On this date at the turn of the millennium, Brooklyn-based revolutionary duo dead prez released their conceptually advanced Let’s Get Free LP on Loud Records. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Founded in the late 90s by Brand Nubian member Lord Jamar, stic and M1 changed the perception of conscious rap, touching on pragmatic socio-political issues […]
On this date at the turn of the millennium, Brooklyn-based revolutionary duo dead prez released their conceptually advanced Let’s Get Free LP on Loud Records. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Founded in the late 90s by Brand Nubian member Lord Jamar, stic and M1 changed the perception of conscious rap, touching on pragmatic socio-political issues […]
TheSource.com has put together a classic list honoring the legacy and works of the man who made intelligence cool in Hip Hop music Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little also known to many as El-Hajj Malik El Shabazz, was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist born in Omaha, Nebraska, […]
On the Juan Ep Is Dead Podcast, M1 and Stic spoke in detail with Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg about the creation of their classic “Hip Hop”, their album “Let’s Get Free” and told an incredible story about their relationship with the late great Nipsey Hussle and how he wanted to do an album that […]
The centuries of systemic racism in America that permeates every crevice of society has finally come to a head. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis revealed the virtual knee to neck applied to people of color for eons. However, now that the energy is steered towards justice, the hip […]
TheSource.com has put together a classic list honoring the legacy and works of the man who made intelligence cool in Hip Hop music Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little also known to many as El-Hajj Malik El Shabazz, was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist born in Omaha, Nebraska, […]
Let’s Get Free is the now-classic debut studio album by NYC hip-hop duo, dead prez consisting of stic.man and M-1 that was released on Loud Records on March 14, 2000, after an extended rollout. Critically and commercially acclaimed upon its release, Let’s Get Free was widely called a return to politically conscious rap not seen […]
Much anticipation has been brewing since last May when the campaign to co-name the northwest corner of 126th Street & Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. in Harlem as “Allah, Justice & The Five Percenters Square” began. This Saturday afternoon that vision finally comes to fruition when the unveiling ceremony is conducted at the very same […]
TheSource.com has put together a classic list honoring the legacy and works of the man who made intelligence cool in Hip Hop music Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little also known to many as El-Hajj Malik El Shabazz, was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist born in Omaha, Nebraska, […]
In accordance with his crew-shared “Revolutionary But Gangsta” ideology, Divine, the God who appeared on several of dead prez’s monumental albums, has released another thought-provoking video “Police Murder People”. P.M.P. is a part of a nationwide campaign to address the vicious and callous killings by police in the urban communities around the country. Visit streaming.thesource.com […]
Hip Hop is evolving and there’s no way around. The Golden Era days of graffiti and B-Boys have been replaced by trends popularized online. Social media has swallowed the once intimate culture turning into and the blueprint for international pop culture. Although the changes are rapid, there are a few who have decided to stray […]
Still on his daily detail of bangin’ on the system, Mutulu Olugbala aka M1 of the legendary dead prez duo drops this free mixtape with Italian producer Bonnot entitled ‘Between Me And The World'(B.M.W.). Featuring verses from some of your Hip Hop’s favorite wordsmiths including Jay-Z, Prodigy of Mobb Deep, Killer Mike while the project […]
As we observe and celebrate the life and acomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the date of his birth, we must recognize the posthumous impact Dr .King on the minds of those generations that succeeded him, including that of the Hip Hop community. His cultural influence, the cohesive force of his voice and […]
With so much political huffing and puffing going on in the media, there have been very few artists that tackle the issues that face the majority of the Hip Hop audience .Well, until now. M1 of the revolutionary but gangsta duo dead prez has teamed up with Italy’s illest producer Bonnot again for “Number One […]
When it comes to making knowledge sound cool, dead prez has accomplished that goal on an international scale Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information On a surprisingly chilly night in late October, a promoter from Japan pulled together a show at one of NYC’s favorite Hip Hop hangouts, Santos Party House. Besides the fact that someone […]
TheSource.com has put together a classic list honoring the legacy and works of the man who made intelligence cool in Hip Hop music Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little also known to many as El-Hajj Malik El Shabazz, was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist born in Omaha, Nebraska, […]
Check out the premier visual from M1 & Bonnot’s VIP EP slated for 2015 Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Since the turn of the millennium, legendary Hip Hop duo dead prez has always been among the forefront of artists who have proactively contributed to raising the awareness of the Hip Hop audience. Over the span […]
Canadian rap conglomerate’s stand out DJ releases his timely mixtape dedicated to those whose deaths at the hands of police have gone unanswered Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Many artists have offered up dedication songs in lieu of the deaths of Mike Brown in Ferguson and Eric Garner in NYC, however, rappers have been making […]
the new millennium’s positive rap pioneers tear it down in NYC this past weekend Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information This past Sunday, an almost forgotten chapter of Hip Hop re-surged at Santos Party House as dead prez headlined a show of conscious artists, something that has been missing from the game for a while now. […]
TheSource.com puts together a list honoring the legacy and works of the man who made intelligence cool in Hip Hop music By Tamara El
