I think governments are the cancer of civilization.
Chuck D Quotes
We don't see the people who are doing real things getting enough props. We often see politicians who are everywhere but nowhere at the same goddamn time. You know the kind of person: You see them everywhere on television but nowhere in front of your face.
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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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