Information Age (album)

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Information Age
Dead prez
chronology
RBG: Revolutionary but Gangsta
(2004) 		Information Age
(2012)
Singles from Information Age
  1. "Politrikkks"
    Released: November 4, 2008
  2. "No Way As the Way"
    Released: March 19, 2013
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX3.5/5[2]
Pitchfork3.4/10[3]
XXL3/5[4]

Information Age is the third studio album by American conscious hip hop duo

dead prez. It was released through Krian Music Group digitally on October 16, 2012[5] and physically on January 29, 2013.[6]

Production was handled by Dirk Pate, Bonnot, Trx, Cylla, DJ Teknology, Kaykat, Ye-Yo, and member stic.man, who also served as executive producer together with his groupmate M-1. It features guest appearances from Anthony David, Martian Luther, Trx, Umar Bin Hassan, Gaby Duran, Bun B and Reek da Villian
.

Track listing

Information Age Deluxe Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Upload (Begin With)"Clayton Gavinstic.man0:45
2."A New Beginning" (featuring Anthony David)
Dirk Pate3:10
3."What If the Lights Go Out?"
  • Gavin
  • Alford
Dirk Pate2:42
4."GHN: Global Hood News"AlfordBonnot1:20
5."Dirty White Girl"
  • Gavin
  • Alford
  • Dirk Pate
  • stic.man (co.)
3:59
6."Intelligence Is Sexy" (featuring Gaby Duran)
  • Gavin
  • Alford
Cylla3:46
7."No Way as the Way"
  • Gavin
  • Alford
Dirk Pate3:55
8."Learning Growing Changing"
  • Gavin
  • Alford
DJ Teknology4:21
9."Time Travel" (featuring TR!X)
  • Gavin
  • Alford
  • Kishan Patel
TR!X4:41
10."Take Me to the Future" (featuring Martian Luther)
  • Gavin
  • Alford
Dirk Pate4:43
11."GHN: Elections & Crisis"AlfordBonnot1:07
12."The Awakening" (featuring Umar Bin Hassan)
stic.man4:51
13."Overstand" (featuring Gaby Duran)
  • Gavin
  • Alford
Keykat6:02
14."GHN: Wigs & Sports"AlfordBonnot0:57
15."Scar Strangled Banner"
  • Gavin
  • Alford
stic.man3:44
16."Time Travel Remix" (featuring Bun B and Reek da Villian)
  • Gavin
  • Alford
  • Patel
TR!X5:57
17."Politrikkks"
  • Gavin
  • Alford
Ye-Yo3:29
18."Download (Expand Beyond)"Gavinstic.man1:15
Total length:1:00:44
Notes
  • Tracks 6, 13 to 17 are omitted from the standard edition.

Personnel

  • Clayton "stic.man" Gavin – vocals, producer (tracks: 1, 12, 15, 18), co-producer (track 5), executive producer, art design, A&R
  • Lavonne "M-1" Alford – vocals, executive producer, A&R
  • Anthony David – vocals (track 2)
  • Gaby Duran – vocals (tracks: 6, 13)
  • Kishan "Trx" Patel – vocals & producer (tracks: 9, 16)
  • Martin Luther McCoy – vocals (track 10), additional guitar (track 5)
  • Umar Bin Hassan – vocals (track 12)
  • Bernard "Bun B" Freeman – vocals (track 16)
  • Rico "Reek da Villian" Pleasant – vocals (track 16)
  • Charlton "Chip" Williams – additional guitar (track 12), mixing
  • Bilal Abdulsamad – additional flute (track 12)
  • Mikuak Rai – additional keyboards (track 12)
  • Dirk Evan Chapman Pate – producer (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 10)
  • Walter "Bonnot" Buonanno – producer (tracks: 4, 11, 14)
  • Ayinde "Cylla" Thomas – producer (track 6)
  • Benjamin "DJ Teknology" Cameron – producer (track 8)
  • Keyon Harrold – producer (track 13)
  • Yeyo – producer (track 17)
  • TT Coles – photography

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Edition(s)
United States October 16, 2012 digital download Krian Music Group, Boss Up Inc., Sound Weapon Standard
January 29, 2013 CD Deluxe

References

  1. ^ Jeffries, David. "Information Age - Dead Prez | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "dead prez - Information Age". HipHopDX. February 8, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Greene, Jayson (November 9, 2012). "dead prez: Information Age". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  4. ^ Fleischer, Adam (October 16, 2012). "dead prez, Information Age - XXL". XXL. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Information Age by Dead Prez on Apple Music". iTunes. October 16, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  6. ^ "Information Age Deluxe Edition by Dead Prez on Apple Music". iTunes. January 29, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
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