Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape Vol. 1 is a mixtape by political hip hop duo Dead Prez. 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.
Track listing
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)Peakposition US Top R&B/Hip-Hop AlbumsTurn Off the Radio (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart), Billboard, December 28, 2002.78 US Independent AlbumsTurn Off the Radio (Independent Albums chart), Billboard, December 14, 2002.30
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