Chuck D: Stop Comparing New Rappers To The Older Generation, It Was A Different Time

[@creamone]

I'm 53 years old and It's sad to see Hip Hop become what it has become.

[@andrewmacdaniels212]

Damn, that's how I wanna look at 60 years old. Chuck D can go for 50 any day.

[@JGood92]

He can go for 40 too..

[@jinsaotome3607]

forreal! i was like what?! i had to scroll to the comments as soon as he just casually said that like he doesnt still look like his first music video.

[@nicolewatson2032]

Chuck D looks like he's in his 40s.

[@lleris74]

ONE OF OUR LEGENDS! RESPECT!! RESPECT!!

[@jasonthomas4983]

Chuck D No.1 on my top 5

[@charlesjohnson536]

'WHAT MORE CAN I SAY .. I WOULDN'T BE HERE 2DAY .. IF DA OLD SCHOOL DIDN'T PAVE DA WAY' ..

[@larrymcmillan4886]

...that PE number 1 beginning still gives me goosebumps til this day!!! Blow your Head is a classic JBs cut!! Salute to the LEGENDS!

[@starr21coleman45]

Peace God 👑🗽💎💯 Chuck D is a legend PE is one of the greatest hip hop groups of all time from the golden era 💯

[@doublepromo8240]

You don't have to compare; all you have to do is listen. The self-comparison speak for itself. Respectfully, dudes like Chuck teeter that fine line 'cause they don't want to come right out and say that these songs suck or these artists suck.

[@mrcommunity992]

True

[@i-10haula88]

Right. Heaps of backlash 20 years ago when Ice T and others called out these jokers and they only got worse.

[@Mr.Taylor56]

"You singers are spineless, as you sing your senseless songs to the mindless" ~ Chuck D I am taking that line out of context but the words apply to the mindless lyrics and imagery in videos when it comes to these new mainstream Rap acts. Where are the lyrics that strengthen and empower brothas and sistas to stand up and push back against the darkness?! Nothing but silence. It's gone on too long, even while we were getting disrespected, assaulted, shot in the street, abducted and found hung in public.

[@boogierodriguez040]

Pz to the OG Chuck Dangerous 🙏🏽🍾 As a non European immigrant in Scandinavia Public Enemy’s music was instrumental in my confidence building. “The Enemy Is Public, because we give a daam!” ✊🏽

[@SheaBaby81]

I never have... I'd have to know who the new rappers were in order to compare them!!

[@untiltomorrow5468]

Keona catrice mic drop

[@mikedavis9554]

Whos comparing them..there is no comparison

[@Intellectually_Ignorant_brand]

Salute to Chuck D One of the Legends from the Game RESPECT and LOVE!!! From CHICAGO

[@defmaster88]

Chuck!!!!!! I love the fact that he mentioned the late, great engineer/producer, Steve Ett! Who was also responsible as a co-producer for LL Cool J's, "I Need Love".

[@PracticeOfRighteousness]

Its not that we’re comparing them to the Older Generation, We’re comparing them to The Bar that the Older Generation set and its sad that the Bar has being lowered by the Powers That Be💯💯💯

[@AnalEyesAnalyzeAnalLies-666]

The bar ain’t lower. That’s the point. It’s not lower, it’s different.

[@PracticeOfRighteousness]

@@AnalEyesAnalyzeAnalLies-666 Its lowered bruh, stop the bs!

[@MrBrannew20]

Honestly ain't shit changed. Them niggas was talking about the same shit these youngins are now. I have an artist he's dope. He's an 80s baby. But he agrees ain't shit changed. Yall niggas reaching

[@PracticeOfRighteousness]

@@AnalEyesAnalyzeAnalLies-666 I actually listen to alot of them. Im only 26 so try again.

[@YardratZ]

It’s not lower. It’s us. You heard “Diamonds” but Cole and Gangstar??? I love gang star. But it’s obvious. Cole murdered it. By adopting all of the older generation talent into his own voice. We got hella rappers now that drop illmatic type stuff every few years. Just check out krit wuz here, more about nothing, section 80, Kendrick Lamar LP, minstrel show by little brother. Hell its a lot. The problem is us. We always talk about mumble rap, but when we bring up FIRE mixtapes and albums, it gets ignored.

[@vincethevoice237]

I saw Public Enemy back in 2014 and Chuck definitely gave it 200%. Another great episode, Keep up the great work guys I definitely enjoy the godcast.

[@vincenttisdale1059]

That’s. A STRONG NO!!! When they learn how to empregnate a beat with intelligence that heals our people they can’t be accepted.

[@Mr.Taylor56]

Well said.

