Dead Prez are a political and socially conscious hip-hop group consisting of members: Sticman & M-1. Inspired by the likes of Malcolm X and Public Enemy among others. The groups politically charged lyrics and revolutionary standpoint produce a style that sets them apart form a lot of other hip-hop groups out there.
Dead Prez is a hip-hop duo from the United States, composed of stic.man and M-1, and formed in 1996 in New York. They are known for their sometimes confrontational style, combined with socialist lyrics focused on both militant social justice, and also positivity. The duo maintains an ethical stance against corporate control over the media, especially hip-hop record labels.
Dead Prez is a political hip hop duo from the United States, composed of stic.man and M-1, and formed in 1996. They are known for their confrontational style, combined with militant socialist and pan-Africanist lyrics. These lyrics tend to focus on social justice, critical pedagogy, activism against political repression, and corporate control over the media, especially hip-hop record labels. Dead Prez made their stance clear on their first album, declaring on the lead song, "I'm a African" that the group is "somewhere between N.W.A. and P.E.."