I think governments are the cancer of civilization.
Chuck D Quotes
There are too many leaders anointed because they have a public voice - television, radio, or record, or whatever. That even includes myself. In the past, I'd say, 'Don't anoint me when you can anoint yourself.'
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| Birth: | 1st August, 1960 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Activist, Author, Publisher, Rapper, Record Producer, Teacher |
About
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, better known by his stage name Chuck D was born in Roosevelt, New York. He is an American rapper, author, activist, teacher, publisher and producer. He received a B.F.A. from Adelphi in 1984 and later received an honorary doctorate from Adelphi in 2013. In 1990, he appeared on "Kool Thing", a song by the alternative rock band Sonic Youth, and along with Flavor Flav, he sang on George Clinton's song "Tweakin'", which appears on his 1989 album The Cinderella Theory. In 2009, Ridenhour wrote the foreword to the book The Love Ethic: The Reason Why You Can't Find and Keep Beautiful Black Love by Kamau and Akilah Butler. Chuck D duetted with Rock singer Meat Loaf on his 2011 album Hell in a Handbasket on the song "Mad Mad World/The Good God Is a Woman and She Don't Like Ugly".
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