Chuck D

My thing is, the older you get you gotta stand up for what you believe in, and keep bashin' away.

— Chuck D

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

People aren't going to support an artist just because they have an audio file. They have to feel a real connection.

— Chuck D

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

Never have so many men treated women like our foes. They call 'em hoes, but they might as well call them foes,…

— Chuck D

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

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

My advice to young people is ask older people questions and don't be afraid.

— Chuck D

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

One of the problems with hip hop is lack of infrastructure and not being able to control its own course. I don't…

— Chuck D

Try to do your best to look people in the eye and talk to them without a gadget being in between you…

— Chuck D

I have to be conscious of what I'm sayin' because people are gonna come at me about this sh*t.

— Chuck D

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

I'm not a U.S. citizen. I mean, I'm an earth-izen. Borderline policies are crap to me.

— Chuck D

Once you think bigger than yourself then the cause becomes the issue if you think on a higher plain you can come…

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I like Rick Ross as a person. I like Jay-Z and Kanye West as people. But I hate the companies that they…

— Chuck D

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

What made me want to become a recording artist; I was the first artist that was repeatedly asked by a label to…

— Chuck D

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

As a late teenager, the punk movement pushed me further. In particular, the Clash, which happened to leak through the time of…

— Chuck D

These days you can't see who's in cahoots, Cause now the KKK wears three-piece suits.

— Chuck D

“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

The Internet is one area that I have used pretty effectively to break free of corporate control.

— Chuck D

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

McDonald's offers a king's ransom to any hip-hop artist who is able to put Big Mac into a song. MTV - and…

— Chuck D