On February 8th 2000 hip-hop duo dead prez released their first studio album "Let's Get Free". Let's Get Free is a political hip-hop album during a time political hip-hop wasn't in its peak of popularity and was considered by some critics to be a return of political hip-hop.
Commercially "Let's Get Free" peaked at #73 on Billboard 200 and two its singles "Hip-Hop" and "It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop" charted on US Rap peaking at #49 and #43 respectively. In the United States of America alone the album has sold over 300 000 copies.
The only credited features on the album are Maintain on the track "The Pistol" and Tahir And Peoples Army on "It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop". However the most of the songs feature additional vocals from speeches of various political activists such as Omali Yeshitela and Huey Newton but also musical artists like Keanna Henson and Prodigy and even 1973 movie "The Spook Who Sat By The Door".
The album was entirely produced by dead prez (M-1 and stic.man), Headrush, Lord Jamar and Kanye West. dead prez are credited as producers on every track of the album, Headrush is credited in seven of the songs, Lord Jamar in five of the songs and Kanye West in one song.
The album's production was considered dull by some critics but personally I think the production on this LP is the most hip-hop out of any album I've heard.
Tracklist:
01 Wolves
02 I'm A African
03 "They" Schools
04 Hip-Hop
05 Police State
06 Behind Enemy Lines
07 Assassination
08 Mind Sex
09 We Want Freedom
10 Be Healthy
11 Discipline
12 Psychology
13 Happiness
14 Animal In Man
15 You'll Find A Way
16 It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop
17 Propaganda
18 The Pistol ft. Maintain
Total Length: 69:30
Questions?
- What are your favorite tracks?
- How has the album aged overtime?
- Is this a hip-hop classic?
- Ghostface Killah released Supreme Clientele the same day as dead prez released Let's Get Free. Which one do you prefer?
- Was Let's Get Free a welcome return of political hip-hop in year 2000?
My personal favorite songs; Hip-Hop, It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop, "They Schools", Animal In A Man & I'm A African
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