Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape Vol. 1

Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape Vol. 1
Mixtape by
ReleasedNovember 19, 2002 (2002-11-19)
Studio
  • Street Light Studios (New York, NY)
  • Soho Music Studios (New York, NY)
Genre
Length47:50
LabelHolla Black[1]
Producer
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]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape Vol. 1 is the first mixtape by American political hip hop duo dead prez.[4][5] It was released under the pseudonym DPZ on November 19, 2002 via Holla Back/Full Clip Records.

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
Total length:47:50

Notes and samples

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 78
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] 30

References

  1. ^ Carroll, Mark (July 5, 2017). Music and Ideology. Routledge. ISBN 9781351557702 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Marshall, Kingsley. "DPZ - Turn off the Radio: The Mixtape, Vol. 1 Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Baker, Soren (February 15, 2003). "Dead prez runs with a militant, anti-war agenda". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  5. ^ Cowie, Del F. (March 1, 2003). "DPZ/Various Turn Off The Radio: The Mixtape Volume 1 | Exclaim!". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "dead prez Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "dead prez Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2023.

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