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Chuck D

(1960) Radio Personality United States

188 quotes in 899 categories

Chuck D says his most dedicated fans are the real test of his work. He reflects that music once sparked revolutions, but he sees fewer today. He also criticizes how media often treats rap and hip‑hop the same way as other black communities, focusing on negative stories.

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Chuck D is a radio personality from the United States, best known for Lyrics of a rap revolutionary.

Quick Facts About Chuck D

Born: August 1, 1960
Nationality: United States
Profession: Radio Personality
Notable works: Lyrics of a rap revolutionary

About Chuck D

He also performs with the rock supergroup Prophets of Rage and has released solo albums, including Autobiography of Mistachuck in 1996.

Quotes by Chuck D

Men have periods; they're called wars.

Men

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“Crucifixon ain't no fiction”

Fiction

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Minds are the real estate of the 21st century.

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I always remain optimistic.

Hope

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Music should be some kind of nourishment.

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“Minds are the real estate of the millenium”

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Share and enjoy the fruits of this planet.

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The best way to boycott is to build your own

Best way

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Burn, Hollywood, burn, I smell a riot goin' on, First they're guilty, now they're gone!

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“sticks and stones may break my bones but words can do permanent damage”

Language

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I'm not a U.S. citizen. I mean, I'm an earth-izen. Borderline policies are crap to me.

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The Illuminati is just the evil, 'nameless' people who are behind governments.

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With black people, there are 50 Hitlers over the course of history.

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I never live alone, I never walk alone. My posse's always ready And they're waitin' in my zone.

Hip hop

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I've signed with major labels, and I haven't had any control over the money.

Labels

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If you go get a passport, it might encourage you to at least consider the world around you.

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Comin' from the school of hard knocks, Some perpetrate...they drink Clorox. Attack the black, cause I know they lack exact The cold…

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I'm recording freely, and if I make a song, I release it immediately, so I'm more likely to believe in one song…

Albums

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The biggest thing that has happened to hip-hop is the clinging on to the corporation as the all-mighty hub of the music.

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I think traveling the world has helped to keep Public Enemy alive. We've never solely depended on the United States.

Alive

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I came from a mother and father who always made me secure in my beliefs, and that's where the love came from.

Belief

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Try to find like-minded people. Don't choose your friends based on the outside, choose your friends based on your similar views or…

Friendship

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There's nothing worse than a good video and good song, and you see a band and hate them because they can't perform.…

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Reflect each day on all you have to be grateful for and you will receive more to be grateful for.

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A lot of times black folks look for love in all the wrong places. You're always looking for somebody to love you,…

Love

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Eminem has talent, and his talent is the thing that influences many young people who would have never gone anywhere near rap.…

Artist

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Most artists are always fighting for their fame. They have that fear, like the saying goes, "out of sight, out of mind."…

Always fighting

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I became tired of submitting my art to a panel of corporate strategists who decide if it meets their standard of what…

Art

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You have to wait for people to program you. The only difference is the amount of people that you're going to reach…

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A lot of artists have been persuaded into doing whatever they can do to gain attention. The media, of course, will position…

Art

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As black people we were out to further our equality. I don't pay attention to the controversial connotations put on by media…

Attention

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Public Enemy started out as a benchmark in rap music in the mid-1980s. We felt there was a need to actually progress…

Art

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For a long period of time, the media covered rap music and hip hop the same way they cover a lot of…

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“Now what is the will of God? That's the big question. You can't say the will of God is to disrespect your…

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If you want to speak about different ethnicities and diversity, rap and hip-hop are all over the planet. Every country, from Turkey…

Art

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You're always looking for somebody to love you, be accepted, and there's the insecurities that are even transmitted through rap. Everyone is…

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I would like to say is that to be truly American and represent American ideals you need to consider yourself a citizen…

Administration

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No matter what's in your head, you go up into any hospital, up to a terminal ward and it'll smack you right…

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Rap music and rap records used to always be like this: we get one or two shots to a piece cause it…

Albums

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“I don't like the way our community throws the word around like it's water, because it's a derogatory term. A lot of…

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Chuck D by topic

People (49) Hip hop (29) Rap (26) Music (25) Rapper (23) Time (19) Thinking (19) Art (19) Artist (18) Song (16) World (15)