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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.

~Chuck D

Topics: Artist Asked Become First Jam Label Made Me Record Recording Records Repeatedly Them Want

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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.

~Chuck D

Topics: Alive Depended Enemy Helped Keep Never Public Solely States Think Traveling United United States World I Think

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Never try to make the same record twice, even when people are screaming for the same sound.

~Chuck D

Topics: Even Make Never People Record Same Screaming Sound Try Twice

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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

Topics: Always Attempts Away Before Did Going Keep Like Make Move Popularity Really Sake Similarities Some Sound Strong You Yourself

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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

Topics: Bigger Bunch Collective Grow Neighborhoods Own Parts People Real Real People Sum Than Things Who Whole Will

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I'm a multi-tasker. I was down with that stuff before they invented the term.

~Chuck D

Topics: Before Down Invented Stuff Term

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The Illuminati is just the evil, 'nameless' people who are behind governments.

~Chuck D

Topics: Behind Evil Governments Just People Who

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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

Topics: Educated Father He Military Mother People University Very Wise Wise People Worldly

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Rappers should just be able to perform what they create and satisfy the people that like and love them.

~Chuck D

Topics: Able Create Just Just Be Like Love People Perform Rappers Satisfy Should Them

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I like Rick Ross as a person. I like Jay-Z and Kanye West as people. But I hate the companies that they record for.

~Chuck D

Topics: Companies Hate Jay-Z Kanye Kanye West Like People Person Record Rick West

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: August 1st, 1960

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