Let's Get Free
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| Released | February 8, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–2000 | |||
| Genre | Political hip hop | |||
| Length | 69:30 | |||
| Label | Loud | |||
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Let's Get Free is the debut studio album by hip-hop duo dead prez. It was released on February 8, 2000, on Loud Records. The album is mainly produced by dead prez, along with additional production from Lord Jamar of Brand Nubian, Hedrush, and Kanye West. The album is supported by its five singles: "Police State", "Hip-Hop", "It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop", "I'm a African", and "Mind Sex". The album peaked at number 73 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and number 22 on the U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard).
The album dives deep into topics such as the public education system, racism, freedom of speech and police brutality. Let's Get Free would be followed up with their second studio album, RBG: Revolutionary But Gangsta in 2004, but after the duo would start to release independent work and strayed away from the mainstream.