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. Chuck D accomplishmentawardfame Change image and share on social
You can't master time, but you have to work your hardest to manage it. Chuck D hardmanagemaster Change image and share on social
I think traveling the world has helped to keep Public Enemy alive. We've never solely depended on the United States. Chuck D alivedependenemy Change image and share on social
Rap is supposed to be about keeping it real and not relinquishing your roots in the community. Without that, it's just posturing. Somebody who claims to speak for the 'hood don't need no private jet. Chuck D claimcommunityhood Change image and share on social
You're always going to sound like yourself, but you can make really strong attempts to keep some similarities, but move away from what you did before for popularity's sake. Chuck D attemptmakemove Change image and share on social
I totally hate when somebody takes a classic and desecrates it. I like Jimmy Page and P. Diddy, but what they did to 'Kashmir' was a debacle. Chuck D classicdebacledesecrate Change image and share on social
Rappers should just be able to perform what they create and satisfy the people that like and love them. Chuck D createlovepeople Change image and share on social
You should be a person inside the world with knowledge of your terrain. And if you lock yourself into the 2,000-by-3,000-square-mile, lower-48 box of the United States, you're going to be frustrated by its limitations. You gotta think outside the box. Chuck D 000boxfrustrate share on social
My mother went to university, my father didn't. But they are very educated, very wise people. My father went to the military, so he's worldly. Chuck D educatefathermilitary Change image and share on social
Downloadable music is the biggest musical phenomenon since the Beatles, and the music industry is slow to come to grips with that. Chuck D beatlesbigdownloadable Change image and share on social
