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{{Infobox album| | name = Let's Get Free | type = studio | artist = [[Dead Prez|dead prez]] | cover = DeadPrezLet'sGetFree.jpg | alt = The cover art of the album depicts an open call for armed revolution by African revolutionists | released = {{Start date|2000|2|8}} | recorded = 1998β2000 | studio = | genre = [[Political hip hop]] | length = {{Duration|69:30}} | label = [[Loud Records|Loud]] | producer = * [[Dead Prez|dead prez]] * Hedrush * [[Lord Jamar]] * [[Kanye West]] | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = [[RBG: Revolutionary But Gangsta]] | next_year = 2004 | misc = {{Singles |name = Let's Get Free |type = studio |single1 = Police State |single1date = October 27, 1998 |single2 = [[Hip-Hop (Dead Prez song)|Hip-Hop]] |single2date = March 30, 1999 |single3 = It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop |single3date = December 7, 1999 |single4 = I'm a African |single4date = 2000 |single5 = Mind Sex |single5date = August 15, 2000 }} }}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot--> '''''Let's Get Free''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] duo [[Dead Prez|dead prez]]. It was released on February 8, 2000, on [[Loud Records]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jahmal|first1=Karlton|title=Top 10 Afrocentric Hip-Hop Albums|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/84266-top-10-afrocentric-hip-hop-albums-news|website=[[HotNewHipHop]]|date=November 23, 2022|access-date=March 14, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Allah|first1=Sha Be|title=dead prez Dropped Their Debut Album 'Let's Get Free' 23 Years Ago|url=https://thesource.com/2023/02/08/today-in-hip-hop-history-dead-prez-dropped-their-debut-album-lets-get-free-23-years-ago/|website=[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]|date=February 8, 2023|access-date=March 14, 2025}}</ref> The album is mainly produced by dead prez, along with additional production from [[Lord Jamar]] of [[Brand Nubian]], Hedrush, and [[Kanye West]]. The album is supported by its five singles: "Police State", "[[Hip-Hop (Dead Prez song)|Hip-Hop]]", "It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop", "I'm a African", and "Mind Sex". The album peaked at number 73 on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and number 22 on the U.S. [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] ([[Billboard charts|Billboard]]). The album dives deep into topics such as the [[Education in the United States|public education system]], racism, [[Freedom of speech in the United States|freedom of speech]] and [[Police brutality in the United States|police brutality]]. ''Let's Get Free'' would be followed up with their second studio album, ''[[RBG: Revolutionary But Gangsta]]'' in 2004, but after the duo would start to release independent work and strayed away from the mainstream.{{sfn|Burney|2025|at=para. 11}}
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