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Rapper, author and producer Chuck D has been named the 2019 recipient of the Woody Guthrie Prize and will accept the award during a Nov. 16 ceremony at Cain’s Ballroom.

Ticket information will be available soon, according to a news release.

The Woody Guthrie Prize recognizes artists across media who have utilized their talents to speak for those without a platform. Past recipients include John Mellencamp, Norman Lear, Kris Kristofferson, Mavis Staples and Pete Seeger.

A news release announcing Chuck D as the 2019 recipient said this: “Through his decades as a hip-hop innovator, founder of the highly influential group Public Enemy and as a distinctive solo artist, Chuck D has deployed his art to bring to the forefront issues facing the African-American community

“With an emphasis on social justice — told in Chuck D’s commanding voice with thought-provoking lyrics on top of a blaring wall of sound that demanded the listener’s attention — Public Enemy became one of the most recognized and revered groups in hip hop and popular music at large.”