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“When the revolution comes; guns and rifles will be taking the place of poems and essays,” sang The Last Poets on “When the Revolution Comes” from their landmark eponymous 1970 record. From The Last Poets to Gil Scott-Heron to Public Enemy, there’s been a revolutionary streak in hip-hop, even well before there was a thing called hip-hop. For over a decade now, the group known as Dead Prez has ...

After dropping footage of the recording process almost a month ago, Yasiin Bey, dead prez and Mike Flo finally drop their video for "Made You Die." This powerful song and video is a tribute to Trayvon Martin, whose murderer, George Zimmerman, continues to make a mockery of this countries justice system.

The underground rap icons respond to tragedy. The hip hop community continues to come together for justice in the Trayvon Martin tragedy. Footage recently emerged of underground icons Yasiin Bey , formerly known as Mos Def , and dead prez recording a new tribute to the murdered teen.

Quick note: Trayvon Martin's murderer , George Zimmerman, has yet to be arrested. That said; Yasiin Bey , dead prez and Mike Flo connected down in Florida to record a tribute song to the late teenager called "Made You Die."

As previously reported , Geoff Barrow of Portishead has a new hip-hop project, Quakers . Stones Throw will release their 41-track album on March 27. Over 35 artists contributed, including Dead Prez, Prince Po, Aloe Blacc, Guilty Simpson, and M.E.D. The last two appear on this track, "Fitta Happier", which seems to sample a marching band performance of Radiohead.

Dead Prez holds a special place in Cletissa Haynes-Hogue’s heart.

To get in the mood for this one, I've put on an old favorite, a deep bass track by Dead Prez. It turns out the song's title, and main refrain-- "It's Bigger Than Hip Hop" --applies to the power of music in a very literal sense as well. A new type of pressure sensor includes a vibrating device called a cantilever, which generates a charge from acoustic waves to power itself. (Credit: Purdue ...

They Rapped of Walmart: Click Track on Dead Prez's performance at Occupy D.C.:

PHOTOS - WASHINGTON -- A huddle of damp Occupy DC protesters were treated to an intimate, politically-minded performance by hip-hop artists Head-Roc and Dead Prez Wednesday afternoon amid the tents in McPherson Square.

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When New York-born rap duo Dead Prez performed for activists and fans at McPherson Square Park on Wednesday afternoon, it felt true to the Occupy movement (scrappy, determined) and true to hip-hop (spirited, dynamic... and the show started way late). With a crowd of about 150 trying to squeeze beneath a makeshift canopy protecting them from the afternoon drizzle — white tarp, bamboo poles ...