Real people do real things. A collective of a whole bunch of people who do things in their own locale, in their… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
The minute I get swelled up about something, something has always brought me back down to earth. — Chuck D Copy Share Image
Government and culture are two diametrically opposed forces - the one blinds and oppresses, the other uplifts and unites. — Chuck D Culture Copy Share Image
People are so confused about race and hip-hop that people didn't even consider the Beastie Boys one of the greatest rap groups… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
I don't have any exteriors that would actually put me into some kind of different air that would actually intimidate somebody to… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
Cause I'm Black and I'm proud I'm ready and hyped plus I'm amped Most of my heroes don't appear on no stamps — Chuck D Copy Share Image
You're always going to sound like yourself, but you can make really strong attempts to keep some similarities, but move away from… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
I encourage more blacks and people of color to get a passport. That's one way to help put people on an equal… — Chuck D Color 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
You can actually take your pain and processes it into some kind of form of art. So I mean, I've easily always… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
I'd rather have a hundred thousand or a million people saying I'm nuts and I'm crazy for my musical choices and what… — Chuck D Choices Copy Share Image
Maybe we need to look upon technologies and social networks as things that come out of us, not things that lead us.… — Chuck D Human beings Copy Share Image
“Assimilation and melting into the American pot has always been easier [for white people]. It's very hard for blackfolk to melt into… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
Being called Black in America is the struggle to keep us moving and breathing over bloody water. Being a Nig**r or [Ni**a]… — Chuck D America Copy Share Image
There's people who feel that, Well, if I could profit off of sellin' sex to an eleven-year-old kid that comes through some… — Chuck D Actuality Copy Share Image
They [US Administration] have exploited hip-hop and some of the culture around it - magazines, videos, etc. - to recruit people into… — Chuck D Administration Copy Share Image
I don't believe that everybody is out of some kind of cookie cutter, so the thing that protects me is always being… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and when people start getting it confused, that means they need to sit down with… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
My mother went to university, my father didn't. But they are very educated, very wise people. My father went to the military,… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
If you want to be an artist, truly try to write what you believe, and if you write when you don't believe… — Chuck D Actor Copy Share Image
The powers that be are trying to meld, shape, and corral the culture of hip-hop into another speaking voice for the government. — Chuck D Culture Copy Share Image
I grew up as a sports fan, and I know that a hall of fame is very different than an award for… — Chuck D Accomplishment Copy Share Image
Try to do your best to look people in the eye and talk to them without a gadget being in between you… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
Knowledge, wisdom, and understanding don't come out of the microwave. You got to keep moving forward because the evil doesn't sleep. — Chuck D Evil Copy Share Image
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 Image
Once you think bigger than yourself then the cause becomes the issue if you think on a higher plain you can come… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
So, rather than trying to humbly mix with the rest of the world, we are forcing ourselves upon it. We seem to… — Chuck D Conflict Copy Share Image
My work throughout my life is always representative of the time we live in. It's all about keeping it in order and… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
If they can send you to war at 18, maybe it's beneficial for some people to think that most of us gotta… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
Hip-hop is a part of rock & roll because it comes from DJ culture. DJ culture is the embodiment of all genres… — Chuck D Attention Copy Share Image
Slavery was incredibly prosperous for some people, at that time. It was not a bad business plan, but it was terrible and… — Chuck D Bad business Copy Share Image
Downloadable music is the biggest musical phenomenon since the Beatles, and the music industry is slow to come to grips with that. — Chuck D Industry Copy Share Image
I got a letter from the government the other day I opened and read it...it said they were suckers. — Chuck D Government Copy Share Image
One side of the street is a Church; across the road is a liquor store. Both of 'em keepin us poor. — Chuck D African american Copy Share Image
Rappers should just be able to perform what they create and satisfy the people that like and love them. — Chuck D Copy Share Image
My daughter's 19. I'm not asking her to develop as an artist. I'm just asking her to develop as a full person,… — Chuck D Art Copy Share Image
I totally hate when somebody takes a classic and desecrates it. I like Jimmy Page and P. Diddy, but what they did… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
I think hip hop should be a living word. And what I mean by the living word is like yo, you gotta… — Chuck D Hip hop Copy Share Image
I know I am judged unfairly by my physical characteristics and ostracized because of that so I say, "Yes, I'm a black… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
I wanna go to the clubs and actually have a good time too, but at the same time, when the party's over,… — Chuck D Clubs 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 [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)
![“Assimilation and melting into the American pot has always been easier [for white people]. It's very hard for blackfolk to melt into the pot. When we melt into the pot we usually become charred crust at the bottom. We have to be able to persevere by different tactics and methods.” quote by Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/014/chuck-d-2065_1990_assimilation-and-melting-into-the-americ_743501.png)
![“Being called Black in America is the struggle to keep us moving and breathing over bloody water. Being a Nig**r or [Ni**a] without the context of history is like drowning in bloody water, dragging down those yet knowing to swim.” quote by Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/acd/chuck-d-2065_america_being-called-black-in-america-is-the-str_587153.jpg)
![“They [US Administration] have exploited hip-hop and some of the culture around it - magazines, videos, etc. - to recruit people into the military. The Army says it will give out Hummers, platinum teeth, or whatever to those that actually join.” quote by Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/a71/chuck-d-2065_administration_they-us-administration-have-exploited-hi_132215.png)
