They believe in empowering the black community. They don’t believe that the “struggle” is over. Most people who don’t live it (struggling in these communities) not only don’t understand it but are scared to understand so you label them (Dead Prez) as racist because they are brash and aggressive to see change. being Pro-black is not racist homie. Check that out too. It’s self empowering a culture in hope that they won’t die out, kill each other or being a victim of political injustices. That should be the goal of all humans.

Goggling and going on Wikipedia does not prove to anyone (especially on the internet) that you 1. listened to their music 2. understand their history and 3. can match the way society was at that particular time when they released most of their music. Understand the struggle before you make bold statements like all 50 comments you did on here just like others who are just reacting homie.

Political awareness in music in 2009 will be completely different from 2008 and so and so on. Stop judging based on your emotions and give their foundation a chance before you say the most ignorant statements you can’t back up just because you’re a fan of a rapper they don’t choose to listen to.

Well said. Not to mention this dude is 21 and probably never heard their music at the time when came out and obviously couldn’t understand what they were talking about. People like him and others who think Dead Prez are racists are just being defensive because the fact of the matter is they are completely the opposite. They believe in empowering the black community. They don’t believe the “struggle” is over and most people who do live it not only don’t understand but are scared to understand so you label them.

Goggling and going on Wikipedia doesn’t not prove to anyone (especially on the internet) that you 1. listened to their music 2. understand their history and 3. can match the way society was at that particular time when they released most of their music. Understand the struggle before you make bold statements like all 50 comments you did on here just like others who are just reacting homie.

Music political awareness in music in 2009 will be completely different from 2008 and so and so on. Stop judging based on your emotions and give their foundation a chance before you say the most ignorant statements you can’t back up just because you’re a fan of a rapper they don’t choose to listen to.

Fucking ignorant ass. Clearly this dude hasn’t listen to any Wu-Tang, Nas, Rakim, Mos, Kweli, etc. or he’d know the relationship between Islam (and the Nation of Gods and Earths) and hip-hop.

This guy’s either an ignorant wiggerish white boy who likes to think he’s hard, or if he’s “part African American”, as he claims, he’s a fuckin Tom. Take your pick.

He said his girl is graduating and I think he means from high school. His photos of him throwing up signs at the camera remind me of the scene from Whiteboyz where the main character does a monologue in the mirror downstairs. He looks like he should be at a club in Jersey and saying racist shit.

His comments are ignorant as fuck and if you agree with that shit and are defending them, then go fuck yourself. You sound defensive and I didn’t even direct anything at you.

Here are the 2 comments that made me realize that this guy was fucking ridiculous right off the bat

“…these n!ggas are just garbage,”
“Most artist’s dreams are to IMPROVE and be SUCCESSFUL and never have to worry about money problems again (sell out). Dead Prez clearly doesn’t wanna be a part of that movement, which is pretty fuckin stupid.”

It’s like when 50 Cent was talking about selling 11 million and how people in 3rd World countries know who he is but that they don’t know who Fat Joe is. The shit’s about quantity to them and not quality. That’s why GZA can still murder his ass lyrically on tracks without any real response.

Fools like this need to keep in mind the amount of albums that New Kids on The Block sold and how much global recognition they got. Who gives a fuck about how much money they yield or how many people are aware of them. Certain shit won’t stand the test of time. Backstreet Boyz are huge in Japan and shit but that’s all most of these rappers are equivalent to. That’s the difference with some of these young ass kids. They think rap music is about “Having Thangs” and nobody seems concerned with talent or lyrical ability anymore.