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> [A visit to the hood through a record, or through a video, or through a film, is a lot safer than actually visiting the people in real life. It became a business model. It became a revenue engine that, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/a-visit-to-the-hood-through-a-record-or-through-a-video-or-through-a/)

[Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-d/)

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## 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/)

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