Culture Quotes by Chuck D

9 Culture quotes by Chuck D

Chuck D’s reflections on culture appear in nine succinct statements. Their rhythmic punch mirrors his hip‑hop roots, giving a quick, powerful taste of his voice.

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I think governments are the cancer of civilization.

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DJ culture always made us aware that the best records were going to come from the small shops

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Government and culture are two diametrically opposed forces - the one blinds and oppresses, the other uplifts and unites.

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Music and art and culture is escapism, and escapism sometimes is healthy for people to get away from reality. The problem is…

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Culture is this thing that we can exchange among ourselves as human beings to knock aside our differences and build upon our…

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Hip-hop is a part of rock & roll because it comes from DJ culture. DJ culture is the embodiment of all genres…

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The powers that be are trying to meld, shape, and corral the culture of hip-hop into another speaking voice for the government.

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They [US Administration] have exploited hip-hop and some of the culture around it - magazines, videos, etc. - to recruit people into…

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When culture is created in boardrooms with a panel of six or seven strategists for the masses to follow, to me that…

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Your closest and your most dedicated fans will be your ultimate test. They will test you.

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Music used to cause revolutions and I'm not seeing much revolution anymore.

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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…

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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 black people,…

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You can't take anything with you. So I don't understand this whole psychotic area of greed, I don't get it.

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Let the voice be the voice of the voiceless and let it come from the world of rap music to keep the stereotype and…

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Our freedom of speech is freedom or death, We got to fight the powers that be!

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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…

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There are too many leaders anointed because they have a public voice - television, radio, or record, or whatever. That even includes myself. In…

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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…

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Americans are not sharp. You can be sharp in your own area, I guess, but in this world you gotta be conscious of everybody…

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Music should be some kind of nourishment.

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I tell each artist they have to grow toward a revenue stream.

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