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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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If you empty, you can be filled up with anything. It could be water or it could be gasoline.
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DJ culture always made us aware that the best records were going to come from the small shops
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Oh, America is slipping away from the rest of the consciousness of the planet - slipping away.
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I wanna go to the clubs and actually have a good time too, but at the same time, when the party's over, I have to go back to the real world and try to figure out who I am.
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I encourage more blacks and people of color to get a passport. That's one way to help put people on an equal platform.
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Let the voice be the voice of the voiceless and let it come from the world of rap music to keep the stereotype and the peace at the same time.
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So, rather than trying to humbly mix with the rest of the world, we are forcing ourselves upon it. We seem to create conflicts with everyone.
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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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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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All I want is peace and love on this planet. Ain't that how God planned it?
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If I can't change the people around me, I change the people around me.
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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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I let go usually by talking to many people in different areas, in different realms of life that make me look at what I'm dealing with as being small fries stuff, you know?
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In the past, people were going to record stores and buying albums or CDs. And the label was exposing their artist as much as possible and maybe getting them picked up by a major. Now I tell people to cut a good tune and have it up in the marketplace the next day. You better be prepared to give it away, and people will come pay to see you.
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Many have forgotten what we came here for, Never knew or had a clue, so you're on the floor. Just growin' not known' about your past... Now you're lookin' pretty stupid while you're shakin' your ass.
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The Internet was a saving grace for promoting and exposing, and even creating. It's a parallel world to the music industry that already exists, and I'm glad to be a part of it.
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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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I have to be conscious of what I'm sayin' because people are gonna come at me about this sh*t.
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I think governments are the cancer of civilization.
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