On 5/20/02 11:42 PM, deshomm wrote:

Hey chuck this is james. I met you at the vibe session that you gave at West Chester University in march 13 of this year. I attend West Chester U and throughout the three years I have been there that was the only event I have attended other than my graduation. It is also difficult when a person like me who lives two minutes into the burbs from philly who has to travel 45 minutes to West chester every day on the septa bus transportation. Your speech I mean your vibe session was very inspirational, because everything you said I believe everyone felt but we couldn't find the words to express it for ourselves the way you so easily did. I truly beleive that the internet is the future and record companies are fearful of its power. I know many people who have great songs that they want to put out but they feel the only way they could get to where they want to be is to push it through some company that will take only a milla second to decide if thats what they are looking for or getting it through a radio station. Well common sense should tell everyone that there is an unlimited amount of people who can get to hear your music through the web by creating your own site and in a sense just like you said create your own label. I just graduated this past month majoring in bus man with only two summer courses left to take, my true passion and dream has and always will be to do documentaries on subjects and issues that I am passionate about. With technology advancing as far as it is (broadband) I see this as a easy transition to get my work online or maybe through rap station.com I was wondering if you can offer any advice. Ok I have to end this its getting too long. So thanks for your time Chuck and if you get a chance to read this you can email me back when you have time, by the way I can truly relate to going home hungry and deciding whether or not to go burger king or being stranded out in West Chester. Thanks Chuck peace.

OF COURSE RAPSTATION IS ALWAYS AN OPTION AVAILIABLE TO SHOWCASE YOUR WORK AND ALL YOU NEED IS A CAMERA TO DO THE DOCUMENTARIES...THE BIZ DEV HEAD AT RAPSTATION IS LATHAN HODGE... lhadji@rapstation.com PEACE JAMES CHUCK

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On 5/20/02 6:07 AM, Sagwa C. wrote:

Chuck D, How are things? Im from Kenya and met you in Philly last fall when you spoke at a lecture for the Hip hop 101 class. Im currently in Kenya and there is alot of hip hop around. I wanted to know if you have any plans to visit East Africa any time soon. Peace Sagwa

WSSUP SAGWA HAVE A GOOD TIME IN KENYA, TELL EVERYBODY OUT THERE TO PEEP RAPSTATION.COM, BRINGTHENOISE.COM AND SLAMJAMZ.COM. OUR TOURING PLANS TO PROMOTE THE NEW PE ALBUM THIS SUMMER CALLED 'REVOLVERLUTION' WILL HAVE US HIT SOUTH AFRICA... BUT YOU NEVER KNOW... CHECK THOSE SITES AND PUBLICENEMY.COM FOR MORE INFO... PEACE CHUCK

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On 5/20/02 5:58 AM, H B wrote:

Yo Chuck, Thoughts to ponder ? I aint aware of your take on the nine 11 attack, but my hearings of the next threat being densly populated apartment buildings in the US has me pondering!~!~! cracker jacks plans & mind games on the world.

CHECK MY PAST TERRORDOME AROUND SEPTEMBER...

Considering the words Densly Populated leads me to think of The PJs it's just another word for experiement ?

YUP Can you trust your government, damn sure you don't.

YOU SHOULD ALWAYS AT LEAST CHALLENGE AUTHORITY THAT HAS FEW ANSWERS...

Consider this a prophet of rage. cheers fearwax

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on 5/16/02 1:59 PM, andrew b wrote:

yo chuck, when i met you after your talk in edinburgh you said that PE is gonna tour, dont you think its about time you hit Scotland, i mean it was 95 when you were last here with PE, and i for one am not happy with that and i can name other people who arent probably the same 2 thousand who was there in 95 at the Barrowlands, I know your one of the few artists who actually do have time for the fans but i mean come on 7 years with no PE in Scotland, I read your book also man, thoroughly enjoyed it man peace andrew ps sorry to sound like an asshole but 7 years man, even Flash visits more often.

WELL WE PLAYED LOWLANDS FESTIVAL IN SCOTLAND IN 2001... BUT SOLO SHOW-WISE I HEAR YOU AND THE REVOLVERLUTION WORLD TOUR IS SLATED TO DO ITS THING NOVEMBER OUT THERE. HEY WE'RE A BIG GROUP, AND OLDER, SO FORGIVE THE TIME GAP....

