Get Free or Die Tryin'

Turn Off the Radio The Mixtape Vol. 2: Get Free or Die Tryin'
Mixtape by dead prez
Released	October 21, 2003 (2003-10-21)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	40:35
Label	Landspeed
Producer	Aaron Harris Black Jeruz Burk Chad Beat M-1 Onyx Sol Messiah Stic.man Tahir Teak Underdue
Dead prez chronology
Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape Vol. 1 (2002) Turn Off the Radio The Mixtape Vol. 2: Get Free or Die Tryin' (2003) Can't Sell Dope Forever (2006)
Singles from Turn Off the Radio The Mixtape Vol. 2: Get Free or Die Tryin'
"Fuck the Law" Released: 2003

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop	[1]
HipHopDX	4/5 [2]
Pitchfork	4.1/10 [3]
RapReviews	8/10 [4]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]
The Village Voice	[6]

Turn Off the Radio The Mixtape Vol. 2: Get Free or Die Tryin' is the second mixtape by American hip-hop duo dead prez. It was released on October 21, 2003, via Landspeed Records. Production was handled by Aaron Harris, Black Jeruz, Burk, Chad Beat, M-1, Onyx, Sol Messiah, Stic.man, Tahir, and Teak Underdue. Beside dead prez, it features contributions from Jamila, N.I.M.R.O.D., Umi, Askari X, Burk, Divine, Mr. Bugman, Mr. Sonshine, Onyx, and the RBG Family. The album debuted at number 144 on the Billboard 200 and number 32 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 10 on the Independent Albums charts in the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro" (performed by Stic.man, Umi, Jamila and Mr. Sonshine)		1:38
2.	"Fuck the Law" (performed by Stic.man and the RBG Family)	Black Jeruz	1:58
3.	"Coming of Age" (performed by Stic.man and N.I.M.R.O.D.)	Teak Underdue	3:24
4.	"Tallahassee Days" (performed by Stic.man)	Aaron Harris	2:10
5.	"Paper, Paper" (performed by Mr. Bugman)	Tahir	1:23
6.	"Scared to Die" (performed by Askari X)		3:03
7.	"Baby Face" (performed by Divine)	Chad Beat	1:35
8.	"When Mama Cries" (performed by dead prez, Umi and Jamila)	Sol Messiah	3:14
9.	"Window to My Soul" (performed by Stic.man)	Stic.man	4:05
10.	"Last Days Reloaded" (performed by Onyx and dead prez)	Onyx	4:10
11.	"Hood News" (performed by M-1)	M-1	2:15
12.	"Real Black Girl (Revolutionary Love)" (performed by dead prez, Jamila and N.I.M.R.O.D.)	Chad Beat	3:11
13.	"Out in the World"	Tahir	3:51
14.	"O.G. (Original Garvey)" (performed by Stic.man)	Aaron Harris	1:48
15.	"Red, Black & Green" (performed by O.G. Gotti Valentine)		0:56
16.	"Afrika" (performed by Burk)	Burk	1:54
Total length:			40:35

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [7]	144
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [8]	32
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [9]	10

References

1. "Get Free or Die Tryin': Turn Off the Radio Vol. 2". AllHipHop . November 1, 2003. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
2. Tindal, Kennith B. (October 21, 2003). "Dead Prez - Get Free or Die Tryin'". HipHopDX . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
3. Pemberton, Rollie (December 1, 2003). "dead prez / Sticky Fingaz: Turn Off the Radio Mixtape Vol. 2: Get Free or Die Tryin'". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
4. Brown, Damon (October 14, 2003). "Dead Prez :: Turn Off the Radio – The Mix Tape Vol. 2 – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
5. Caramanica, Jon (2004). Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (eds.). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 221. ISBN   978-0-7432-0169-8.
6. Christgau, Robert (June 22, 2004). "Squirt You". The Village Voice . Archived from the original on July 6, 2004. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
7. "dead prez Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
8. "dead prez Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
9. "dead prez Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2025.

External links

• Turn Off The Radio: The Mixtape Vol. 2-Get Free Or Die Tryin' at Discogs (list of releases)