M-1 (rapper)

M-1
Background information
Birth name	Mutulu Olugbala
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapping
Labels	Sotti/Koch Records
Associated acts	dead prez Outlawz Lowkey

Mutulu Olugbala better known by his stage name M-1 is an American rapper, activist and author from Brooklyn, New York. He is best known for his work as one half of the Political hip hop duo Dead Prez with stic.man.

Career

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] Following Confidential M-1 worked on the album Can't Sell Dope Forever by Dead Prez & Outlawz.^[2]

M-1 is also featured in the UK documentary, Guilty or Innocent of Using the N Word.^[3]

M-1 is also a political activist for many black and left-wing causes.^[4] In July 2009, M-1 accompanied the Viva Palestina convoy, delivering humanitarian supplies to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.^[5] In 2010, M-1 was featured on Palestinian British rapper Shadia Mansour's single "Al Kufiyyeh 3arabeyyeh" ("The Kufiyyeh is Arab").^[6]

2012: M1 launched ONE music with Brazilian rapper Emicida

Discography

Solo albums

• 2006: Confidential

Collaboration albums

• 2011: AP2P - All Power To The People (with Bonnot)

Filmography

• 2001: Brooklyn Babylon
• 2006: Guilty or Innocent of Using the N Word as Himself (documentary)
• 2006: Broken Rhyme as himself (feature film)^[7]
• 2012: Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal as himself (documentary)

Videography

• 2006: "Till We Get There" feat. Stori James and K'naan

References

External links

• M-1 on Myspace
• M-1 at the Internet Movie Database
• M-1 (rapper) on Twitter