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The Florida-based political rap duo Dead Prez consists of <a href="spotify:artist:42vHS17nhGnEnG8ORbbHjW">Stic.man</a> and M-1, a pair of rappers inspired by revolutionaries from <a href="spotify:artist:2IsulP0BplLNJn8BGsvUQo">Malcolm X</a> to <a href="spotify:artist:6Mo9PoU6svvhgEum7wh2Nd">Public Enemy</a>. They immersed themselves in political and social studies as they forged their own style of hip-hop. They went on to work with <a href="spotify:artist:7JQKCnl4IaJz7uMtcLScfK">Big Punisher</a> on his 1998 album Capital Punishment and released singles like 1998's "Police State with Chairman Omali" and 1999's "It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop." Their debut album, Lets Get Free, was released in early 2000. A two-volume mixtape project -- Turn off the Radio: The Mixtape, Vol. 1 and Turn off the Radio: The Mixtape, Vol. 2: Get Free or Die Tryin' -- followed in 2002 and 2003, boasting tracks and new productions, and their proper studio follow-up, RBG: Revolutionary But Gangsta, appeared in 2004. Two years later the group collaborated with the three remaining members of <a href="spotify:artist:2jp3Fk52x0HbymU0lNYbSC">the Outlawz</a> for Can't Sell Dope Forever, followed shortly after by Soldier 2 Soldier, a joint record between <a href="spotify:artist:42vHS17nhGnEnG8ORbbHjW">Stic.man</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:58G1dVGEODhaSBjj2vJJvS">Young Noble</a>. 2009's Pulse of the People, presented by <a href="spotify:artist:2Fzxa58BAbUa6XVw8t2zkl">DJ Green Lantern</a> and technically the third volume in the Turn off the Radio series, was enlivened by appearances from <a href="spotify:artist:1JfH8gevkDviqs50A5NO0L">Chuck D</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:45a6gCQWq61lIUDmr1tKuO">Bun B</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:2x8KDZdSONA3872CnhaAlX">Styles P</a>. In 2012 they issued Information Age, an album filled with more futuristic and electro-based production but the same politically minded lyrics. ~ John Bush, Rovi

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