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Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape, Volume 2: Get Free or Die Tryin'
Hip-Hop · 2003 · 16 tracks

Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape, Volume 2: Get Free or Die Tryin'

dead prez

Gritty, militant hip-hop delivered with the raw urgency of a pirate radio broadcast. A bass-heavy manifesto for survival and resistance.

October 21, 2003 · Landspeed Records

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Relentless, confrontational energy with moments of exhausted tenderness.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks
01
Intro
1:38
02
Fuck the Law
1:59
03
Coming of Age
3:25
04
Tallahassee Days
2:10
05
Paper, Paper
1:23
06
Scared to Die
3:04
07
Baby Face
1:36
08
When Mama Cries
3:15
09
Window to My Soul
4:06
10
Last Days Reloaded
4:10
11
Hood News
2:15
12
Real Black Girl (Revolutionary Love)
3:11
13
Out in the World
3:51
14
O.G. (Original Garvey)
1:48
15
Red, Black & Green
0:57
16
Afrika
1:55
Moments Worth Listening For
The jarring transition from the intro into the relentless, law-defying energy of track two.
The way the bass frequencies on Tallahassee Days threaten to overwhelm the speakers.
The vulnerable, stripped-back emotional weight of When Mama Cries.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

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Lo Fi+1.9σ

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