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Dead Prez is the pair of politically militant rappers, Stic.Man and M-1. They have become known for their hard-hitting style and socially aware lyrics, focusing on anti-racism, anti-capitalism, critical pedagogy, as well as activism against governmental hypocrisy and corporate control over the media (especially hip-hop record labels.)
In 1990, M-1 headed to Tallahassee to attend FAMU (Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University) where he and Sticman met and connected due to their mutual love of music and knowledge. “I was soaking up the Black Panther Party as a whole,” M-1 remembers. “I learned about their lives and it helped mold me.”
“I realized there’s a struggle already going on and I have to try to help ride it out,” interjects Stic.man. M-1’s quest for insight led him to join the International Democratic People’s Uhuru Movement (InPDUM) in Chicago for three years while Stic.man remained behind in Florida and started getting into trouble. Burned out by the arduous labor of Uhuru, M-1 decided it was time to do that music thing and Stic.man agreed.
Dead Prez transcribed the political education they acquired into lyrical poetry. Brand Nubian’s Lord Jamar discovered them in New York and helped them sign a deal with Loud Records. But being the new kids on the block of a powerhouse label like Loud (home to the Wu-Tang Clan and Mobb Deep) wasn’t easy. dead prez wasn’t always Loud’s priority but that didn’t stop them from building a fan base around their over-the-top performances. (They’ve been known to ignite dollar bills and toss apples into the audiences, declaring they eat healthy).
In 1990, M-1 headed to Tallahassee to attend FAMU (Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University) where he and Sticman met and connected due to their mutual love of music and knowledge. “I was soaking up the Black Panther Party as a whole,” M-1 remembers. “I learned about their lives and it helped mold me.”
“I realized there’s a struggle already going on and I have to try to help ride it out,” interjects Stic.man. M-1’s quest for insight led him to join the International Democratic People’s Uhuru Movement (InPDUM) in Chicago for three years while Stic.man remained behind in Florida and started getting into trouble. Burned out by the arduous labor of Uhuru, M-1 decided it was time to do that music thing and Stic.man agreed.
Dead Prez transcribed the political education they acquired into lyrical poetry. Brand Nubian’s Lord Jamar discovered them in New York and helped them sign a deal with Loud Records. But being the new kids on the block of a powerhouse label like Loud (home to the Wu-Tang Clan and Mobb Deep) wasn’t easy. dead prez wasn’t always Loud’s priority but that didn’t stop them from building a fan base around their over-the-top performances. (They’ve been known to ignite dollar bills and toss apples into the audiences, declaring they eat healthy).
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lets get free
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Let's Get Free
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RBG: Revolutionary But Gangsta
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Mind Sex
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Police State
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Happiness
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Hell Yeah
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Behind Enemy Lines
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We Want Freedom
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I'm a African
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Psychology
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Animal In Man
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Discipline
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drumbum16 wrote:
Dead Prez seem to have turned into what Technique would refer to as 'Industry Bitches', if you disagree with me, just read the lyrics for 'Be Healthy' from Let's Get Free, then compare them to the lyrics for 'Fucked Up' from RBG. I have lost respect for DP, where did their poltics go? Suddenly the music's all about capitalism and being 'gangsta' - pathetic.
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mathcore16 wrote:
good shit, but tracks like Mind Sex and Be Healthy are cringe-worthy
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1226 wrote:
good
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IIImatic wrote:
word.... they may have only had one commercialy successful track, but their debut is a classic album. Period.
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lonnielynn wrote:
"one hit wonder" ?...i call it underground with one commercially successfully track!!!
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Terrorizer69 wrote:
one hit wonder
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NeverSurrender wrote:
because in a lot of their songs they always blaming 'the facist white man' and seem to be promoting the uprising of the black population
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nmaney wrote:
Yeah I don't know why people think these obviously socialist rappers are somehow racist.
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kennyken07 wrote:
That's War!
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Cleptomanics wrote:
Join our Vegans group!
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drumbum16 wrote:
RBG is nothing on Let's Get Free.
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Supreme- wrote:
Ain't you tired of starvin my nigga ?
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str8_ryder wrote:
It's bigger than Hip-Hop
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Cactus543 wrote:
dead prez is dope but i'm not really feelin their RBG album.. i could listen to let's get free tracks forever though
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ceQ_bop wrote:
HIP HOP HIP HOP HIP HOP
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melly_melly wrote:
you guys were so good yesturday! long live Mao Zedong!
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JackMalloy wrote:
dead prez is bigger than hip hop
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dgk3188 wrote:
reading stic.man's "the art of emcee-ing" book...good read so far
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FreshOnez wrote:
Propaganda <3
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Your-Homeboy wrote:
don't care if they are racists - they care about hip-hop music that's the important point!
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