Dead Prez At Wapi

Kenya Tue 11-09-2007

Dead Prez At Wapi
By a Correspondent

Presents

Dead Prez, Angel, Bien, Charlotte O’Neal (Black Panther - Arusha), Dashe, Neno, Da Vinze, & DJ Joey

LIVE @ British Council, (Directions: Upper Hill, Nairobi)

Saturday, September 15th, 9am-3pm

THEME: DETOX: Kicking the Habit

GRAFFITI BY UHURU, ESSEN, ABU, SHAN, HARI, FELOK, SMOKILLA, BANKSLAVE

LADIES & GENTS- Free Entry

Internationally acclaimed underground hip-hop crew, Dead Prez, will perform at WAPI (Words And Pictures) at the British Council in Upper Hill on Saturday 15th September 2007. Their tour of Kenya is supported by Sprite and has been made possible by Spark Africa, Hip Hop Colony and Fire Brand International.

Dead Prez are truelly the biggest name in underground hip-hop. They have transformed the art form which was recently diluted by bling bling to a culture about speaking about truth and fighting for social justice. Their first album ‘Lets Get Free’ released in 2000 was the best hip album that year.

On the album they proclaimed their identity with the song ‘I’m an African’ a statement that many African-American artists do not dare address in their lyrics. They addressed the ills of the schooling system which does not teach the young to be self reliant but to be reliant on books alone. On the song ‘Be Healthy’ they urged people to start being more conscious of what they eat as “you are what you eat”.

On ‘Discipline’ they urged young people to get a grip of their own lives and make guidelines for whatever they do. On ‘Happiness’ they advised that people should yearn to be happy more than yearn to be rich; promoting a culture of family bonding rather than economic dependency.

Other major songs on that album were ‘Mind Sex’, ‘We Want Freedom’, Be Healthy’ and ‘Police State’. But the most popular song on that album was the ever energetic ‘It’s Bigger Than Hip-hop’ a song that catapulted them into the spheres of international recognition.

Reminiscent of hip-hop’s original forefathers such as Public Enemy, Afrika Bamabata and KRS-1, Dead Prez are the present day fighters of freedom and equality a norm that most hip-hop artists have neglected to address.

Dead Prez’s second album: RBG; Revolotionary but Gansta is a classic statement of their political ways and how they view the world. On this album they preach about Respect for self, Protection of family and culture, the importance of education, the importance of being organized and being productive as a youth.

Dead Prez are representative of many youth around the world who have not been given a chance to enjoy the fruits of their fore fathers but have the talent to do it.

Related Links:

Dead Prez Website

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