--- title: "3 Djs Quotes By Chuck D" description: "3 Djs quotes by Chuck D. Plus more from Chuck D and more Djs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a68/chuck-d-2065_culture_dj-culture-always-made-us-aware-that-the_1097230.png" --- > [DJ culture always made us aware that the best records were going to come from the small shops](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/dj-culture-always-made-us-aware-that-the-best-records-were-going-to/) [Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-d/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a68/chuck-d-2065_culture_dj-culture-always-made-us-aware-that-the_1097230.png) > [Hip-hop is a part of rock & roll because it comes from DJ culture. DJ culture is the embodiment of all genres…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/hip-hop-is-a-part-of-rock-roll-because-it-comes-from-dj-culture-dj/) [Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-d/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/254/chuck-d-2065_attention_hip-hop-is-a-part-of-rock-roll-because-i_1389726.png) > [I'm envious of the way that electronic dance music has organised itself. It has been able to understand what it ain't rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/i-m-envious-of-the-way-that-electronic-dance-music-has-organised/) [Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-d/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/012/chuck-d-2065_able_i-m-envious-of-the-way-that-electronic-d_2527803.jpg) ## Other authors on Djs - [A-Trak 12 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/djs/a-trak/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-girl-talk-38701.jpg) Girl Talk 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/djs/girl-talk/) - [Tiesto 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/djs/tiesto/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-dj-shadow-29624.jpg) DJ Shadow 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/djs/dj-shadow/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-hardwell-6335.jpg) Hardwell 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/djs/hardwell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-aaron-hill-8668.jpg) David Guetta 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/djs/david-guetta/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-van-dyk-74216.jpg) Paul van Dyk 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/djs/paul-van-dyk/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-ice-t-43042.jpg) Ice T 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/djs/ice-t/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-dj-spooky-29627.jpg) DJ Spooky 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/djs/dj-spooky/) ## More by Chuck D > [Your closest and your most dedicated fans will be your ultimate test. They will test you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/your-closest-and-your-most-dedicated-fans-will-be-your-ultimate-test/) [Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-d/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/public-enemy-started-out-as-a-benchmark-in-rap-music-in-the-mid-1980s/) [Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-d/) > [Music used to cause revolutions and I'm not seeing much revolution anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/music-used-to-cause-revolutions-and-i-m-not-seeing-much-revolution/) [Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-d/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/find-like-minded-people-and-try-not-to-be-individualized-to-the-point/) [Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-d/) > [For a long period of time, the media covered rap music and hip hop the same way they cover a lot of black people,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/for-a-long-period-of-time-the-media-covered-rap-music-and-hip-hop-the/) [Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-d/) > [You can't take anything with you. So I don't understand this whole psychotic area of greed, I don't get it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/you-can-t-take-anything-with-you-so-i-don-t-understand-this-whole/) [Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-d/) > [ They \[US Administration\] have exploited hip-hop and some of the culture around it - magazines, videos, etc. - to recruit people into the military.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/they-us-administration-have-exploited-hip-hop-and-some-of-the-culture/) [Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-d/) > [Let the voice be the voice of the voiceless and let it come from the world of rap music to keep the stereotype and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/let-the-voice-be-the-voice-of-the-voiceless-and-let-it-come-from-the/) [Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-d/) > [Our freedom of speech is freedom or death, We got to fight the powers that be!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/our-freedom-of-speech-is-freedom-or-death-we-got-to-fight-the-powers/) [Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-d/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/i-wanna-go-to-the-clubs-and-actually-have-a-good-time-too-but-at-the/) [Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-d/) > [There are too many leaders anointed because they have a public voice - television, radio, or record, or whatever. That even includes myself. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/there-are-too-many-leaders-anointed-because-they-have-a-public-voice/) [Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-d/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/we-don-t-see-the-people-who-are-doing-real-things-getting-enough/) [Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-d/) > [Americans are not sharp. You can be sharp in your own area, I guess, but in this world you gotta be conscious of everybody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/americans-are-not-sharp-you-can-be-sharp-in-your-own-area-i-guess-but/) [Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-d/) > [Music should be some kind of nourishment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/music-should-be-some-kind-of-nourishment/) [Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-d/) > [I tell each artist they have to grow toward a revenue stream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/i-tell-each-artist-they-have-to-grow-toward-a-revenue-stream/) [Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-d/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/djs/chuck-d/#itemlist", "name": "3 Djs Quotes By Chuck D", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "DJ culture always made us aware that the best records were going to come from the small shops", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chuck D" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/dj-culture-always-made-us-aware-that-the-best-records-were-going-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a68/chuck-d-2065_culture_dj-culture-always-made-us-aware-that-the_1097230.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a68/chuck-d-2065_culture_dj-culture-always-made-us-aware-that-the_1097230.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a68/chuck-d-2065_culture_dj-culture-always-made-us-aware-that-the_1097230.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“DJ culture always made us aware that the best records were going to come from the small shops” — Chuck D", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Hip-hop is a part of rock & roll because it comes from DJ culture. 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