Dead Prez

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Dead Prez
Dead Prez, 2009
Dead Prez, 2009
General information
origin Tallahassee , United States
Genre (s) Hip-Hop , Conscious Rap
founding 1996
Website deadprez.com
Current occupation
stic.man (Khnum Muata Ibomu)
M-1 (Mutulu Olugbala)
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Let's get free
  US 73 04/01/2000 (10 weeks)
Turn Off The Radio, The Mixtape Vol. 2: Get Free Or Die Tryin '
  US 144 11/08/2003 (1 week)
RBG - Revolutionary But Gangsta
  US 60 04/17/2004 (4 weeks)

Dead Prez , stylized as dead prez , is an American hip-hop - duo from Florida , consisting stic.man from the rappers and M -1. They are considered representative of the hardcore hip hop and very politically inspired by Public Enemy and Malcolm X . One example is the song We Want Freedom from the album Let's get free .

Career

stic.man (* 1974 as Clayton Gavin) and M-1 (* 1977 as Lavonne Alford) met on the campus of Florida A&M University , where they both studied economics . Since they both shared the same views on society, they soon began making music together. In order to make their music known to a wider mass, they then moved to New York City , where they called themselves Dead Prez, derived from the slang expression "dead presidents" for "banknotes". First they released a few mixtapes and collaborated with various artists, including Big Punisher , on his debut album Capital Punishment , before they finally met Lord Jamar from Brand Nubian , who helped them to a contract with Loud Records . Her first album Let's Get Free was released there in 2000 . In 2002 and 2003 they again devoted themselves to mixtapes, Turn Off The Radio Vol. 1 and 2 , on which they rapped over the melodies of songs by other artists, such as Aaliyah . In 2004 their second album followed, RBG - Revolutionary But Gangsta , this time distributed by Columbia Records . In 2006 they worked with the Outlawz on the album Can't Sell Dope Forever .

Discography

Albums

  • 2000: Let's Get Free
  • 2004: RBG - Revolutionary But Gangsta
  • 2006: Can't Sell Dope Forever with the Outlawz
  • 2012: Information Age

Singles

  • 1998: Police State
  • 1999: Hip Hop
  • 2000: Mind Sex
  • 2002: Turn Off The Radio
  • 2004: Hell Yeah
  • 2008: Politrikkks

Mix tapes

  • 2002: Turn Off The Radio, The Mixtape Vol. 1
  • 2003: Turn Off The Radio, The Mixtape Vol. 2: Get Free Or Die Tryin ′
  • 2009: Turn Off The Radio, The Mixtape Vol. 3: Pulse of The People with DJ Green Lantern
  • 2010: Turn Off the Radio, The Mixtape Vol. 4: Revolutionary But Gangsta Grillz with DJ Drama

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Charts US
  2. ↑ Description of Dead Prez in the All Music Guide