Information Age (album)

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Information Age
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 16, 2012 (2012-10-16)
Recorded2011–2012
GenreConscious hip hop
Length1:00:44
Label
  • Krian Music Group
  • Boss Up Inc.
  • Sound Weapon
Producer
  • Bonnot
  • Cylla
  • Dirk Pate
  • DJ Teknology
  • Kaykat
  • stic.man
  • TR!X
  • Ye-Yo
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

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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

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  • 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

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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

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  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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