For a long period of time, the media covered rap music and hip hop the same way they cover a lot of… — 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 Copy Share Image
There are too many leaders anointed because they have a public voice - television, radio, or record, or whatever. That even includes… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
Rap music and rap records used to always be like this: we get one or two shots to a piece cause it… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
I think the problem for the future generations is a lot of people ain't takin' the time to look for galvanizing artists… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
A lot of times black folks look for love in all the wrong places. You're always looking for somebody to love you,… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
I think the problem for the future generations is a lot of people ain't takin' the time to look for them and… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
Many have forgotten what we came here for, Never knew or had a clue, so you're on the floor. Just growin' not… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
I'm recording freely, and if I make a song, I release it immediately, so I'm more likely to believe in one song… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
Being positive is like going up a mountain. Being negative is like sliding down a hill. A lot of times, people want… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
Corporations have steered the industry into what it wants, and a lot of times they will make artists record what it wants… — Chuck D 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 Copy Share Image
Ever since I was a teenager, I was always kind of, like, checking myself. You know, like, "Come on man, don't get… — Chuck D 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
Where else can you go with respect to the work, lyrics, and message of the music? If you are past high school… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
In the past, people were going to record stores and buying albums or CDs. And the label was exposing their artist as… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
Young people are having a hard time with what's reality and what's fantasy these days...We created discussion. It wasn't to create controversy… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
Your closest and your most dedicated fans will be your ultimate test. They will test you. — Chuck D Copy Share Image
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… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
Music used to cause revolutions and I'm not seeing much revolution anymore. — Chuck D Copy Share Image
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… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
For a long period of time, the media covered rap music and hip hop the same way they cover a lot of black people,… — Chuck D 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
They [US Administration] have exploited hip-hop and some of the culture around it - magazines, videos, etc. - to recruit people into the military.… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
Let the voice be the voice of the voiceless and let it come from the world of rap music to keep the stereotype and… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
Our freedom of speech is freedom or death, We got to fight the powers that be! — 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, I have… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
There are too many leaders anointed because they have a public voice - television, radio, or record, or whatever. That even includes myself. In… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
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… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
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