Dead
Prez has been crafting revolutionary but gangsta hip-hop since
the late 1990s. Having previously released two major label
albums, two volumes of their independent Turn off the Radio
series and two solo albums, dead prez’s way of life brand
has become an international symbol of substance in hip hop
that connects hardcore hip hop heads with the growing movement
for liberation, social justice and grassroots empowerment.
Highly acclaimed DJ and producer, The Evil Genius DJ Green
Lantern, had reached out to dead prez for contributions to
his mixtapes in the past and though the 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, that both Green
and dpz were featured on, they decided to make the time. And
that’s exactly what they did. 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, 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
main stream” explains Stic.man.” With dead prez’s respect for
the quality of DJ Green Lantern’s work as a producer/tastemaker and Green’s
new label Invasion Music Group distributed by The Orchard in full support of
the project, the Pulse of the People came to life just in time to bang out for
the summer and beyond.
In addition to going “Green” with this album musically, the politically
active dead prez have chosen to have eco-friendly, environmentally responsible
packaging surrounding the project. Due in stores June 23, 2009, Pulse Of The
People will be released through Green Lantern’s new label, Invasion Music
Group / Boss up Inc and features appearances from Styles P, Bun B, K’Naan,
Chuck D, and Invasion Music Group’s own Johnny Polygon.