[@yahosephbenyisrael917]

I love old school hip hop. I do not like new age rap. Mumble rap is not my thing.

[@chrism6061]

Yeah I don't hate I just can't relate

[@triplebeans4159]

Do black "israelites" like anything or anyone?

[@mrcommunity992]

Same here

[@yahosephbenyisrael917]

@@triplebeans4159 yeah we do...we love our own people scattered throughout the four corners of the Earth and we love Yah, the one true God of the Hebrew Bible called the King James Version. The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and his only begotten son Yahusha commonly known as "Jesus."

[@djmekahx9066]

Peace to the Gods!! Hip Hop is fresh in every generation especially if we eat right..get/live self knowledge and stay positive. PE pointed me to the NOI. All love forever...

[@brotherfugue]

It WAS a different time but YOU addressed societal ills and not only OFFERED solutions, you WERE the solution. By The Time I Get to Arizona wasn't just a song, it became a MOVEMENT. I appreciate the humility but CLAIM YOUR SHIT. You have earned that right.

[@anthonyrobinson6590]

I could listen to Chuck talk about anything!

[@marqueshunter695]

I know I say the same thing.. It's a pleasure to listen to him So much knowledge and wisdom from him.

[@Leeslaughtr]

Most of today's hip hop is trash so there is no comparison.

[@mrcommunity992]

Facts

[@AbrahamPalmer-wj5cb]

Most Definitely

[@gaiauniversity5882]

I remember hearing this story about the Loop Technique from Bro. Panic.

[@tomgoddy4467]

Pause tape....RNS ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💯

[@Yafeelme510]

“Don’t give directions unless asked”

[@sumptermitchell3rd796]

I remember those days at Roosevelt Rolling Skating Rink Nassau Rd Roosevelt Strong Island

[@DCyph360]

Thank you for this interview, Lord Jamar!!

[@EmHotep4520]

I hear you Chuck, but Hip Hop on a whole has devolved. Much like jazz.

[@breakboytee7460]

I had to smile when Chuck said the electric cat version only a few people probably knew what he meant

[@blainelee8021]

What this generation is doing is nothing close to Hip hop.

[@mrcommunity992]

True

[@reelfly]

Exactly. It's a whole new weird ass genre.

[@tarhasson]

Right the fuck on Jamar I remember when u started this shit in the living room wit the dog on the couch, and where my nigga Chinese puff daddy? I love seeing how your shit grew, now you gotta squad, Godfrey and Rah Digga, I love it.

[@bobbyjones1691]

Impossible to compare just leave it like dat cuzz

[@brotherfugue]

We can contrast, though!

[@brotherfugue]

Steve Ett: Def Jam engineer extraordinaire. Adam Yauch: MCA from the Beastie Boys.

[@NOTINMYHOUSEwithVanSilk]

Thank you for this platform

[@tawdrybeast]

Living. Fuckin. Legend. This is why I hate when cats act like Hip Hop started in the late 80s or some shit. We was doin this shit since the late 70s.

[@St-wo6tx]

Tawdry Beast Early 70s

[@GyasiIllsOfUnderstanding]

Great talk,, respect to Chuck! Came here to salute Lord Jamarr for the handling of the faceoff, I swear it was like you were saying Slow Down in your head when hitman was being emotional,,, respect to first lady Rah Digga and Godfrey too,

[@TWILS02119]

Peace!! Yo I WISH I could hear that first version of PE#1!! Classic!

[@chen8518]

Chuck D, the original rap genius.

[@garveyblack3486]

I LISTEN TO ALL[MOST] PARENTS SAY I WANNA GIVE MY KIDS ALL THE [MATERIAL] THINGS IN LIFE WITHOUT GIVING THEM THE INNER- MAKEUP!!! WHY!?!!

[@wesleyrobinson4949]

Dam Chuck D took me back to the wild ass skating ring in Roosevelt Long Island on Nassau Road . I had a cousin who lives in Roosevelt and he took me and my younger brother one night to this Roller skating ring which was notorious for them Roosevelt Velt Villians and other goons from other parts of Long Island to rob men and women. This skating ring also held alot of live performances for the first generation of rappers like Grandmaster Flash and Furious Five Dougie Fresh Treacherous Three Spoonie G Cold Crush Fearless Four Jazzy 5 and other iconic acts came to Long Island to perform at this skating rink. This skating rink didn't last long maybe because it was always violence being Roosevelt Long Island where the great Chuck D was from has always been a dangerous grimy hood when it comes to Long Island just like Rakims hometown Wyndance Long Island which is also grimy and dangerous like Roosevelt.Both hoods were on that grimmy Brooklyn robbing and cutthroat bullshit. But when this rink closed years later Long Island had Laces skating rink which was in New Hyde Park which is a Lilly White Neighbohood but it was on the border of Nassau County Long Island and Queens. This rink became a serious hangout spot for the B Boys and for those that love Hip Hop because they certain nights when they played Hip Hop. One night I seen Eric Sermon the Strong Island icon and the Queen's icon Jam Master J in the parking lot kicking it while sitting in their fly ass big body Benz which Sermon was in while Jam Master J was in a big 7 series BMW. But Chuck D gave me goosebumps when he mentioned the notorious skating ring in Roosevelt Long Island which is the home of Doctor J Eddie Murphy and the Iconic Public Enemy.

