Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape Vol. 1

Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape Vol. 1
Compilation album (Mixtape) by Dead Prez
Released	November 19, 2002
Genre	Hip hop
Length	47:50
Label	Full Clip
Producer	Dead Prez, Mike Dean, N.O. Joe, Uncle Eddie
Dead Prez chronology
Let's Get Free (2000) Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape, Vol. 1 (2002) Turn Off the Radio Vol. 2: Get Free or Die Tryin (2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape Vol. 1 is a 2002 mixtape by political hip hop duo Dead Prez. The mixtape was released on November 19, 2002. It was released under the pseudonym DPZ due to a contractual conflict Dead Prez had with their former record label.

Track listing

No.	Title	{{{extra_column}}}	Length
1.	"Intro"	-----	0:56
2.	"Turn Off the Radio"	-----	2:59
3.	"That's War!"	-----	2:09
4.	"We Need a Revolution"	-----	2:06
5.	"B.I.G. Respect"	-----	1:27
6.	"Hit Me, Hit Me"	-----	0:52
7.	"Food, Clothes + Shelter, Pt. 2"	-----	2:42
8.	"Soulja Life Mentality"	-----	4:20
9.	"Get Up"	-----	3:47
10.	"Know Your Enemy"	-----	3:18
11.	"It Was Written"	-----	3:31
12.	"No Love"	-----	4:52
13.	"Look Around"	-----	2:21
14.	"Old School-Survival"	-----	0:36
15.	"Sellin' D.O.P.E."	-----	3:24
16.	"Hood News"	-----	1:19
17.	"Tho It Up"	-----	3:06
18.	"Hip Hop (RBG Mix)"	-----	4:05

Notes And Samples

• Track 2: "Turn Off the Radio" was later released as "Radio Freq" on the Revolutionary But Gangsta album.
• Track 3: "That's War!" Samples from "Whoa!" by Black Rob.
• Track 4: "We Need a Revolution" Samples from "We Need a Resolution" by Aaliyah.
• Track 5: "B.I.G. Respect" Samples from "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G..
• Track 7: "Food, Clothes + Shelter, Pt. 2" Is the Sequel to the duo's debut single "Food, Clothes + Shelter".
• Track 8: "Soulja Life Mentality" Samples from "Soulja 4 Life" by Soulja Slim.
• Track 9: "Get Up" Originally released on The Coup's Party Music album.
• Track 11: "It Was Written" Samples from "It Was Written" by Damian Marley.
• Track 13: "Look Around" Originally released on The Beatnuts Musical Massacre album.
• Track 15: "Sellin' D.O.P.E." Originally released on the Slam Soundtrackalbum.
• Track 18: "Hip Hop (RBG Mix)" Samples from "Break Ya Neck" by Busta Rhymes

Album chart positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	Independent Albums
2002	Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape Vol. 1	—	#78[2]	#30[3]

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Turn Off the Radio (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart), Billboard, December 28, 2002.
3. Turn Off the Radio (Independent Albums chart), Billboard, December 14, 2002.