- Band Members: Stic.man, M-1
- Genre: Hip-Hop
- Followed By: Saigon, Immortal Technique, Aasim, The Impossebulls, Durrty Goodz
- Similar Artists: GZA, The Coup, Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang Clan, The Roots, Three 6 Mafia, Wyclef Jean, Cocoa Brovaz, Inspectah Deck, Soundboy, Big Punisher, Ju-Ju, Noreaga, Knobody, Rockwilder, Lord Young, Danny O., Nomad, Young Lord, Mike Zulu, Jugrnaut, Dahoud, Domingo, Terror Squad
The Florida-based political rap duo Dead Prez consists of Stic.man and M-1, a pair of rappers inspired by revolutionaries from Malcolm X to Public Enemy. They immersed themselves in political and social studies as they forged their own style of hip-hop. They went on to work with Big Punisher 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 the Outlawz for Can't Sell Dope Forever, followed shortly after by Soldier 2 Soldier, a joint record between Stic.man and Young Noble. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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