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 M-1 in New York City in 2009 | |
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| Born | Lavonne Alford (1975-07-25)July 25, 1975 (age 50) |
| Origin | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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| Member of | Dead Prez |
Mutulu Olugbala (bornLavonne Alford, July 25, 1975), better known by his stage nameM-1 (sometimes stylized asM1), is an Americanrapper, songwriter, and activist fromBrooklyn, New York. He is best known for his work as one half of thepolitical hip hop duodead prez withstic.man.
M-1's first solo album,Confidential, credited to "Dead Prez Presents M-1," was released on March 21, 2006, through Sotti/Koch Records.[1] The album also had one of its songs, "'til We Get There" on the EA Sports game NBA Live 2007 in the tracklist.[2] FollowingConfidential M-1 worked on the albumCan't Sell Dope Forever by Dead Prez &Outlawz.[3]
M-1 had the lead role inBroken Rhyme, a 2006 American 90-minute feature film and drama directed and produced by Detdrich McClure about a disillusioned rapper who goes to Japan to shoot a video there and encounters a mysterious Japanese woman who leads him on a spiritual journey and the heavy price he has to pay for turning his back on the forces that run the hip-hop music industry. The film premiered at the Filmlife and HBO American Black Film Festival in June 2006 as an Official Selection.[4]
M-1 is also featured in the UK documentary,Guilty or Innocent of Using the N Word.[5]
M-1 is also a political activist for many black and left-wing causes.[6] In July 2009, M-1 accompanied theViva Palestina convoy, delivering humanitarian supplies to Palestinians in theGaza Strip.[7] In 2010, M-1 was featured on British-Palestinian rapperShadia Mansour's single "Al Kufiyyeh 3arabeyyeh" ("TheKeffiyeh is Arabian") in her response to the "Israeli Keffiyah", an attempt by Zionists to rebrand the garment as an Israeli attire.[8][9][10] M-1 is a co-founder of Urban Aroma,[11] "a platform for cannabis, art, activism and social equity with editorial and charitable commitments."[12]
Solo albums
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