Chuck D: “I had 17 jobs before I became a rapper. I was never moved by street sh*t!”

[BigMoneyGrip]

He's cooking with that 2nd tweet

Meat on the grill cooking

 

[I Really Mean It]

basically, he did what most of us do. the vast majority of brehs are not in the streets. they’re regular, “square” dudes trying to safely navigate a system of racial apartheid by any legal means necessary.

 

[King Poetic]

Totally agree

I saw that shyt coming from a distance as well

Street nikkas be in the streets for a year or two and yes they fukking bad hoes, getting quick money, clothes and cars.. but as usual them nikkas end up dead or spend the next 15 to 40 years in prison and u was only able to have 2 years to so called ball out of control

And even when they get out of prison, they still in because no one is hiring these nikkas

 

[I Really Mean It]

Totally agree

I saw that shyt coming from a distance as well

Street nikkas be in the streets for a year or two and yes they fukking bad hoes, getting quick money, clothes and cars.. but as usual them nikkas end up dead or spend the next 15 to 40 years in prison and u was only able to have 2 years to so called ball out of control

And even when they get out of prison, they still in because no one is hiring these nikkas

SOME of them get out and retire in their 30s/40s with a shytload of money. i have seen it happen, but it is very rare. you have to be a special breed of d-boy to hustle for years and exit the game without a scratch. oftentimes, the fast money is just too addictive.

 

[Hawala Man]

And even when they get out of prison, they still in because no one is hiring these nikkas

Several things happen they try and go back into street life and get packed by younger lions/catch another charge (violations) or they develop substance abuse issues which make them homeless and strung out. The most feared guy from my city in the 90s who had cars, money and all the women is now homeless and begging for money on the streets. Crazy how the tables turn.

On the flipside I know couple success stories where guys start their own businesses or get trucking jobs. That only happened because they had a good support system when they got out. Very few fit in this category.

 

[Miggs]

MC Gusto was literally Rick Ross’ career verbatim, 10 years earlier.

Rick Ross to me in 20 years should have a 30 for 30.
It should be a case study on rap.

 

[The_Hillsta]

 

[Paper Boi]

@Matt504

 

[Peak]

He's stayed true to his word over the years. He highly objected and wasn't going to allow his voice/lyrics to be used for Big's "Ten Crack Commandments" back in the day. Primo had to talk him into it and say it was for hop hop and the culture.

So he folded? And what does crack have to do with the culture?

 

[-DMP-]

That’s me, I’m chuck d.

Square life

 

[Buckeye Fever]

the goon lovers/criminal admirers/gang nerds ain't gonna like this. Either way good. Motherfukkers kill me shaming the everyday breh whether he trying to earn a degree or knock tin or flip a burger.

All that extra shyt has done tremendous damage to our sense of community, but fakkits get to cooing over POS like Rick Ross or some random Crip fakkit he ain't did shyt but terrorize his own people.

shyt is fukked up. When drill "music" is more popular than music by Common or Lupe, that explains a lot.

 

[pete clemenza]

So he folded? And what does crack have to do with the culture?

Within hip hop culture.. The context was being able to scratch in a chorus from another record like a lot of dj's and producers do on records. Chuck didn't like his words being scratched in for the Ten Crack Commandments. Primo told him it's strictly hip hop and nothing more. So I guess he did fold

 

[⠀X ⠀]

We’re from the same area. I’ve always heard of him being very active in the community with the youth. I think he was teaching martial arts or something, a while back.

 

[Paper Boi]

shyt is fukked up. When drill "music" is more popular than music by Common or Lupe, that explains a lot.

i really hate becoming the old head as a man in my early 30s but somehow somewhere someone failed gen z


as a millenial when i was a teenager (the group that supposedly dictates whats cool) was when common and lupe had commercial success.

it was the next generation that came thru and fukked it all up

 

[O.T.I.S.]

He’s correct.. I was similar

People in this culture thinks “hustling” is selling drugs and act like its that difficult/complicated. Hustling to me was working/learning shyt while gaining experience