Chuck D.
Chuck D.
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American emcee, 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 ranked him at No. 9 on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time, while The Source ranked him at No. 12 on their list of the Top 50 Hip-Hop Lyricists of All Time...
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth1 August 1960
CityQueens, NY
rap hip-hop bombs
And when I say it, they get alarmed... 'Cause I'm louder than a bomb.
rap school hip-hop
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.
queens rap humble
Rap comes from the humble beginnings of rebelling against the status quo. Now, rappers have become the status quo themselves. You can't rebel against the Queen and then become the Queen yourself. I attribute much of the blame to testosterone-male dominance and patriarchy.
morning unity messages
I spread the message of hope and of unity. That's what gets me up in the morning. I can tell you what is wrong, but I can't tell you how to fix it. I'm a raptivist, not a politician. I deal in hope.
teenager men perspective
Ever since I was a teenager, I was always kind of, like, checking myself. You know, like, "Come on man, don't get your head all swollen. Life and time itself will give you perspective on what you're doing." So, that's actually what's always been a reminder in my own head.
citizens world best-american
The best American is one who considers themselves as a citizen of the world.
way boycott best-way
The best way to boycott is to build your own
rap hip-hop blame
It's weak to speak and blame somebody else ...When you destroy yourself.
believe kind protect
I don't believe that everybody is out of some kind of cookie cutter, so the thing that protects me is always being level with myself, even to myself.
rap kkk hip-hop
These days you can't see who's in cahoots, Cause now the KKK wears three-piece suits.
rap games chess-game
No matter what the name, we're all the same pieces in one big chess game.
grateful each-day be-grateful
Reflect each day on all you have to be grateful for and you will receive more to be grateful for.
Money is created by a machine... but you can't really create respect with a machine.
rap government hip-hop
I got a letter from the government the other day I opened and read it...it said they were suckers.