In paragraph 23 McBride quotes Chuck D, of Public Enemy. What is your view of Chuck D’s assertion? Are there ways in which rap music does pay “homage to the music that came before”? If so, what are they? Par 23: “People call hip hop the MTV music now,” scoffs Chuck D, of Public Enemy, known for its overtly political rap. “It’s Big Brother controlling you. To slip something in there that’s indigenous to the roots, that pays homage to the music that came before us, it’s the Mount Everest of battles.”