Poor Righteous Teachers: Word Iz Life (1996) In anticipation of this Friday's party here's one of PRT's somewhat forgotten later jams and one that actually used to be a bit of a local hit back in the day. I still ride for this. Also, for the sample, they flipped one of the best songs ever.
Most of the rock...let me rephrase that...most of the rock that I had access to was awful. So I totally threw myself into hip hop music, like the white suburban kid in Ohio that I am!But its fun to revisit this stuff every now and again...it practically raised me!
The trio known as Poor Righteous Teachers, Wise Intelligent, Father Shaheed & Culture Freedom burst on scene when Pro-black Nationalism was the defining message of Hip Hop. Along with like-minded groups Public Enemy and X Clan PRT used their music not for self aggrandizement but to promote a positive message. How far have times changed [...] Related posts:The Digger's Vault |Dred Scott| Break...