Lead single "1Nation" urges hip-hop nation to put aside turf battles and unite

Upstart New York label Affluent Records is set to release an album featuring the summer's mostly unexpected collaboration: dead prez and Tupac's entourage The Outlawz on July 25th. Can't Sell Dope Forever features performances from M-1 and stic.man of dead prez and Kastro, Young Noble, and E.D.I. of The Outlawz as well as a guest spot by LayzieBone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.

 The collaboration is the Outlawz and dead prez's demonstration of love for each other as Black men and commitment to an awareness movement, exposing the effects of the dope game. Like most people in urban communities, both groups share a history with the game, as its victims, members and/or participants.

 The track " 1Nation" is a call to arms of a different sort for the hip-hop community. The lyrics seek to expose the turf-wars and hip-hop beef for what they really are: self-destructive and self-defeating. "One nation... Ni**a you look just like me / What sense do it make killin' each other in main streets? / All these guns we got between us / We can point em' the right way and come the f#@k up/ Dope money and turf ain't worth your life" Listen to the track now at:

http://www.audibletreats.com/download/affluent/dead_prez_and_Ou tlawz-1Nation_high.wmv