Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape Vol. 1
| Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape Vol. 1 | ||||
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| Released | November 19, 2002 | |||
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| Length | 47:50 | |||
| Label | Holla Black[1] | |||
| Producer | Dead Prez, Mike Dean, N.O. Joe, Uncle Eddie | |||
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape Vol. 1 is a mixtape by political hip hop duo Dead Prez.[3][4] The mixtape was released on November 19, 2002. It was released under the pseudonym DPZ due to a contractual conflict Dead Prez had with their former record label.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 0:56 |
| 2. | "Turn Off the Radio" | 2:59 |
| 3. | "That's War!" | 2:09 |
| 4. | "We Need a Revolution" | 2:06 |
| 5. | "B.I.G. Respect" | 1:27 |
| 6. | "Hit Me, Hit Me" | 0:52 |
| 7. | "Food, Clothes + Shelter, Pt. 2" | 2:42 |
| 8. | "Soulja Life Mentality" | 4:20 |
| 9. | "Get Up" | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Know Your Enemy" | 3:18 |
| 11. | "It Was Written" | 3:31 |
| 12. | "No Love" | 4:52 |
| 13. | "Look Around" | 2:21 |
| 14. | "Old School-Survival" | 0:36 |
| 15. | "Sellin' D.O.P.E." | 3:24 |
| 16. | "Hood News" | 1:19 |
| 17. | "Tho It Up" | 3:06 |
| 18. | "Hip Hop (RBG Mix)" | 4:05 |
Notes and samples
- Track 2: "Turn Off the Radio" was later released as "Radio Freq" on the Revolutionary But Gangsta album.
- Track 3: "That's War!" Samples from "Whoa!" by Black Rob.
- Track 4: "We Need a Revolution" samples from "We Need a Resolution" by Aaliyah.
- Track 5: "B.I.G. Respect" samples from "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G.
- Track 7: "Food, Clothes + Shelter, Pt. 2" is the Sequel to the duo's debut single "Food, Clothes + Shelter".
- Track 8: "Soulja Life Mentality" is a rename of "Soulja 4 Life" by Soulja Slim (originally released in 2001).
- Track 9: "Get Up" originally released on The Coup's Party Music album.
- Track 11: "It Was Written" samples from "It Was Written" by Damian Marley.
- Track 13: "Look Around" originally released on The Beatnuts' A Musical Massacre album.
- Track 15: "Sellin' D.O.P.E." originally released on the Slam: The Soundtrack album.
- Track 18: "Hip Hop (RBG Mix)" Samples from "Break Ya Neck" by Busta Rhymes
Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[5] | 78 |
| US Independent Albums[6] | 30 |
References
- ^ Carroll, Mark (July 5, 2017). Music and Ideology. Routledge. ISBN 9781351557702 – via Google Books.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Tribune, Soren Baker Special to the (February 15, 2003). "Dead prez runs with a militant, anti-war agenda". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "DPZ/Various Turn Off The Radio: The Mixtape Volume 1". exclaim.ca.
- ^ Turn Off the Radio (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart), Billboard, December 28, 2002.
- ^ Turn Off the Radio (Independent Albums chart), Billboard, December 14, 2002.