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| dead prez discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 3 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Singles | 9 |
| Mixtapes | 4 |
| Collaborative mixtapes | 1 |
This is the discography of American hip hop duo dead prez .
| | This article needs additional citations for verification .(July 2024) |
| dead prez discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 3 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Singles | 9 |
| Mixtapes | 4 |
| Collaborative mixtapes | 1 |
This is the discography of American hip hop duo dead prez .
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US R&B/HH [2] | US Indie [3] | UK R&B [4] | |||
| Let's Get Free |
| 73 | 22 | 4 | 20 | |
| RBG: Revolutionary but Gangsta |
| 60 | 14 | — | 40 |
|
| Information Age |
| — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US R&B/HH [2] | US Indie [3] | ||
| Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape Vol. 1 (as DPZ) |
| — | 78 | 30 |
| Get Free or Die Tryin' (Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape Vol. 2) |
| 144 | 32 | 10 |
| Pulse of the People (Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape Vol. 3) (hosted by DJ Green Lantern) |
| — | 81 | — |
| Turn Off the Radio Vol. 4: Revolutionary but Gangsta Grillz (hosted by DJ Drama) |
| — | — | — |
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US R&B/HH [2] | ||
| Can't Sell Dope Forever (with Outlawz) |
| — | 99 |
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live in San Francisco |
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| Year | Title | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||
| 2006 | Confidential
| — | 52 |
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||
| 2007 | Manhood
| — | — |
| 2011 | The Workout
| — | — |
| 2020 | Workout II
| — | — |
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||
| 2006 | Soldier 2 Soldier (stic.man and Young Noble)
| — | — |
| 2011 | AP2P - All Power To The People(M-1 and Bonnot)
| — | — |
| 2013 | Evolutionary Minded (Furthering the Legacy of Gil Scott-Heron) (M-1, Kentyah, Brian Jackson & The New Midnight Band)
| — | — |
| 2016 | Between Me and the World(M-1 and Bonnot)
| — | — |
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Rap [8] | FRA [9] | UK [4] | UK HH [4] | |||
| 1998 | "Sellin' D.O.P.E. (Drugs Oppress People Everyday)" | — | — | — | — | Slam: The Soundtrack |
| 1999 | "Hip-Hop" | 49 | 198 | 41 | 8 | Let's Get Free |
| "They Schools" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Police State" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | "It's Bigger Than Hip Hop" | 43 | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | "Radio Freq" | — | — | — | — | Revolutionary But Gangsta |
| "Hell Yeah (Pimp the System)" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Politrikkks" | — | — | — | — | Information Age |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US HH Sales | UK HH [4] | |||
| "Warzone" (Pete Rock featuring dead prez) | 2004 | 37 | 26 | Soul Survivor II |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
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