- Rock & Pop
- Indie Rock
- Electronic & Dance
- Hip-Hop
- Alternative Rap
- Bass Music
- Beats/Instrumental Hip-Hop
- British Rap
- Confrontational
- Dirty Rap
- Dirty South
- East Coast Rap
- Foreign Rap
- G-Funk
- Gangsta Rap
- Go-Go
- Golden Age
- Hardcore Rap
- Hyphy
- Latin Rap
- Old School Rap
- Party Rap
- Political Rap
- Pop-Rap
- Soul/Jazz Hip-Hop
- Southern Rap
- Turntablism
- Underground Rap
- West Coast Rap
- R&B & Soul
- Country
- Folk
- Blues
- Jazz
- Latin
- World
- Reggae
- Classical
- New Age
- Religious
- Children's
- Easy Listening & Vocals
- Podcasts
- Comedy & Spoken Word
- Soundtracks & Holiday
For the latest songs, albums, videos, playlists, and artist news, bite into our music blog Crossfade.
Dead Prez & Outlawz
- Avg user rating:
Out of 34 votes - Similar Artists: Paris, 2Pac, Common, Immortal Technique
Out of 34 votes
Hip-Hop artists you may also like
- Location: United States
- Genre: Hip-Hop » Political Rap
Editor's review
Longtime rabble rousers Dead Prez join the Outlawz to inaugurate the new Affluent label with "Can't Sell Dope Forever," a record that preaches but is never preachy. That's because they know that struggling against rap's too-common aesthetic of drugs and violence is the real revolution.
Biography
Album Release Date: 7/25/2006
Oscar Sanchez, formerly of Def Jam and Violator, is excited to announce the launch of his new imprint Affluent Records. Modeled in the same vain as Def Jam and Bad Boy, this NYC based rap label operates like a mini major and is distributed by Caroline/EMI. The label's first release will be this summer's highly anticipated street collaboration of political rap duo, dead prez and Tupac's super group, The Outlawz. The LP, Can't Sell Dope Forever, opens up a motivational dialogue, urging the streets to strive towards Unity, Power and Progression.
Can't Sell Dope Forever features a rare and emotional collaborative effort of musical brotherhood and political unity of two of "AMERIKKA'S MOST WANTED". The new record boasts a roster of guests including Layzie Bone and Messy Marv, in addition to new talents like Stormey and Malachi. The set even includes a cameo from stic.man's mother, Nora, on the track "Believe," considered to be one of the album's hottest.
The title of the album was inspired by a streetwise clothing company in Atlanta, GA called MISEDUCATED SOCIETY. Their popular "Can't Sell Dope Forever" tee is a staple in southern hoods, echoing the sentiment of change without preaching down to the intended audience. Outlawz and dead prez insist that there are ways to empower yourself beyond selling dope and glorifying the flash of the drug game. They felt there are too many artists being irresponsible about the street life and moved pro-actively to offer more balance to the game. With the release of the album comes an opportunity for listeners to realize their own dreams in a form of a contest to be announced later.
Oscar Sanchez says, "I love their movement and respect their business. I've always been a fan, now I get the chance to show the world with them their overall vision. dead prez and The Outlawz are some of the most explosive acts in the market today and we are very happy and proud to be able to launch Affluent with these world class acts."
Mike Bull, VP of Label Relations at Caroline concurs, stating "We expect this release to be one of our top distributed projects for 2006."
With a mission, a message and an album that's hot like fire, there's no doubt that 2006 belongs to dead prez and The Outlawz. Can't Sell Dope Forever, is one of those albums that will hold it's weight for the years to come.
