefined rap music and Hip Hop culture with the release of PE's
explosive debut album, Yo Bum Rush The Show, in 1987. His messages
addressed weighty issues about race, rage and inequality with a jolting
combination of intelligence and eloquence never seen before.

"…one of the most politically and socially conscious artists of any
generation…" Spike Lee
"Chuck D is the towering artist of hip hop culture and a leader
public intellectual of and for young people. His voice challenges all
of us."
--Cornel West

The group's subsequent seven albums were released over the next 13
years, all meeting with critical acclaim from publications as disparate
as Time and The Source, and worldwide sales in the millions. And at the
close of 1999, The New York Times named Public Enemy's music to their
list of the "25 Most Significant Albums of the Last Century."

The numbers that reflect their extraordinary career are staggering.
The band has embarked on over 33 tours, performing over 1200 concerts
to fans in 40 countries. Three albums are certified multi-platinum;
three more are gold, with four gold singles and a platinum-selling home
video.

The critical and commercial success of Public Enemy opened the doors
for Chuck to deliver his message through a number of different mediums,
extending his reach to all segments of the population. He has hosted
his own segment on the Fox News Channel, published a best-selling
autobiography, "Fight The Power." Is a highly-sought after speaker on
the college lecture circuit (lecturing at universities ranging from
Harvard to Howard), is a prominent member of music industry non-profit
organizations MusicCares and Rock The Vote (which honored him with the
Patrick Lippert Award in 1996 for his contributions to community
service) and started the record label SlamJamz. He served as national
spokesperson for Rock The Vote, the National Urban League and the
National Alliance of African American Athletes, and appeared in public
service announcements for HBO's campaign for national peace and the
Partnership for the Drug Free America. He is also a regular guest on numerous television shows including Nightline, Politically Incorrect and on CNN.

Most recently, the media has anointed Chuck as the spokesperson and
major proponent of music on the Internet. In September, 1999, he
launched a multi-format "supersite" on the Web, Rapstation.com. A home
for the vast global Hip Hop community, the site boasts a TV and radio
station with original programming, a slew of Hip Hop's most prominent
DJs, celebrity interviews, free MP3 downloads (the first was
contributed by multi-platinum rapper Coolio), social commentary,
current events, and regular features dedicated to empowering rap
artists with the knowledge to turn their craft into a viable living.

He is currently working on a second book, has formed a rock band
that will release an album later this summer, is booked to deliver
keynote addresses and sits on panels at over a dozen conventions this
year alone, and continues to appear as a guest lecturer at colleges
across the country

The Library of Congress recently inducted Public Enemy album "Fear
of A Black Planet' into their list of it all time recordings to be
preserved for our posterity.

www.publicenemy.com

www.rapstation.com

www.slamjamz.com

Gia'na Garel

Writer, producer, filmmaker Gia'na Garel
began a film production career in 1989 when she produced short films
under her company Meridian Pics and acted as co-executive director of
Westside Stories, Inc. an Atlanta based production company producing
music videos directed by Keith Ward (TLC, Arrested Development, Digital
Underground, Brandy) and commercials (Sprite, McDonalds). The team
worked during those years under an umbrella formed by Garel & Ward
- Noir Cinema (Featured on BET's Screen Scenes 1991). Garel was
featured in Upscale Magazine's 'Upwardly Mobile' Column in 1994

In 1995 Garel relocated to Los Angeles, and co- founded her Beverly
Hills based business- A-List Consultants, Inc. an entertainment
consulting firm that worked with agents, managers and industry
publicists to create crossover campaigns for music and sports figures
looking to connect with film/TV, book publishing and fashion.

In 2004, she co-produced with Director Darryl Lassiter the Stellar award-winning, Vickie Winans' video, "Shook."

Gia’na Garel has successfully prepared a niche in the entertainment
industry by spreading her talents into all genres for over nineteen
years; most notably as a writer (novelist, journalist, playwright,
specs for film/TV) as an actress and performer, filmmaker (six film
shorts, music videos, commercials and television) and
motivational business consultant. Past clients have included The Sun's
of Light (Formerly Motown's The Boys), Marlon Jackson, Chuck D, 400
Films, DDL Entertainment, painter Benjamin Allen, Master Chefs Afreeya
Robinson , Cory 'Zooman' Miller, Leslie "Big Lez" Segar, Usher
Raymond/Jonetta Patton, Attorneys Chambers and Thomas and many others).

www.giagarel.com