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Chuck D Biography

Carlton Douglas Ridenhour (born August 1, 1960), known professionally as Chuck D, is an American rapper, author, and producer. As the leader of the rap group Public Enemy, he helped create politically and socially conscious hip hop music in the mid-1980s. About.com ranks him at No. 15 on their list of the Top 50 MCs of All Time, while The Source ranked him at No. 12 on their list of the Top 50 Hip-Hop Lyricists of All Time.

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So, rather than trying to humbly mix with the rest of the world, we are forcing ourselves upon it. We seem to create conflicts with everyone.

Conflict, Everyone, Forcing, Mix, Trying, World

Of course voting is useful. But then again, I don't put a big glow to it. Voting is about as essential as washing yourself. It's something you're supposed to do. Now, you can't go around bragging, expecting to get props because you voted. That's stupid.

Big, Essential, Glowing, Stupid, Voting, Washing

If you want to speak about different ethnicities and diversity, rap and hip-hop are all over the planet. Every country, from Turkey to Australia, now has tons of hip-hop artists. The music and artistry have moved way faster than the corporatization of the music. You do need organization and opportunity for these artists to express themselves, and I don't think it has to come from a corporate co-signing.

Country, Ethnicities, Rap, Thinking, Turkey

The best way to boycott is to build your own

Best Way, Boycott, Build, Way

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 for sale's sake, but rather it was my obligation to use the medium for discussion. Nobody's discussing the grown-up topics; they are faking and fronting.

Controversy, Created, Fronting, Hard Times, People, Reality

I'm envious of the way that electronic dance music has organised itself. It has been able to understand what it ain't rather than what it is. And I think that slipped away from hip-hop as soon as the DJs lost the majority of the say so in the direction of the music.

Hip Hop, Lost, Majority, Organised, Thinking, Understand

In the past, people were going to record stores and buying albums or CDs. And the label was exposing their artist as much as possible and maybe getting them picked up by a major. Now I tell people to cut a good tune and have it up in the marketplace the next day. You better be prepared to give it away, and people will come pay to see you.

Artist, Cut, Cutting, Past, Prepared, Record

Bass! How low can you go? Death row. . . what a brother know. Once again, back is the incredible, The rhyme animal, the uncannable "D!" Public Enemy Number One. Five-O said, "Freeze!" and I got numb. Can I tell 'em that I really never had a gun? But it's the wax that the Terminator X spun.

Animal, Brother, Death, Low, Rap, Terminator

I always tell people that I was fortunate I was able to come in with a group of men. We didn't come into the game with a group of boys. We were young then. So your cats keep you in check.

Boys, Cat, Come, Fortunate, Men, Young

They [US Administration] have exploited hip-hop and some of the culture around it - magazines, videos, etc. - to recruit people into the military. The Army says it will give out Hummers, platinum teeth, or whatever to those that actually join.

Army, Exploited, Hummers, Military, People, Teeth

Many have forgotten what we came here for, Never knew or had a clue, so you're on the floor. Just growin' not known' about your past. . . Now you're lookin' pretty stupid while you're shakin' your ass.

Growin, Past, Pretty, Rap, Shakin, Stupid

Oh, America is slipping away from the rest of the consciousness of the planet - slipping away.

America, Away, Consciousness, Planet, Slipping

Alternative spaces, independent media, satellite, these all provide some tools by which we can work more independently and deal more directly with communities we hope to reach. Distribution is key, and finding alternative ways to do that with new media is critical.

Finding, Independent, Key, Keys, Space, Spaces

I think the problem for the future generations is a lot of people ain't takin' the time to look for galvanizing artists and give them their voice, so therefore for their voice to be heard, they gotta bang more pots on the ceiling, so to speak; they gotta do crazy things just to get recognized. I just feel that whenever you don't give a generation some kind of voice, then expect side effects.

Artist, Crazy, Effects, Takin, Thinking, Voice

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 on your own.

Fighting, Individualized, People, Think, Thinking

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

Death, Fight, Fighting, Freedom, Hip Hop, Rap

If I can't change the people around me, I change the people around me.

Can'T Change, Change, Ifs, People

When somebody greedily comes along and thinks that they gonna snatch everything, and you have so many people that have not, the passion that drives me is trying to make them understand that they have to share. So, my art reflects that; the whole reason I do what I do reflects that.

Art, Passion, Share, Thinking, Understand

Comin' from the school of hard knocks, Some perpetrate. . . they drink Clorox. Attack the black, cause I know they lack exact The cold facts, and still they try to Xerox.

Hard, Hip Hop, Perpetrate, Rap, School

You can't master time, but you have to work your hardest to manage it.

Hardest, Manage, Master, Masters, Time, Work

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