Sophia Scorziello editor Public Enemy’s Chuck D and Salt-N-Pepa’s Cheryl “Salt” James are set to join the 2023 Guild of Music Supervisors State of Music in Media conference.
Now in its ninth year, the annual gathering of music leaders and legends commemorates the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Chuck D is set to lead the “Fight the Power: How Hip-Hop Changed the World” panel alongside music industry vet Lorrie Boula as they discuss their joint project, the 2023 PBS television program of the same name.
Created by Chuck D and produced by Boula, the four-part TV series examines the culture’s history through the voices of Ice-T, Run DMC, Eminem, Fat Joe, KRS-One, LL Cool J and other household names of hip-hop.
Salt will join the “Origins of Hip-Hop” panel alongside Amani “Burt Blackarach” Smith of Salamani Music and West Coast rapper King Tee.
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