[@kennymac8391]

First time I heard P.E was the song m.p.e. bought the album that day an heard public enemy no.1 it blow my mind

[@arthurturner9307]

I love hearing the history about the music I love

[@naturesown1807]

The silent party could work well in an Artist / DJ's favor because when you wear headphones, you hear every detail in the beat. Versus if the song is being played out loud, you'll have everybody making a whole bunch of noise and the only thing that you really hear is the bass and maybe some words if it's not an instrumental. Then it's set up so that you can put on another pair of headphones and hear another beat from a separate DJ. From a DJ's perspective, it'll give you some insight on how many people are really feeling your shit and how many people aren't really feeling it. It would be your job to go harder and harder. Say if I'm a DJ and my color is blue, I'm going harder for every blue set that I see until I have everybody in the room wearing a set of blue headphones. It's strategic and could be very effective if it's finessed right.

[@RickeyFerg]

You couldnt ask for a convienient beat. Lmao.

[@lyfestile7]

RIP Steve Ett. Great story from the great Chuck D

[@NorthPhilly-zr7xc]

Yeah hip hop change like crazy,and not for the good

[@Black____]

Right.

[@consciousenergy713]

Facts..peace 2 the Gods

[@ClasherSports]

suggestion... you guys may need to use timestamps. love the content

[@lamarwilliams1132]

Well said Chuck. Shout out 2 The Class of 1985.

[@brownin329]

No. Just because people are new and trying doesn't mean everything they do is good. They're going to have to learn how to deal with criticism. Hopefully, they will see that our generation also caught hell and improved too.

[@garveyblack3486]

CHUCK D WON OF MY FAVORITES!! HE BEING A LITTLE IRRESPONSIBLE/ ART IS A FORM A EXPRESSION BUT WE AS BLACK PEOPLE HAVE LEARNED HOW TO BE UNRIGHTEOUSLY EXPRESSIVE AND OVER THE TOP WIT IT!! I AM PROUD PRO-FATHER AND INNERSTAND HOW MIGHTY IT IS TO LEAD PEOPLE IN MY VILLAGE AS WELL AS PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF IT - TO GIVE A GREEN LIGHT TO ANYONE WHO'S NOT FIT TO LEAD IS PROBLEMATIC/ HIP/HOP IS DESCENDING BECAUSE WE[I'M NOT INCLUDED]HAVE NOT RAISED THE GENERATIONS AFTER THE GOLDEN ERA OR OUR DOPE START OF HIP/HOP TO REALLY APPRECIATE IT !! IT USE TO BE A M.J.B DO IT TO NOW IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS/ TO SAY HIP/HOP IS MUMBLE RAP IS TYRANNY/ DISRESPECT/ AND A DEFINITE SLIGHT TO ALL THOSE WHO LITERALLY PUT THEIR SWEAT/ TEARS /BLOOD/ BODY/MIND/SOUL PLUS IN2 THIS!!! THESE KIDS CAN'T LEAD[US] OR THEMSELVES FOR THAT MATTER BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT BEING SHOWN HOW TO/ IT'S TIME TO MAKE IT TUFFER/ SET THAT BAR NICE / GET BACK ON........ TLMS LET'S GOOOOOOO!!!?!!

[@ericwilliams1023]

I get it, it's a different time but the artform is the artform. Yo literally not trying to rhyme or Express YOURSELF nowadays. Just call it something else. It's like playing basketball with no dribbling, you not hoopin anymore you playing a different game

[@NorthPhilly-zr7xc]

Facts smh

[@MrBmick79]

You just described the NBA

[@alvinkershaw3410]

They way music has digressed you can’t help but to compare. Sorry Chuck I disagree

[@mrcommunity992]

Absolutely

[@EmHotep4520]

That sample Chuck D is talking about, what song did he get that from? I heard it as a kid, but can't remember where it came from.

[@Kwekwe]

Blow Your Head - Fred Wesley

[@EmHotep4520]

@@Kwekwe thank you.

