I think right about now we have to beware of marketed Malcolms and Martins. Real people do real things. Chuck D bewaremalcolmsmarket Change image and 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
Hip-hop is a part of rock & roll because it comes from DJ culture. DJ culture is the embodiment of all genres and all recorded music, if you actually pay attention to it. Chuck D attentioncultureembodiment Change image and share on social
Never try to make the same record twice, even when people are screaming for the same sound. Chuck D makepeoplerecord Change image and share on social
I came from a mother and father who always made me secure in my beliefs, and that's where the love came from. Chuck D belieffatherlove Change image and share on social
I think governments are the cancer of civilization. Chuck D cancercivilizationgovernment Change image and share on social
I was inspired by the classic rock radio of the Seventies. They separated Chuck Berry and the Beatles from the Led Zeppelins and Bostons and Peter Framptons of the time. In many ways, classic rock became bigger than mainstream rock. Chuck D beatlesberrybig share on social
Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and when people start getting it confused, that means they need to sit down with some real people. Chuck D confusemeanpeople Change image and share on social
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. Chuck D bigbunchcollective Change image and share on social
The immediacy of the technology of the web allows us, as songwriters, to write something very sharp and quick. That has a lot to do with helping a songwriter be more reflective of reality, instead of being in an area where you have to process things. It's the difference between processing fish and catching it in a boat. Chuck D areaboatcatch share on social