“Black death has been pimped by corporations, and young people think that the street credibility is … a thing that will ride them into some kind of profitability in life.”
“I spread the message of hope and of unity. That's what gets me up in the morning. I can tell you what is wrong, but I can't tell you how to fix it. I'm a raptivist, not a politician. I deal in hope.”
Chuck D
“Black manhood: … the corporations [believe] they've found a way … [to] put soul in a bottle. If they can put soul in a bottle, … they can put manhood in a bottle—and then show the bottle in advertisin...”
Chuck D
“Being positive is like going up a mountain. Being negative is like sliding down a hill. A lot of times, people want to take the easy way out, because it's basically what they've understood throughout ...”
Chuck D
“Government and culture are two diametrically opposed forces - the one blinds and oppresses, the other uplifts and unites.”
Chuck D
“You should be a person inside the world with knowledge of your terrain. And if you lock yourself into the 2,000-by-3,000-square-mile, lower-48 box of the United States, you're going to be frustrated b...”
Chuck D