FREE Download: Chuck D “Tear Down This Wall”
Big ups to the cats at SLAMjamz for sending this one over. Tear Down This Wall is a new track by Chuck D, operating under the alias Mistachuck, criticizing and calling for the destruction of the US-Mexico Border Fence. After the jump, check out Chuck’s statement on the recent Arizona immigration law. Click below to listen to Chuck D’s Tear Down This Wall:
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This statement from Chuck D and his wife Dr Gaye Theresa Johnson Professor Of Black Studies and Chicano Studies UC Santa Barbara:
“Jan Brewer’s decision to sign the Arizona immigration bill into law is racist, deceitful, and reflects some of the most mean-spirited politics against immigrants that the country has ever seen. The power that this law gives to police, to detain people that they suspect to be undocumented, brings racial profiling to a new low. Brewer’s actions and those of Joe Arpaio, Russell Pearce, the Arizona State Senate are despicable, inexcusable, and endorse the all-out hate campaign that Joe Arpaio, Russell Pearce, and others have perpetrated upon immigrants for years. The people of Arizona who voted for this bill, as well as those who crafted it, demonstrate no regard for the humanity or contributions of Latino people. And for all of those who have chosen not to speak up, shame on you for silently endorsing this legislated hate.
In 1991 I wrote a song criticizing Arizona officials (including John McCain and Fife Symington) for rejecting the federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The same politics I wrote about in “By the Time I Get to Arizona” are alive and well in Arizona today, but this time the target is Brown people.
These actions must stop. I am issuing a call to action, urging my fellow musicians, artists, athletes, performers, and production companies to refuse to work in Arizona until officials not only overturn this bill, but recognize the human rights of immigrants. This should include the NBA playoffs, revisiting the actions of the NFL in 1993, when they moved the Superbowl to Pasadena in protest against Arizona’s refusal to recognize Dr. King. We all need to speak up in defense of our brothers and sisters being victimized in Arizona, because things are only getting worse. What they’re doing to immigrants is appalling, but it will be even more damning if we remain silent.”
Jay-Izzle wrote:
I feel you Chuck this immigration shit is out of control.
Posted on 29-Apr-10 at 10:58 am | Permalink
Jonesy wrote:
chuck d is nice on the mic one of the best to do it!
Posted on 29-Apr-10 at 5:33 pm | Permalink
303 b-boy wrote:
fuck yo fence!
Posted on 29-Apr-10 at 6:01 pm | Permalink
In AZ wrote:
Stupid….why do celebrities and wanna be celebrities want to get involved in politics??
Go to Mexico without ID and see how “legal” youll be there…….
Posted on 30-Apr-10 at 10:35 am | Permalink
Thankfully not in AZ wrote:
Response to “In AZ” Because this ridiculous law affects a people as a whole. And celebrities thankfully have a voice that reaches further than yours and your ignorance. If you go to Mexico, they do not have laws to (and are not going to) stop every non-mexican looking person and question and detain them without cause (just because they look non-mexican). It’s obvious that Arizona, and some of their citizens still hold on to their shameful roots.
Posted on 30-Apr-10 at 11:11 am | Permalink
Never been to AZ wrote:
The constitution protects all human beings in USA, citizen or not. Therefore, this law is unconstitutional.
Once a person makes it to USA his/her dignity should be protected.
Guarding the border is one thing. This kind of retarded law is simply racist.
Posted on 30-Apr-10 at 11:46 am | Permalink
BeatRoot wrote:
@In AZ
“Stupid….why do celebrities and wanna be celebrities want to get involved in politics??”
Seriously, do you know who the fuck Chuck D is?
On a side note this seemingly has as much to do with religion as race.
http://guyadams.independentminds.livejournal.com/16466.html
Posted on 30-Apr-10 at 12:26 pm | Permalink
Carlos wrote:
Dark-skinned Latinos are the new blacks, vilified by a nation who wants the cheap goods and labor but doesn’t want the workers in their communities. I have more respect for the Klan; at least they’re upfront with their hate. These closeted racists are hiding behind legislation. To me, this is the modern-day equivalent of the sundown laws, which were an attempt to intimidate blacks back in the day. Wrong is wrong. Good for you, Chuck, having the balls to speak out against this injustice.
Posted on 30-Apr-10 at 1:34 pm | Permalink
Land of the Free wrote:
Anyone free to come here legal or not. We’re free to send you back if you didn’t enter legally.
Posted on 30-Apr-10 at 4:44 pm | Permalink
If we are silent.. wrote:
In a time when more people than ever are struggling to feed their children, to keep roofs over their heads..Arizona comes up with a law that will cause children to be left without mothers and fathers..the integrity of the family will be hurt even more.. Does it hurt to boycott Arizona..of course. But does this law hurt humanity? There is no question that this law brings bigotry straight into our law books.. Will we remain silent? Shout!!!
Posted on 30-Apr-10 at 9:32 pm | Permalink
Buzz the mechanic wrote:
Hey Carlos and If we are silent, I choose to follow the laws of the land. Do you follow the laws of the land? I hope you can say yes to that. That’s all 1070 is about, following the rules. I support Gov Jan Brewer and her signing of the bill. She has more backbone than most of Congress and way more than the Whitehouse. I hope more states adopt similar laws. The reason she signed the law is because lame-a## George W. Bush and Mr. Politically Correct Obama have FAILED to act. No we are headed in the right direction people. Full speed ahead!
Posted on 01-May-10 at 11:00 pm | Permalink
Kats wrote:
I guess Chuck D is pro-Gaye marriage too…
Posted on 02-May-10 at 10:59 am | Permalink
A Scottsdale AZ DJ wrote:
Thanks for the free relevant jam Mistachuck! I’ll be spinning this in Scottsdale tonight right after the Los Suns game.
I’ve been in Arizona most of my life, and firmly believe that unless you’re Pima, Hopi, Maricopa or Navajo, you’re an immigrant or descendant of immigrants. And if you’re an immigrant or descendant of immigrants and anti-immigration, then you’re a hypocrite and should leave yourself. My ancestors certainly had no papers when they arrived in this country from Europe.
Posted on 06-May-10 at 2:52 pm | Permalink
Frank wrote:
Hey Mr. DJ,
Your ancestors probably went through Ellis Island, which was the legit, legal way to come to America.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellis_Island
I’m quite confident they indeed had their “papers”. You can probably look them up here:
http://www.ellisisland.org
Chuck D is a fool and an out of touch opportunist, using the 1070 situation and the “brown” people for attention and personal gain in order to keep himself relevant. I doubt he gives two shits about any of you, he probably just hopes you’ll buy his old ass records.
What happened with the 1993 Superbowl was a completely different situation than what the issues are now. If you ever spent any significant time in Arizona as a legitimate citizen, you’d realize that.
Chuck D – *BASS* How low can you go?
Frank
Posted on 15-May-10 at 2:45 am | Permalink
dogg wrote:
Loving Chuck since 1987, haven’t heard this track yet but bet it’s hot hot hot.
Posted on 25-May-10 at 6:40 pm | Permalink
Jay wrote:
Nobody supports ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. Which is what Arizona is trying to stop. This entire topic should be irrelevant. And as a Chuck D fan, I dont know why he would ever support ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.
Posted on 17-Jun-10 at 7:31 pm | Permalink
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Posted on 08-Feb-12 at 12:55 pm | Permalink