įather Shaheed died on May 26, 2014, from a motorcycle accident. Often referred to as PRT by its fans, Poor Righteous Teachers is known as a pro-Black conscious hip hop group, with musical content inspired by the teachings of. PRT had a short feud with rapper YZ over reels of tapes that YZ would not give back to its owner, PRT. Often referred to as PRT by its fans, Poor Righteous Teachers is 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, is the most visible and well known member of the group. In 2006, Cha-Ching Records released Rare & Unreleased, a compilation of rare Poor Righteous Teachers songs and remixes. Poor Righteous Teachers was a hip hop group from Trenton, New Jersey, founded in 1989. In 2001, Poor Righteous Teachers dropped the rare underground release Declaration of Independence. Despite the lack of significant attention, the album, like its past releases, received significant acclaim. 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. Released in a new Hip Hop era, the album received little attention, failing to reach the Billboard 200 album chart. After a three-year hiatus, PRT returned as a group in 1996 with its fourth album, The New World Order. The album's lead single, "Nobody Move", received little radio airplay.
Sales were once again limited, but the album was a critical success. The group's third, and possibly most successful release to date, Black Business, was released in 1993. The lead single "Shakiyla (JRH)", became a minor rap hit that year.
The album was not as commercially successful as its debut, and was not as acclaimed. 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. 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.
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