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Political rap duo Dead Prez has joined forces with DJ Green Lantern for the release of a brand new album Pulse for the People.
The new LP is the duo's third installment of their critically acclaimed independent series, Turn off the Radio, and features appearances from Styles P, Bun B, K'Naan, Chuck D, and Invasion Music Group's own Johnny Polygon.
DJ/producer Green Lantern reached out to Dead Prez for contributions to his mixtapes in the past, and although respect was always mutual between the camps, the timing was not yet ripe for a full album collaboration. After the success of the Rock The Bells Tour, featuring both camps, they decided it was time to make it happen.
The three hit the studio in February to create Pulse of the People, "an album with all original songs, written by Dead Prez and produced entirely by DJ Green Lantern," Stic.man explained. "Pulse of the People is presented in a format that reps the streets and what's happening in the hearts and minds of the people that don't get represented in the mainstream."
The album is due in stores June 23rd, via Green Lantern's Invasion Music Group.
In addition to going "Green" with this album musically, the politically active Dead Prez chose sustainable packaging for the effort as well. This revolutionary move not only breaks ground in hip-hop, but shows that they stand by what they speak.
The new LP is the duo's third installment of their critically acclaimed independent series, Turn off the Radio, and features appearances from Styles P, Bun B, K'Naan, Chuck D, and Invasion Music Group's own Johnny Polygon.
DJ/producer Green Lantern reached out to Dead Prez for contributions to his mixtapes in the past, and although respect was always mutual between the camps, the timing was not yet ripe for a full album collaboration. After the success of the Rock The Bells Tour, featuring both camps, they decided it was time to make it happen.
The three hit the studio in February to create Pulse of the People, "an album with all original songs, written by Dead Prez and produced entirely by DJ Green Lantern," Stic.man explained. "Pulse of the People is presented in a format that reps the streets and what's happening in the hearts and minds of the people that don't get represented in the mainstream."
The album is due in stores June 23rd, via Green Lantern's Invasion Music Group.
In addition to going "Green" with this album musically, the politically active Dead Prez chose sustainable packaging for the effort as well. This revolutionary move not only breaks ground in hip-hop, but shows that they stand by what they speak.
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