Audible’s ‘Words + Music’ Presents: Chuck D’s SONGS THAT SHOOK THE PLANET
Just in time for Black History Month, today Audible premieres the latest installment of their Words + Music franchise. Songs That Shook the Planet is a groundbreaking new Audible Original Words + Music production, written, produced, and performed by the legendary hip-hop icon and founder of Public Enemy, Chuck D.
Song Selections Included in the Audible Original:
- Billie Holiday – Strange Fruit
- Curtis Mayfield – People Get Ready
- Sam Cooke – A Change is Gonna Come
- Edwin Starr – War Live
- Marvin Gaye – What’s going On?
- Stevie Wonder – Living For The City
- Bob Marley – Get Up, Stand Up
- The Special AKA – Nelson Mandela
- Too Short – The Ghetto
The Audible Original was co-created, co-produced, and co-written with Lorrie Boula, with additional writing from Arthur Turnbull and Gia’na M. Garel. Songs That Shook the Planet is executive produced in association with Grammy Award-winning producer T Bone Burnett.
Chuck D on Billie Holiday’s ‘Strange Fruit’:
Songs That Shook The Planet – Chuck D on Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On?’:
Chuck D on Curtis Mayfield’s ‘People Get Ready’