[@AnthonyDRLopez]

We looped some as well. BTW Wild Cherry Funky Music was our first I believe. Small Studio in BK. We went from Harlem to the other side of the world it felt like lol 😂

[@brotherfugue]

And another thing! (LOL) PE were even revolutionary in their approach to LINER NOTES. Break out your old PE cassettes and look at how they list nearly every artist who was even on the cusp of relevance, REGARDLESS of geography. That alone could be a worthy interview subject. How many artists achieved instant credibility as the result of a PE shout-out?

[@aaronaverheart4567]

Chuck D should run for president in 2024. Seriously

[@ray1411]

I went to one of those headphone parties in Brooklyn. They only had one DJ, though. It wasnt too weird. Yes, weird but not too weird.

[@susanfit47]

Chuck D is 60 years old, and he still looks young and the same.

[@jaybrown3341]

Great stories from a real one💪🏾💪🏾🙌🏾

[@Chali_M]

Why didn't Chuck D ever get into politics? I've always wondered that. He damn sure has/had the voice and mind to do it. Love hearing this brother speak.

[@l3tme545]

He's in blk politics...Hip hop.

[@brtha3beats]

hip-hop history ya'll.

[@msgee123]

Teaching!✊🏽

[@Marleynm3]

You know he read all them books too ✅

[@eluvblack380]

P.E. CRAZY! CRAZY P.E.!

[@menaceofmayhem]

Chuck D the great!!!!

[@carlforpresidentanthony4574]

All facts... i aint never heard a beat i dont like 👍🏾 💥💥💥

[@domju4970]

Old rappers the major knows, talent what is singing for example Biggie, and the new generation only has Dave West, in conditions

[@domju4970]

Sorry Dave East, but don't forget his from the elite

[@byronfloyd1658]

4 ASPIRING MC'S TO COME. B SWIFT TO LISTEN 👂 AND SLOW TO SPEAK WHEN IN THE PRESENCE OF THIS GOD MC. PEACE!

[@LiquidFlux66]

💯..No disrespect to the yungins but listening to some of this new shit is like trying to learn a new language.I don't know what the fuck their saying half the time!

[@MarcusPurpleHayes]

Art is subjective but everyone agrees the best music came out of the 70s. No argument. In the same vein, the hiphop from the 80s through mid 90s had a certain soul to it that music today doesnt have. And its not their fault. The world they're growing up in has little soul.

[@LiquidFlux66]

Who stole the soul?

[@MarcusPurpleHayes]

@@LiquidFlux66 Good question.

[@brotherfugue]

@@LiquidFlux66 Disco. I mean that seriously.

[@brotherfugue]

@@LiquidFlux66 Let me elaborate for others who may come along later and misunderstand me: In the late 1960s-1973, R&B had grown increasingly conscious in scope and it scared the hell out of the powers that were. Along comes disco. Though I won't go into detail, it was much like the way when Hip Hop became too conscious, along came GANGSTER. 🤔

[@kielhall8363]

Dope

[@coldbeer7046]

🔥🔥🔥

[@tambakongoh]

healthy musicthat's what i make wealthy i am

[@landofgoshenstudios6402]

LMAO!! LMAO!!! Exactly.

[@landonprice5656]

Hip Hop Hip Hop

[@BABATVEVERYTIMEFIRE]

💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

[@eve7521]

Im old school and I stop listening to him when he tried to underplay flavor talkin bout no one wrote the music but him.. really?? We must stop trying to one up each other its sad as old as he is still talkn ignit bs

[@MrSosa1969]

They more than made up since then . You speaking on Chuck. What that make you ??

[@ProtosunProductions]

Sorry Chuck, but youre wrong on this one. Garbage is garbage no matter when its made. Everyone should be compared to everyone.

[@halfomillitia]

He sounds stupid. Pundits and fans alike always compare the old with the new! Whether it's athletes, singers or rappers. Anyone who competes with other individuals for money will be estimated, measured or noted for similarities and dissimilarities between individuals. Don't cry now.

[@bnakwanblackman3725]

PEACE UH BAREWITTNESS TO THAT CHUCK FULLY. BECAUSE WHEN UH RIGHT, IT'S FOR ME AND MY SATISFACTION ON KNOWING WHAT I'M SAYING IS DOPP, AND LYRICLY ON POINT. LIKE JERU SAID, UH DO THIS FOR ME; KNOWN THOSE WHO CAN APPRECIATE IT THAT'S A PLUS. BUT UH DO IT FOR ME FIRST, IT'S CALLED EXPRESSING ONE SELF THROUGH RHYME FORM.