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    AS one of the trailblazers of the rap movement, Chuck D was promoting New York hip-hop acts as early as 1979. The son of political activists, he was studying graphic design when he was drawn into the music scene, which had formerly been just a hobby. The turning point came when he saw Dick Gregory, the activist, comedian, and health nut, give a speech that stressed education through ...more


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