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- Date Released: May 29, 2001
- Genre: Soundtracks/Other
- Style: Spoken Word
- Label: Alternative Tentacles / Revolver
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Regardless of your opinion on the guilt or innocence of journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal in the murders of which he was convicted, this intriguing spoken word collection will prove an eye-opening listen. With songs, poems, and speeches that address everything from Abu-Jamal's quest for justice to the way today's urban music glorifies materialism, it's a bit of a heady listen, and while spoken word can be something of an acquired taste, tracks like "A Rap Thing" offer up intelligent, thought-provoking concepts every hip-hop fan should hear. Everyone from Rubin Hurricane Carter (who was falsely accused of murder and served more than a decade on death row) to Assata Shakur (Tupac's mother) drops by to lend their support, as do rappers like Chuck D, Pharoahe Monch, and dead prez, whose "Mumia 911" is a fiery diatribe against the U.S. government for Abu-Jamal's status as a "political prisoner." It may not change your mind, but 175 Progress Drive will almost certainly serve to open it.
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| 01. |
For Mumia By I Was Born With Two Tongues |
3:02 |
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A Rap Thing |
4:09 |
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| 03. | |
Public Schools And Public Housing |
2:32 |
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| 04. | |
Why A War On the Poor Read By Ruby Dee |
3:00 |
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| 05. | |
Defense For The Prosecution |
3:45 |
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| 06. | |
Rubin Hurricane Carter |
1:14 |
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| 07. | |
Assata Shakur |
3:25 |
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| 08. | |
All I Hear By Marc Bamuthi Joseph |
3:47 |
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| 09. | |
Police Shooting |
2:10 |
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| 10. | |
Manhood By Michael Franti |
3:57 |
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| 11. |
The Wheels Of Soul |
0:42 |
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| 12. | |
Youth News Magazine |
1:11 |
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| 13. | |
Lost Generation |
3:43 |
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| 14. | |
Mumia 911 By Unbound Project Allstars |
8:00 |
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| 15. |
NPR 10/03/80 Carter Campaigns |
1:14 |
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| 16. | |
Another Nameless Prostitute Says The Man Is Innocent By Martin Espada |
3:03 |
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| 17. | |
Senior Hot Lunch Program |
1:27 |
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| 18. | |
Absence Of Power |
3:19 |
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| 19. | |
Meeting With A Killer |
4:27 |
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| 20. | |
Building A Better Mousetrap |
3:16 |
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| 21. | |
Nursing Home Crisis And Disabled Activist |
2:16 |
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| 22. | |
A Crisis Of Black Leadership |
3:06 |
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| 23. | |
You Make The Call By The Seeds Of Wisom |
5:42 |
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| 24. | |
Interview With Ossie Davis And Ruby Dee |
1:30 |
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| 25. | |
Black Promoters Boycott |
1:24 |
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| 26. | |
Mumia Interviews Hugh Masekela |
1:13 |
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| 27. | |
Mumia Interviews Bob Marley |
1:12 |
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27 Total Tracks, 77:46 Total Length
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Credits
- Ruby Dee - Performer // Michael Franti - Performer // George Horn - Mastering // Mumia Abu-Jamal - Main Performer
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