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People aren't going to support an artist just because they have an audio file. They have to feel a real connection.

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Chuck D
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 1
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Carlton Douglas Ridenhour
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Knowledge, wisdom, and understanding don't come out of the microwave. You got to keep moving forward because the evil doesn't sleep.
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If you go get a passport, it might encourage you to at least consider the world around you.
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Culture is this thing that we can exchange among ourselves as human beings to knock aside our differences and build upon our similarities. Cultural exchange is the ultimate exchange.
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What made me want to become a recording artist I was the first artist that was repeatedly asked by a label to record with them. That label was Def Jam Records.
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The powers that be are trying to meld, shape, and corral the culture of hip-hop into another speaking voice for the government.
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Reflect each day on all you have to be grateful for and you will receive more to be grateful for.
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If I can't change the people around me, I change the people around me.
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A lot of the post-1977 dancefloor disco sounds had their place at one time, but you can't bring them back unless you bring back a floor.
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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.
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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.
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Eminem has talent, and his talent is the thing that influences many young people who would have never gone anywhere near rap. White kids in different parts of the world use him as a barometer and the standard to live up to. In some ways, Eminem is an artist who has ushered in a new movement.
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Minds are the real estate of the 21st century.
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I think hip hop should be a living word. And what I mean by the living word is like yo, you gotta have the words that provide life.
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I think traveling the world has helped to keep Public Enemy alive. We've never solely depended on the United States.
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I'm not a firm believer of mo' money mo' problems - I think that's stupid. I think it's that problems are already there that can be exacerbated by more things you don't understand.
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To live a life you love, you must Love the life you live.
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The truth has no form, you know. It's not like walking around trying to actually ask for favors and to be acknowledged, it is what it is.
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