Chuck D.
Chuck D.
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American emcee, author, and producer. As the leader of the rap group Public Enemy, he helped create politically and socially conscious hip hop music in the mid-1980s . About.com ranked him at No. 9 on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time, while The Source ranked him at No. 12 on their list of the Top 50 Hip-Hop Lyricists of All Time...
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth1 August 1960
CityQueens, NY
bit fairly given hardy
I'm a little bit discouraged, but I haven't given up yet. They're fairly hardy dogs.
against athletes compete competition given level means monitor number ok open schools sports student summer
Given the level of competition that we're on, the schools we compete against and the number of sports that we're in, our student athletes are going year-round. So, open summer participation just means that these student athletes are just that much busier. But that's OK as long as there's some control, some limitations on it. We try to monitor it a little bit.
attitude given life sort towards whereas
In Europe, there's a very different attitude towards art-you're sort of given your whole life to make your work, whereas here it's, what have you done lately.
art given moment prevailing towards
There's a kind of prevailing sensibility in any given moment in time, so sometimes the art world gravitates away from your issues, and then sometimes it will come back towards them.
biggest build games given key situation sounds wins won
This is one of the biggest games we've won in a long time, given the situation we were in. Being 3-4 sounds a whole lot better than 2-5. But the key now is to build on this and put some wins together.
five good playing strong teams thus top year
When you look at it top to bottom, we've got five pretty good teams right here and we're playing everybody. I think it's a very, very strong year thus far.
basketball playing steady
We've just been playing steady basketball the whole season.
almost ask dave hurt landed needs playing plays shoulder three waste year
While he was playing during the summer, Dave landed on his shoulder and hurt his shoulder. He wasn't able to play at all for three months, so this year has almost been a waste for him. But he does everything we ask of him and he plays hard. He just needs to get a little stronger.
continue pay portion
We will continue to participate without any more contribution. I think we did pay a significant portion initially.
experiment player team week
This whole week we're going to experiment with our lineup. Every player on our team is a starter. We're going to keep working and we'll get better.
bit breath catch rode run tougher warm
We rode after all four. I was fine. I would say it was probably a little bit tougher on the animal. It was a warm day. They need to catch their breath before they run out again.
ability last saw
We saw last year, when he was a sophomore, that Beau had ability.
encouraged gone length time
We're not real encouraged by the length of time that has gone by.
We're not in uniform. They see that we're people, too.