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dead prez

Hip-hop band from Tallahassee, FL · formed 1996

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Shows on record
17
Rooms played
16
Cities
15
Releases
34
Last show
Oct 17, 2025Nectar Lounge

About

dead prez is a band from Tallahassee, FL, formed in 1996, tagged conscious hip hop, hip hop, political by its sources. Shows on record run from 2003 to 2025, across 16 rooms in 15 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

17 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20031 show
  2. 20081 show
  3. 20091 show
  4. 20105 shows
  5. 20122 shows
  6. 20142 shows
  7. 20181 show
  8. 20191 show
  9. 20221 show
  10. 20241 show
  11. 20251 show
Show history
DateVenue
Oct 17, 2025Nectar Lounge · SeattleHeadlinerwith DJ INDICA JONES, Greg Cypher, Gifted Youngstaz
Jun 21, 2024Nectar Lounge · SeattleHeadlinerwith Abyssinian Creole, Gabriel Teodros, Khingz, +2
Jul 28, 2022Mission Ballroom · DenverSupportwith Black Star, Pharoahe Monch
Oct 11, 2019Prudential Center · NewarkSupportwith Wu-Tang Clan, Three 6 Mafia, Fat Joe, +4
Apr 20, 2018The Anthem · WashingtonSupportwith Black Star, Mad Squablz, Jay Berd
Oct 12, 2014Fubar · St LouisSupportwith Talib Kweli, Tef Poe, Jasiri X, +5
Aug 21, 2014The New Parish · OaklandHeadlinerwith Jennifer Johns, Sellassie, DJ Leydis
Nov 24, 2012Yoshi's · OaklandHeadlinerwith Martin Luther, Mara Hruby, Casual, +1
Jun 16, 2012Pyramid Scheme · Grand RapidsSupportwith Pinback, El Ten Eleven, Frontier Ruckus, +3
Jun 30, 2010Waagenbau · HamburgHeadlinerwith Will Black
Feb 14, 2010Shattuck Down Low · BerkeleyHeadlinerwith Pep Love, Hieroglyphics
Feb 13, 2010The Catalyst · Santa CruzHeadlinerwith Pep Love, Hieroglyphics, Frequency Jones, +1
Feb 12, 20104th and B · San DiegoSupportwith I Love Hip Hop, Murs, Pep Love, +1
Feb 11, 2010SLO Brew · San Luis ObispoHeadlinerwith Hieroglyphics, Pep Love
May 14, 2009House of Blues - Dallas · DallasSupportwith Jack's Mannequin, Matt Nathanson, Erin McCarley, +4
Aug 9, 2008Glen Helen Amphitheater · San BernardinoSupportwith A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, Nas, +29
Feb 23, 2003House of Blues - Old Location · AnaheimHeadlinerwith Youngbloodz

Where they play

16 rooms in 15 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Oakland2 shows
  • Seattle2 shows
  • Anaheim1 show
  • Berkeley1 show
  • Dallas1 show

and 10 other cities

Releases

34 releases, 1998–2023

  • PAYBACK.

    2023 · Single

  • Bigger Than Hip Hop Mash - Hugs Mash

    2016

  • Against All Oddz / Soldier 2 Soldier

    2015 · Compilation

  • Opponent (Radio Edit)

    2013

  • Information Age

    2012 · Album

  • Globalization (Scene of the Crime)

    2011 · Single

  • Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape, Volume 4: Revolutionary but Gangsta Grillz

    2010 · Album

  • It's Bigger Than Hip Hop UK

    2010

  • Turn Off The Radio Volume 4: Revolutionary But Gangsta Grillz

    2010

  • Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape, Volume 3: Pulse of the People

    2009 · Album

  • Pulse Of The People (Turn Off The Radio Vol. 3)

    2009

  • Politrikkks

    2008 · Single

  • Live In San Francisco

    2008

  • Can’t Sell Dope Forever

    2006 · Album

  • Confidential

    2006 · Album

  • The Rhapsody Interview

    2006

  • 1 Nation

    2006

  • 'Til We Get There / The Beat

    2006

  • If I Fail

    2005 · Single

  • Together / Hope You're Listening

    2005 · Single

  • Hell Yeah

    2004 · Single

  • Hell Yeah (Pimp The System)

    2004 · Compilation

  • RBG: Revolutionary but Gangsta

    2004 · Album

  • Fuck the Law / When Mama Cries

    2003 · Single

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

    2003 · Album

  • Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape, Volume 1

    2002 · Album

  • Cop Shot

    2000 · Single

  • Mind Sex

    2000 · Single

  • Hip-Hop

    1999 · Single

  • It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop

    1999 · Single

  • Let’s Get Free

    1999 · Album

  • Police State

    1998 · Single

  • B.A.M.L.O.

    Album

  • Turn Off the Radio / We Need a Revolution

    Ep

Lineup

  • M‐1
  • stic.man

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 40+ plays, 2024-02-08–2026-06-19 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Early' (Reverend Dollars) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Street Sounds' (Prometheus Brown) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Reverend Dollars) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Larry Mizell, Jr.) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

dead prez — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
dead prez — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
dead prez — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
dead prez — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
dead prez — Logo
Logo — TheAudioDB
dead prez — Nectar Lounge, 2025-10-17
Poster · Nectar Lounge, 2025-10-17 — Songkick
dead prez — The Anthem, 2018-04-20
Poster · The Anthem, 2018-04-20 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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dead prez on GeniusArtist facts
dead prez on TheAudioDBArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
TheAudioDBPhotos, Logo
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.