Homelands you mean surely, i was at that but i mean it was only to see you guys cos i absolutely despise dance music and all the djing (dance music djs) bullshit theres no talent in that at all, anyway i wasnt meant to sound like i was dogging you i just need to see another P.E show, and i do forgive the time gap i mean i realise you all got other countries that your trying to take your music too and i fell that but dont forget us man. peace andrew

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on 5/15/02 10:38 AM, PETER C wrote:

im a young hip hop DJ with 2 questions to ask,

1~ wot is your opinion of the latest american hip hop acts and their lyrical content, do u think they deserve the spotlight instead of other artists who r surly not worthy of there claim to fame, such as eminem.

I THINK THAT THE WORLD IS DEEP WITH EQUAL TALENT AND IT SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT... I THINK THAT THE AMERICAN ARTISTS ARE TRYING TO ALL DO THE SAME THING TO REMAIN PAID, WHERE BEFORE PAID WAS ONLY AN AFTERTHOUGHT. THERE'S ALSO 3 AREAS OF HIP HOP 1. MAINSTREAM COMMERCIAL 2. UNDERGROUND 3. INTERNET ARTISTS

2~ have u heard any British acts and wot are your views on them.

FOR YEARS I'VE SUPPORTED UK ARTISTS AND THERE'S NO DIFFERENCE NOWADAYS... IT'S JUST THAT THE FOCUS NEEDS TO BE ON INVADING OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD AS OPPOSED TO THE STATES AND THE UK ALONE... THATS THE ADVANTAGE OF UK RAP ARTISTS...THEY'RE CLOSER TO EUROPE...

i look forward to your reply
Lill'P

PEACE CHUCK

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on 5/14/02 11:25 PM, dmiggins wrote:

Hey Chuck, I am sure you don't remember me but my name is Devonne and I am from Trinidad & Tobago, we met up when you came to speak @ Wesleyan University in Connecticut. You wanted to know when Carnival is and it is the 3rd and 4th of March, so I hope to see you there. I need a small favor. Remeber when you said that rap was founded on the principles of dancehall. What was the name of the guy you said started it. My friend who wasn't at your discussion has a hard time believing me. So holla back aight.

dmiggs

COOL HERC WAS THE DJ WHO MOVED FROM JAMAICA IN 1969 AND INFLUENCED HIP HOP AS WELL WITH THE SAME TECHNIQUES THAT WERE PREVALENT WITH JAMAICAN DJS. USING 2 TURNTABLES A MIXER AND A MIKE..

LATER KRS-ONE IN THE 80S WAS JUST AS INFLUENTIAL IN SPREADING NEW VIBES ACROSS AMERICA AND THE WORLD WITH THE DEEP ROOTS IN REGGAE....

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on 5/24/02 3:06 PM, CH wrote:

I know you have been told before, but I just read your piece from Sept. 15... And I'm speechless.You basically organized my confused emotions. All the feelings of sorrow I had when the planes hit. And yet the feelings of anger I had when every other car on the road I saw had American flags on them. I just had a conversation (more of an argument) w/ a white person who couldn't understand why I wouldn't fight or die for this country. As I told him "Being a Black man, I've been at war since I was old enough to be considered a threat". I am not going to die for this country, I might be killed by this country, but there is nothing I can do about that. I just wanted to thank you for your enlightenment. Much love, Damon Goodrum Seattle WA.

P.S. I saw ya'll when you guys were at the E.M.P., that was the best live show I've seen in years. After 15 years ya'll still know how rock the crowd... amazing.

WELL THANKS A LOT... AND WE'RE PUTTING OUT A NEW RECORD THIS SUMMER REFLECTING ON SOME OF THAT SENTIMENT... PEACE CHUCK

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on 5/9/02 3:55 PM, Brian A. wrote:

What's up Chuck? just wanted to thank you for coming out to speak at RIT. For a college university, a surprisingly low amount of knowledge is passed around on a daily basis, so it was definitely nice to have you come and drop knowledge. I've been rapping for about 3 or 4 years, and submerged myself in the culture ever since i was a little kid. Even so, I've never really tried to (don't really want to) "get on", so I didn't know a lot about the history of the music industry, and more specifically, the rap industry. Just wanted to thank you and say it's nice to see you're still an embassador of hip hop to this day. peace... -brian

WELL THANKS AND ONLINE WE'VE PROVIDED A HIP HOP PLANET WHERE YOU CAN FINE TUNE THOSE SKILLS PEACE CHUCK