The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy

Michael Franti and Rono Tse had both been members of industrial hip hop band The Beatnigs, which released one album on Alternative Tentacles and undertook several international tours before breaking up. Explaining the name of the new group, The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, Franti said in 1992 that :"If you're a young black person, your only role models are athletes and entertainers. You see these people used by the corporate system to make money, after which they're thrown on the scrap heap. they're disposable heroes...the name Hiphoprisy deals with the fact that, inevitably, there is hypocrisy in all of our lives, including mine" Their debut album, Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury, received critical and underground acclaim upon its release in 1992, but was not commercially successful. Peter Jenner, who had managed Pink Floyd and The Clash, managed the group. ==Legacy==

Michael Franti later formed Spearhead, The style of turntablism developed by the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy was influential on DJ Product©1969, who credited his work, including as a member of the rap rock band Hed PE, as being influenced by Disposable Heroes. "Television, the Drug of The Nation" was listed at number 401 on NME's The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2014. ==Discography==

Albums • Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury (1992) • Spare Ass Annie and Other Tales (1993) Singles • "(What Do I Do To Become) Famous and Dandy" (Worker's Playtime, 1990) • "Television, The Drug of the Nation" EP (4th and Broadway, 1991) • "Language of Violence" (4th and Broadway, 1992) • "Live Television" (4th and Broadway, 1992) ==References==