#82 Chuck D, Don Imus Controversy, & White Stripes Review

Sound Opinions

Society & Culture, Music, Arts

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2007

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Ever since Don Imus uttered those controversial words on his radio show, hip hop has been feeling the heat. To make sense of recent debates about the genre, Jim and Greg will talk with rapper Chuck D and a panel of hip hop insiders about language, race, gender, and of course, music.

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0:00.0	Good music is what we want to hear.
0:05.0	What do you mean? Good music. It's what we dance to, what our children will dance to.
0:09.0	And if you don't want to play it, then take your records and go home.
0:13.0	Did you have a band? It's a great band. It's a bad band. It's like pizza baby. It's good no matter if there's music in the air. Welcome to Sound Opinions from Chicago Public Radio and American Public Media.
0:34.0	I'm Jim De Regattis, the pop music critic at the Chicago Sun-times.
0:38.0	And I'm Greg Katz. I write about Rock and Roll for the Chicago Tribune.
0:41.0	Today on the world's only rock and roll talk show we're
0:43.6	going to take a look at hip-hop lyrics and why they're under the microscope
0:46.3	artistic freedom in danger again. We're going to have a panel discussion that will
0:50.3	include public enemies Chuck D. And later on we'll review the new album from that great Detroit duo,
0:56.4	Jack and Meg White, The White Stripes.
1:00.0	You are listening to sound opinions and time now for some music news.
1:04.0	Does it hurt to know I'll never be there that it sucks.
1:09.0	Save my face everywhere in with you.
1:12.0	You're just to end it like you did.
1:15.0	I was the last and know you knew
1:18.0	exactly what you would do.
1:20.0	And don't say you something lost your way.
1:24.0	She may believe you, but I never will.
1:29.0	Never Again.
1:38.0	Greg, simmer down, stop popping along. That is Never Again, the first single and the first track on the third album by Kelly Clarkson just came out called My December.
1:46.0	I gotta say Greg, this is my favorite news story of the year so far.
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