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| '''Dead Prez''', stylized as '''dead prez''', is a ] duo from the ], composed of ] and ], formed in 1996 in ]. They are known for their confrontational style, combined with ] lyrics focused on both militant ] and ]. The duo maintains an ethical stance against ] over ], especially hip hop ]s. | '''Dead Prez''', stylized as '''dead prez''', is a ] duo from the ], composed of ] and ], formed in 1996 in ]. They are known for their confrontational style, combined with ] lyrics focused on both militant ] and ]. The duo maintains an ethical stance against ] over ], especially hip hop ]s. | ||
| ==History== | |||
| In 1990, M-1 headed to ] to attend FAMU (]) where he and stic.man met and formed a relationship due to their mutual love of music and similar ] political ideology. There, their views solidified, M-1 becoming particularly interested in the ]. | |||
| M-1 joined the ] in ] for three years, stic.man remained in Florida. Burned out by the arduous labor of Uhuru, M-1 and stic.man chose to focus on music. ]'s ] discovered them in ] and signed them a deal with ]. Although dead prez was not always Loud's top priority, they built a fan base due to their over-the-top performances (they've been known to ignite ]s and toss apples into the audiences, declaring that they must eat healthily). | |||
| Prior to the release of their debut album in 2000, they had already contributed songs to film soundtracks and made featurings on high profile albums. Their first recorded song, "The Game of Life (Score)" appeared on the 1997 soundtrack to the film '']''. In 1998 their song "D.O.P.E. (Drugs Oppress People Everyday)" was featured in the movie '']''. Also in 1998, they were featured on the skit "The Rain and the Sun" off ]'s album '']'', and in 1999 were featured on ]' song "Look Around" off their album '']''. | |||
| ===Releases=== | |||
| ], "Leading" or "The Army", as part of their logo.]] | |||
| The duo's debut album was 2000's '']'', with their most popular single to date "Hip Hop". The album was well received by critics, and included intense political diatribes featuring prominent black activist ], as well as "Animal in Man" - a retelling of ]'s '']''. The instrumental version of their song "Hip Hop" was used as ]'s entrance music for his show on Comedy Central, and can be heard on every episode. The popular video game SKATE also features the song "Hip Hop" in their sound track. In 2001 they collaborated with ], another politically active hip hop outfit, to release ''Get Up''. | |||
| In 2002, dead prez contributed to '']'', a compilation album created by the ] in tribute to the music and work of Nigerian musician ]. The money raised by the CD was used for various charities devoted to raising AIDS awareness and fighting the disease. They collaborated with fellow hip-hop artists ] and ] and Brazilian singer ] to remake the famous Fela Kuti song "Shuffering and Shmiling" for the album. Also in 2002, dead prez released the independent ] '']'', followed by the release of ''Turn off the Radio: The Mixtape Vol. 2: Get Free or Die Tryin''' in 2003. Also in 2003, their song "Hell Yeah" was featured in the ] soundtrack. In 2004, ] finally released '']''. They were featured in the film ], in 2006. | |||
| In 2006, they and former ] collaborators, the ], jointly released two new albums: '']'' and '']''. In 2006, M1 also recorded a solo album titled '']''. From the album, the song "'Til We Get There" was on the ] video game '']''. In 2007, stic.man released his own solo record named '']'' with Boss Up Inc. / Traffic records. M-1 further appeared with ProfessorD.us, of the politically charged Hip Hop group ], on the track "Everything's Political" off the 2008 album ''THIRD WORLD WARriors Vol. 1''. On the track, M-1 and ProfessorD.us trade verses in response to the question "why is your music always so political?". That same year, Stic.Man appeared on "Changing Weather", the first single from ]'s album '']''. | |||
| Dead prez released a mixtape entitled ''Pulse of the People: Turn Off Your Radio Vol. 3'' on June 23, 2009. The mixtape is hosted by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deadprez.com/ |title=DeadPrez.com |publisher=DeadPrez.com |date= |accessdate=2012-05-09}}</ref> On ] 2010, dead prez released "The Beauty Within", a remix of ] and ]' #1 single "]."<ref></ref> Additionally in 2010, dead prez released a mixtape with ] entitled '']''. The album is available for free download on their website, and they announced this release was their ten year commemoration of their most well known and commercially successful album '']''. The new Album ] was released on October 16, 2012. | |||
| ==Documentary== | ==Documentary== | ||
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 dead prez performing in Lansing, Michigan on December 13, 2009. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | (M1) Brooklyn, New York; (stic.man) Tallahassee, Florida |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Loud, Relativity, Invasion |
| Members | stic.man M-1 |
| Website | www |
Dead Prez, stylized as dead prez, is a hip hop duo from the United States, composed of stic.man and M-1, formed in 1996 in New York City. They are known for their confrontational style, combined with socialist lyrics focused on both militant social justice and Pan-Africanism. The duo maintains an ethical stance against corporate control over the media, especially hip hop record labels.
Documentary
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In June 2006, the cable movie network Starz InBlack began airing an original documentary called Dead Prez: It's Bigger Than Hip Hop directed by John Threat. The hour-long documentary featured live footage and interviews with dead prez, along with interviews from Kamel Bell, owner of Ankh Marketing and son of incarcerated Black Panther member Herman Bell; Fred Hampton Jr., son of Black Panther Deputy Chairman of the Illinois Chapter Fred Hampton; Bay Area rapper and poet Ise Lyfe, and hip hop activist and radidocumentary are the inadequacies of the public education system, people of color entrepreneurship and social revolution.
Our aim is to provide a programming experience that viewers will not get anywhere else. We like to push the limits and go where other networks fear to tread. We recognized in dead prez a message that deserves to be heard. Not everyone will agree with them, but that's OK. We aim to enlighten and entertain, and 'Dead Prez: It's Bigger than Hip Hop' does both.
— David Charmatz, senior vice president of channel management, talking about the programming philosophy at Starz InBlack
Illustrated. Retrieved through web archive on December 6, 2007.</ref>
Discography
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