Home  
Celebs Gossip Pop Rap R&B Rock Country Latin Underground Reggae Electronic Elements Community
Dead Prez - Lets Get Free
Contributed by: Miranda Jane
Source: The Elements
Posted on: January 16, 2001 03:26 PST
Filed under: Rap

dead prez

Ring the alarm! Loud Records gets major political backing on this incendiary release. Dead Prez is bringing a full plate of reality to the table - this is truly music to riot to. Let's Get Free is an excellent idea as well as a great album title, aren’t we all weary of the helicopters flying overhead information, and sick of the police who may shoot an innocent man 41 times without provocation only to be cleared of all charges? Knowledge the song titles "They Schools", "Police State", "Enemy Lines", "We Want Freedom" and "Pistol" and its apparent Dead Prez are dropping bombs. "(I’m An) African" is a series of lyrical jewels about the origin of Black people everywhere, against a sizzling bass-n-drum background. "Enemy Lines" depicts the struggle of Black Panther Fred Hampton and his children and grandchildren, and is quite possibly one of the tightest songs of the millennium production-wise. The subject matter of "Let’s Get Free" includes blowing up police precincts, meeting at Capital Hill to assassinate the president, and other politically charged content. Even so, the CD has more personal moments as well, like "Mind Sex" which puts conversation before penetration and "Discipline" which speaks to being diligent in the everyday tasks of one’s life. This is the album Hip Hop has been waiting for, not politics as usual, but FUCK politics as usual. Even the beats are political, flavorously spiced with jungle and drum-n-bass rythms Dead Prez means to reach the people with Let’s Get Free and reach them by any means necessary.
See Also:
Related Videos:
WAIT... THERE'S MORE STUFF

Post to del.icio.usdel.icio.us Post to redditreddit Stumble It!Stumble It! Post to BlinklistBlinklist

Submit Your Comments About This Article:
Your name:
Your E-Mail address: (Won't be displayed)
Subject:
Comments:
 

Enter Verfication Code:
  Please add my e-mail address to the site's mailing list.
 
  MORE STUFF


Elvis Costello, Roots set for first Whistler fest


T.I. will do time on MTV


50 Cent Employee Arrested Again


MTS Centre, Winnipeg - May 26, 2008


Trina Introduces Pink Diamond Clothing, Launches Website


Romeo Gives Away Free Single As New Album Nears


Definitive Jux Artist Camu Tao Dies From Lung Cancer


Donda West Bill Introduced In California Legislature

 

Home | Contact Us | Community | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service
Copyright 1995-2008 HipHop-Elements.com. All rights reserved.