alexwoodsaystoomuch asked: You just mentioned DeRo in your post about the PE article; the DeRo-edited "Gen X critics take on canonized records" book Kill Your Idols has a far worse anti-Nation of Millions writeup, where some guy goes on a Fox News-worthy rant on how he thinks Chuck D is just as horrible a bigot as David Duke, and he thinks hip hop should not be serious.

Haha good point - I’d forgotten DeRo edited that book. I never read it, I would probably have loved it at the time TBH.

There’s some funny digs at Nation in one of Chuck Eddy’s books - Accidental Evolution I think? Or it might have been one of Simon R’s? I adore the record and can’t stand Drake, obviously.

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  1. defenderofyourface said: Simon Reynolds spent a good amount of time pointing out how Chuck D is homophobic and misogynist back in 1988, in “Blissed Out”. But I’m sure he loves those records FOR that reason. Weirdness.
  2. anthonyisright said: the chuck line xgau quotes in his cg capsule: “You know Public Enemy are punk rockers, ‘cause they bitch about rock crits and airwaves so much.”
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