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When did Poor Righteous Teachers's first album release?

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Poor Righteous Teachers's first album Holy Intellect released on May 29, 1990.


Poor Righteous Teachers (often shortened to PRT), were a pro-black hip-hop group active from the late ‘80s to early 2000s, founded by the rapper Wise Intelligent, backup vocalist Culture Freedom and producer Father Shaheed (deceased in 2014).

The name of the group was a reference to the Nation of Gods and Earths belief that 5% of the world’s... Read More
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