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Rapper Chuck D attends school career week


Published: March 27, 2008 at 7:30 PM
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UNIONDALE, N.Y., March 27 (UPI) -- Famed rap artist Chuck D discussed the importance of getting an education when he attended career week at the Lawrence Road Middle School in Long Island, N.Y.

The recording artist's 15-year-old daughter is a student at the school, Newsday said.

The Public Enemy front man, who is also a Long Island native, spoke to a crowd of about 800 students at the Uniondale district school Thursday morning, the report said.

"At the end of the streets, there's jail and there's death," he said. "That's why I'm going to say get your education. ...

"You always hear about people being a thug," he said. "You don't know what it's like to look at a 25-year-old person and see tears coming up out of their face because they're locked down. Get your education. Treat each other well, and treat people like you want to be treated. We don't want to be doing this speech while you're on the other side."



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