I believe that, artistically and culturally, the free radio air should be able to support local artists of whatever genre. Play 40… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
What made me want to become a recording artist; I was the first artist that was repeatedly asked by a label to… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
It ain't this big I, little You. Music is to be shared. Music is not a hustle. [Hip hop's become] cultural stripmining… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
As black people we were out to further our equality. I don't pay attention to the controversial connotations put on by media… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
I've signed with major labels, and I haven't had any control over the money. — Chuck D Copy Share Image
In the past, people were going to record stores and buying albums or CDs. And the label was exposing their artist as… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
Your closest and your most dedicated fans will be your ultimate test. They will test you. — Chuck D Copy Share
Public Enemy started out as a benchmark in rap music in the mid-1980s. We felt there was a need to actually progress the music… — Chuck D Copy Share
Find like-minded people and try not to be individualized to the point where you try to fight it all and think about it all… — Chuck D Copy Share
For a long period of time, the media covered rap music and hip hop the same way they cover a lot of black people,… — Chuck D Copy Share
You can't take anything with you. So I don't understand this whole psychotic area of greed, I don't get it. — Chuck D Copy Share
They [US Administration] have exploited hip-hop and some of the culture around it - magazines, videos, etc. - to recruit people into the military.… — Chuck D Copy Share
Let the voice be the voice of the voiceless and let it come from the world of rap music to keep the stereotype and… — Chuck D Copy Share
I wanna go to the clubs and actually have a good time too, but at the same time, when the party's over, I have… — Chuck D Copy Share
There are too many leaders anointed because they have a public voice - television, radio, or record, or whatever. That even includes myself. In… — Chuck D Copy Share
We don't see the people who are doing real things getting enough props. We often see politicians who are everywhere but nowhere at the… — Chuck D Copy Share
Americans are not sharp. You can be sharp in your own area, I guess, but in this world you gotta be conscious of everybody… — Chuck D Copy Share
![“It ain't this big I, little You. Music is to be shared. Music is not a hustle. [Hip hop's become] cultural stripmining [by the major labels]. Some people get into this music to make a killing but music is a way to make a living.” quote by Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/86d/chuck-d-2065_bigs_it-ain-t-this-big-i-little-you-music-is_1548865.png)
