12/15/2005 - Hip Hop

Song: Hip Hop
Artist: Dead Prez
Why this song is the current jam: The first verse on this song is amazing. The way he rides the beat and is able to say something at the same time. This was the only song from these guys that I have seen on MTV. I think the track is stunning. It is so sinister. Dead Prez are some rappers that are actually saying something. You can hear a bunch of little samples of their newest album on their website. This song is off of their first album Let's Get Free. I find it interesting, the contrast between their focus and most of hip hop that you hear on MTV or the radio. Their 2nd mixtape is called "Get Free or Die Tryin'" vs 50 Cent's "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" - can anyone see which word is different in the two titles? These dudes are hard and gangster and all that, but their perspective is good for me to hear, and they make good music. Maybe they have a point when they urge their listeners to "Turn off the radio, turn off that bullshit!"