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While most MCs dabble and experiment with a range of styles and angles, dead prez stay as revolutionary as they want to be. No shuckin’ and jivin’, just raw, contentious Hip-Hop. Take it or leave it, fuck you. It’s philosophy like this which has kept M-1 & stic.man among the frontrunners of edutaining Hip-Hop for the past decade. Their latest rally finds the red, black and Green Lantern doing what they do best: challenging listeners to think for themselves as they tap into the Pulse Of The People for the 3rd edition of Turn Off The Radio series.

Militant as they are, dead prez still know how to churn out exceptional product. The whole ensemble, produced solely by DJ Green Lantern combines grungy instrumentation to fuel their lyrical fire as they proceed to burn corrupt law enforcement down to a crisp. Peep M-1′s incendiary words on the riotous “Warpath” with verbal darts like “Murderer, terrorist, racist, supremacists/terriorize the residents/intimidate the innocent/power unlimited/targeting the prey with the hoodie and the jury/he the judge, the jury and the executioner…” or “NYPD” with a backdrop soundscaping the evening’s hours for concrete evidence.

And the sentiments are mutual amongst notables in the rap community as Styles P shows up to distinguish the real O.G.’s from the phonies on “Gangsta, Gangster” and the ever-reliable Bun B helping to point out the haters on “Don’t Hate My Grind,” whose score with its heavy bass feedback mirrors very similar to the group’s signature opus “Hip Hop.”

Delving on topics not common not to Hip-Hop music is also another of dead prez’ fortes. Over an amalgam of eccentric sound effects and pulsating snare drums, the RBG’s preach humility and compassion on “Helpful.” And money ain’t thang to these brothers as exhibited on the weighty “$timulus Plan.” Even the misplaced “My Dirty Valentine” closes out the album with fresh air, certifying Pulse Of The People’s replay value.

True, it’s more of the same from the defiant duo but one couldn’t possible expect for a political reform at this stage in their career. By reporting from deep inside the trenches of the lives of the everyday man, dead prez prove they’re more in touch with the community than any politician could ever dream to be.

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