Article: Rapper Chuck D calls out music industry

John Parker & Megan Lloyd-jones
University Wire
02-11-2004
(The State Hornet) (U-WIRE) SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Public Enemy frontman Chuck D gave his controversial State of the Union address Thursday in the Sacramento State University Union Ballroom. Chuck D endorsed Rev. Al Sharpton in the upcoming presidential election, noting that he made the most sense to him, but that does not mean much.

"The country's too damn big for one [expletive] to come up and say that he's got the ideas for everybody," said Chuck D.

Chuck D quickly dismissed the notion of himself running for public office. "I'm too unstable for that (expletive). I'd rather be something like a cultural ambassador rather than ...

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