Market›Poor Righteous Teachers
Company Profile

Poor Righteous Teachers

Poor Righteous Teachers was a hip hop group from Trenton, New Jersey, founded in 1989. Often referred to as PRT by its fans, Poor Righteous Teachers was known as a socially and politically conscious hip hop group, with musical content inspired by the teachings of the Nation of Gods and Earths. Wise Intelligent, as the lead MC, was the most visible and well known member of the group. Culture Freedom provided vocals and production, and Father Shaheed served as a DJ and producer. About.com ranked the group's lead MC, Wise Intelligent, number five on its list of the 10 Most Underrated Rappers, calling him "one of the most creative MCs of our time."

Career
PRT debuted in 1989 with the release of the single "Time to Say Peace" b/w "Butt Naked Booty Bless." The trio released its first album, Holy Intellect, in 1990, amid a number of similarly pro-Black albums such as Public Enemy's Fear of a Black Planet, X-Clan's To the East, Blackwards, and Brand Nubian's One for All. While not as commercially successful as these albums, Holy Intellect received critical acclaim and spawned the group's only major radio hit, "Rock Dis Funky Joint." PRT also appeared on King Sun's 1990 album, Righteous but Ruthless. PRT returned in 1991 with its second album, Pure Poverty. PRT had a short feud with rapper YZ over reels of tapes that YZ would not give back to their owner, PRT. Father Shaheed died in a motorcycle accident on May 26, 2014. ==Discography==
Discography
Albums Singles • "Time to Say Peace" (1989) • "Holy Intellect" b/w "Self-Styled Wisdom" (1990) • "Rock Dis Funky Joint" (1990) • "Shakiyla (JRH)" b/w "Strictly Mash'ion" (1991) • "Easy Star" (1992) • "Nobody Move" b/w "Da Rill Shit" (1993) • "Conscious Style" (1996) • "Word Iz Life" b/w "Dreadful Day" (1996) • "I Swear Ta God" (2001) == References ==
Source: Wikipedia ↗
tickerdossier.comtickerdossier.substack.com