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LI Music Hall of Fame recognizes local talent

It's probably no surprise that Chuck D refused to be bullied when he was a fledgling rapper and a student at Adelphi University.

"People used to come from the Bronx and from Brooklyn with a chip on their shoulders, thinking that just because rap started there that they'd be better," the Public Enemy leader says, with a laugh. "I destroyed them, man. I would tell people when they were coming...

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