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 rap-music
Nothing has more words and performance than rap music.
media people community
As black people we were out to further our equality. I don't pay attention to the controversial connotations put on by media and the undermining labels they place on us. We pay attention to what our community situation is and what we need.
school past age
Where else can you go with respect to the work, lyrics, and message of the music? If you are past high school age, you can get by with saying very little the first or second time around. However, after a while you know you are going to have to say something beyond high school stuff.
struggle moving alive
I want to always move forward with everything I am doing. So, I do the radio show, speak at universities and other social institutions all around the world, appear on TV, and continue to create music all in the hope to keep the struggle alive.
real people bigger
Real people do real things. A collective of a whole bunch of people who do things in their own locale, in their own neighborhoods - the sum is bigger than the parts, and the parts will grow.
hate people records
I like Rick Ross as a person. I like Jay-Z and Kanye West as people. But I hate the companies that they record for.
thinking people fearless
I think a good thing that needs to change is that people should be at least fearless about expressin' themselves.
real artist people
People aren't going to support an artist just because they have an audio file. They have to feel a real connection.
rapper people able
Rappers should just be able to perform what they create and satisfy the people that like and love them.
government evil people
The Illuminati is just the evil, 'nameless' people who are behind governments.
technology social-network look-up
Maybe we need to look upon technologies and social networks as things that come out of us, not things that lead us. We can be on top of these things instead of them bein' on top of us as human beings.
sports years awards
I grew up as a sports fan, and I know that a hall of fame is very different than an award for being the best of the year. It's a nod to the longevity of our accomplishment.
hero stamps my-hero
Most of my heroes don't appear on no stamps
understanding world watches
When you travel the world, you have to watch and you have to listen. We're not going to come in to Ireland without an understanding that there's a history that's very sensitive.