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Hip-Hop Artist Chuck D. Enlightens Guilford
Feky Eugene
Staff Writer
In celebration of black his
tory month, Guilford welcomed
Chuck D, one of the most influ
ential men in hip-hop, to speak
his mind on the genre and where
it's headed last Wednesday night
in Dana Auditorium.
Chuck D discussed various
issues concerning hip-hop and
how it has branched off from its
roots.
The art form founded itself
on the musical expression of life
in urban ghettos and communi
cates its messages through com
binations of singing and speak
ing.
Hip-hop originated as a way
for the black community to de
fine itself, but these days it is
more of a marketing product
than an art form.
Shots Called Slowly
on Coble's Status
Casey Creel
Senior Correspondent
Senior Josh Neas handed
President Kent Chabotar his pe
tition with 284 signatures
Wednesday, but the issue of U.S.
Congressman Howard Coble's
status as graduation speaker is
anything but decided.
Chabotar said he spoke to
Coble casually this week, and the
topic of commencement came up
during their short conversation
about Coble's perspective on war
against Iraq. Coble chairs the
Chuck D explained that hip
hop has become an industry in
which a largely white corporate
world is making a profit at the
expense of black people. He de
scribed it as a system that has
become, in some ways, compa
rable to plantation systems.
Chuck D also spoke of the
negative stereotypes that sur
round hip-hop culture. "Most
people, when thinking about hip
hop or rap music, associate it
with the words gangster or thug,"
said Chuck D.
He pointed out that the rep
resentation of hip-hop in the
media reflects negatively on the
black community. Many people
assume that to be black means
you have to wear your clothes a
certain way, talk a certain way,
or even act a certain way. "It's
this dumb-ass-ification of certain
individuals. The idea that one
House subcommittee on crime,
terrorism, and homeland secu
rity.
"I'm not sure if he read the
Guilfordian story; we didn't discuss
it," Chabotar said. "We didn't set a
timeline to address the situation;
it was a friendly conversation."
Coble, Republican of Greens
boro and Guilford graduate, is in
Germany concerning homeland
security, and could not be
reached for comment.
One topic Neas emphasized
was his dissatisfaction with student
See Coble, page 3
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From left: Wesley Elam, Chuck D, and Dan Thigpen show
support for WQFS.
Josh Neas
needs to be a thug to succeed is
ludicrous."
The popular use of the word
'nigger' or 'nigga' was another
danger that Chuck D found in the
evolution of hip-hop. "The word
should never be used," said
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Chabotar and Neas discuss Neas' petition against Rep. Coble
James Tatum
February 21, 2003
Volume 89, Issue 16
Chuck D. "The word symbolizes
death to the black community.
Many individuals have died for
that one word."
Chuck D explained that the
popularization of such a hateful
See Chuck, page 4
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