Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape Vol. 1

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Turn Off the Radio:
The Mixtape Vol. 1
Turnofftheradio.jpg
Compilation album (Mixtape) by
Dead Prez
ReleasedNovember 19, 2002
Genre
Length47:50
LabelHolla Black[1]
ProducerDead Prez, Mike Dean, N.O. Joe, Uncle Eddie
Dead Prez chronology
Let's Get Free
(2000) 		Turn Off the Radio:
The Mixtape Vol. 1
(2002) 		Turn Off the Radio Vol. 2: Get Free or Die Tryin
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[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.[citation needed]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
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[]

  1. ^ Carroll, Mark (July 5, 2017). Music and Ideology. Routledge. ISBN 9781351557702 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Tribune, Soren Baker Special to the. "Dead prez runs with a militant, anti-war agenda". chicagotribune.com.
  4. ^ "DPZ/Various Turn Off The Radio: The Mixtape Volume 1". exclaim.ca.
  5. ^ Turn Off the Radio (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart), Billboard, December 28, 2002.
  6. ^ Turn Off the Radio (Independent Albums chart), Billboard, December 14, 2002.


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