A visit to the hood through a record, or through a video, or through a film, is a lot safer than actually visiting the people in real life. It became a business model. It became a revenue engine that, you know, you can get to the hood without ever going there.
Chuck DI think hip hop should be a living word. And what I mean by the living word is like yo, you gotta have the words that provide life.
Chuck DOh, America is slipping away from the rest of the consciousness of the planet - slipping away.
Chuck DCulture is this thing that we can exchange among ourselves as human beings to knock aside our differences and build upon our similarities. Cultural exchange is the ultimate exchange.
Chuck D