Chuck D Honors Ali: “He Grabbed the Mic and He Rhymed.”

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

Sports, History, News, Politics, Sports News

4.8 • 619 Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2016

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

The world shook last week as the greatest sports figure of the 20th Century, Muhammad Ali, passed away. Today begins a week of special podcasts devoted to The Champ, which will end with a trip to Louisville for Ali’s memorial. We originally booked today’s guest, Chuck D, to talk about his new supergroup ‘Prophets of Rage,’ which also features B-Real from Cypress Hill and members of Rage Against The Machine. Today, Chuck D talks about this rebellious musical project, their summer tour that starts July 19th in Cleveland, and offers his insights into Ali’s indelible legacy. Then, ‘Choice Words’ from Dave’s latest column for The Nation.Be sure to subscribe to the show so you don’t miss any of this week’s special Ali programming. Search for Edge of Sports on on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music or your podcast app of choice. For more information, visit http://EdgeOfSportsPodcast.comProphets of Rage: http://prophetsofrage.com | http://fb.com/TheProphetsofRage | http://twitter.com/prophetsofrageChuck D: http://twitter.com/MrChuckDZirin: ‘I Just Wanted to Be Free’: The Radical Reverberations of Muhammad Alihttp://www.thenation.com/article/i-just-wanted-to-be-free-the-radical-reverberations-of-muhammad-ali—http://edgeofsportspodcast.com | http://twitter.com/edgeofsports | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@slate.com—Music: Public Enemy (Terrorbeat, Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos, Welcome to the Terrordome) http://publicenemy.com | Miles Davis (Ali) http://milesdavis.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast. I'm Dave Ziron. Today we speak to legendary musician and hip hop artist Chuck D.
0:08.3	About the legacy of Muhammad Ali.
0:11.4	I got so much trouble on my mind. Refuse to lose. Here's your ticket. Here the drama get wicked.
0:20.3	Well, he grabbed the mic
0:21.7	and he rhymed
0:22.4	and said what was
0:24.4	on his mind
0:25.3	and his soul
0:26.2	and delivered
0:27.1	himself he didn't wait
0:28.5	for the mic
0:29.4	to come to him
0:30.2	he like grabbed it
0:31.6	I have rousered with an alligator
0:33.5	out on tussed with a whale
0:35.2	out of handcuffed lightning
0:37.1	throw thunder in jail.
0:39.5	That's bad.
0:42.3	The essence of hip-hop and rap music is grabbing the mic and rhyming.
0:48.7	We're going to go back to our interview with Chuck D in just a moment.
0:52.8	Just to let everybody know,
0:54.4	we are going to be releasing shows all week
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