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
art reality people
Music and art and culture is escapism, and escapism sometimes is healthy for people to get away from reality. The problem is when they stay there.
people different culture
When culture is created in boardrooms with a panel of six or seven strategists for the masses to follow, to me that is no different than an aristocracy. It's not created from the people in the middle of the streets, so to speak. It is created from a petri dish for the sake of making money, and it is undermining the longevity of the culture.
kids people portal
There's people who feel that, Well, if I could profit off of sellin' sex to an eleven-year-old kid that comes through some kind of virtual portal, then I'm not really doin' it in actuality. I'm just kind of co-signing or fostering it, 'cause it can't be attached to me. I'm like, Yes it can, 'cause people are livin' through their avatar.
people advice
My advice to young people is ask older people questions and don't be afraid.
people cant-change ifs
If I can't change the people around me, I change the people around me.
people being-positive mountain
Being positive is like going up a mountain. Being negative is like sliding down a hill. A lot of times, people want to take the easy way out, because it's basically what they've understood throughout their lives.
eye people trying
Try to do your best to look people in the eye and talk to them without a gadget being in between you all the time.
best mouth people studios word
Word of mouth is your best tool. Studios can't just tell people to like a movie.
inform judge people publicity
We did it just to inform our readers, not as a publicity stunt. If it is making news, people have a right to look at it and judge it.
bottom count customers open past people ski stay tired top until weekends
We expect, with our snow, you'd be able to ski top to bottom until the end of June, but people just get tired of it. We'll stay open on weekends as long as our customers show they want it, but don't count on anything past (Sunday). Any day past that will be a gift.
almost exception few odds people talked
We've already talked to people and it's completely safe, ... And with the exception of a few odds and ends, we're almost done.