Chubb Rock hit the music scene in 1990.

He is still going strong as he prepares to perform at the “Rise Up NYC: Salute to Hip-Hop at 50” concert on Aug. 9 at Orchard Beach in the Bronx.

NY1’s Stephanie Simon spoke with the hip-hop star and radio host about his journey through the music world, and what the industry looks like to him decades later.