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Oh, America is slipping away from the rest of the consciousness of the planet - slipping away.

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Chuck D
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 1
Composer
Journalist
Musician
Radio Personality
Rapper
Record Producer
Singer
Television Producer
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New York City
New York
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour
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Consciousness
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Away
America
Slipping

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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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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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I always remain optimistic. There are three levels of music production: the majors, indies, and what I call inties, music distributed via the Internet. The Internet is one area that I have used pretty effectively to break free of corporate control.
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I'm recording freely, and if I make a song, I release it immediately, so I'm more likely to believe in one song at a time as opposed to albums.
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