Public Enemy started out as a benchmark in rap music in the mid-1980s. We felt there was a … - Chuck D

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You cannot acquire the gift of peace if by your anger you destroy the peace of the Lord.

Chuck D

Public Enemy started out as a benchmark in rap music in the mid-1980s. We felt there was a need to actually progress the music and say something because we were slightly older than the demographic of rap artists at the time. It was a time of heightened rightwing politics, so the climate dictated the direction of the group.

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And when I say it, they get alarmed. . . 'Cause I'm louder than a bomb.

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

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Where else can you go with respect to the work, lyrics, and message of the music? If you are past high school age, you can get by with saying very little the first or second time around. However, after a while you know you are going to have to say something beyond high school stuff.

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Music should be some kind of nourishment.

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One of the problems with hip hop is lack of infrastructure and not being able to control its own course. I don't like that hip hop is full of infantile 35-year-olds. Hip hop cannot afford to be lazy.

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