Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape Vol. 1

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]

Turn Off the Radio:
The Mixtape Vol. 1
Mixtape by
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
AllMusic[2]

Track listing

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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

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Charts

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Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[5] 78
US Independent Albums[6] 30

References

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  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 (15 February 2003). "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.