Poor Righteous Teachers was a hip hop group from Trenton, New Jersey, found… Read Full Bio ↴Poor Righteous Teachers was a hip hop group from Trenton, New Jersey, founded in 1989.[1] Often referred to as PRT by its fans, Poor Righteous Teachers was known as a pro-Black 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 backing 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."[2]
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,[3] 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 returned in 1991 with its second album, Pure Poverty.[3] The album was not as commercially successful as its debut, and was not as acclaimed. The lead single "Shakiyla (JRH)", became a minor rap hit that year. The group's third, and possibly most successful release to date, Black Business, was released in 1993.[3] Sales were once again limited, but the album was a critical success. The album's lead single, "Nobody Move", received little radio airplay. After a three-year hiatus, PRT returned as a group in 1996 with its fourth album, The New World Order.[3] Released in a new Hip Hop era, the album received little attention, failing to reach the Billboard 200 album chart. The album's lead single, "Word Iz Life", was barely able to reach the Hot Rap Singles chart, peaking at the chart's lowest position, #50. Despite the lack of significant attention, the album, like its past releases, received significant acclaim.
In 2001, Poor Righteous Teachers dropped the rare underground release Declaration of Independence.[3] In 2006, Cha-Ching Records released Rare & Unreleased, a compilation of rare Poor Righteous Teachers songs and remixes.[4][5]
PRT had a short feud with rapper YZ over reels of tapes that YZ would not give back to its owner, PRT.[6]
Father Shaheed died on May 26, 2014, from a motorcycle accident.[7]
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,[3] 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 returned in 1991 with its second album, Pure Poverty.[3] The album was not as commercially successful as its debut, and was not as acclaimed. The lead single "Shakiyla (JRH)", became a minor rap hit that year. The group's third, and possibly most successful release to date, Black Business, was released in 1993.[3] Sales were once again limited, but the album was a critical success. The album's lead single, "Nobody Move", received little radio airplay. After a three-year hiatus, PRT returned as a group in 1996 with its fourth album, The New World Order.[3] Released in a new Hip Hop era, the album received little attention, failing to reach the Billboard 200 album chart. The album's lead single, "Word Iz Life", was barely able to reach the Hot Rap Singles chart, peaking at the chart's lowest position, #50. Despite the lack of significant attention, the album, like its past releases, received significant acclaim.
In 2001, Poor Righteous Teachers dropped the rare underground release Declaration of Independence.[3] In 2006, Cha-Ching Records released Rare & Unreleased, a compilation of rare Poor Righteous Teachers songs and remixes.[4][5]
PRT had a short feud with rapper YZ over reels of tapes that YZ would not give back to its owner, PRT.[6]
Father Shaheed died on May 26, 2014, from a motorcycle accident.[7]
Black Business
Poor Righteous Teachers Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Poor Righteous Teachers:
144K Teacher teacher come in teacher teacher Schools business now…
Allies featuring The Fugees WJ: Yo this mic is on? The…
Butt Naked Booty Bless [Culture Freedom] Ay Yo Wise why they want to be pullin'…
Can I Start This? Wise, Culture man, I got one more track left, what′s up? Wha…
Conscious style KRS-One: Dealing in levels of astronomy, numerology, geo…
Dreadful Day featuring Junior Reid [Wise Intelligent] Yook yook yook …
Ghetto Love Roots! Praise for the days when I couldn't get paid In the…
Gods earths and 85ers Featuring Nine [Wise Intelligent] Yeah Know what I'm sa…
Here We Go Again {DJ Shaheed} Scratches, "Hot Damn, Yo, Here we go again"(MC …
Hot Damn I [Culture Freedom] Heavens to Merkatroid!! *Snagglepuss imita…
I'm Comin' Again God still shall commence To show and prove, thy third a…
Methods of Droppin' Mental (Wise Intelligent) I Self Lord and my crew Coming through Go…
Miss ghetto Yo for truly, we representing for the love of this…
My three wives Featuring missjones I met the strangest chick imported from…
Nobody Move Watch me, who but Wise Intelligent come with style How rough…
Poor Righteous Teachers Yo g Yo what's going on g I'm maintaining Check it out…
Rock Dis Funky Joint Time to get funky-new-radical Oh you can-say-that-again Gi…
Shakiyla Ease up, cause this is not a love ballad Yes I…
Shakiyla (JRH) (Vocal) Transcribing Ease up, cause this is not a love ballad Yes …
Sistuh [Chorus: Sung by a woman] Sista, you've been on my mind. S…
So Many Teachers Verse 1 [Wise] So many teachers, yet so little men are being…
Strictly Ghetto Hodo namandokkon jolo tammat au Sai nimmu do tu au Hodo nama…
Strictly Mash Verse 1 (Wise Intelligent) Time to get funky-new-radical Oh …
They Turned Gangsta featuring Brother J and Sluggy Ranks [Sluggy Ranks] …
We dat nice Verse 1 {Wise Intelligent} Some of dem Cave dwellers, bomb …
Word from the Wise I think we should do this I self lord and my…
Word Iz Life [Wise Intelligent] Yo turn the mic down a little Yo Yeah W…
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dlreed70s1
Wise is one of the greatest rappers of all time period.
....He is somewhere in there with rakim allah, krs-one, kane, kool g rap, nas.....just an incredible emcee.
Jarrel Ely
You forgot to mention k solo,jeru DA damaja,jay-z, jaz-o, & redman, Keith Murray.
dlreed70s1
True!
dlreed70s1
Correct!
Me Only
Wise intelligent is the man
michael sims
He never got he prop's He will kill any MC's today !!
Sonicontra88
True, they brought consciousness, but PRT also brought a style unlike anyone else s at the time. Wise Intelligent had one of the dopest flows..
Nathan Harris
Wise has a rhyme pattern and flow that's unmatched.
NELLE S.
+Alex Blex compared to the bullshit on the radio nowadays this stuff shits on todays hip hop. hip hop is basically dead
forever SHAMPOO
real mc