What is "dead presidents"

n. 1 (context slang US English) (plural of dead president English) 2 (context slang US English) money.

Dead Presidents is a 1995 American crime thriller film co-written by Michael Henry Brown, and the Hughes brothers, Albert and Allen, who also produced and directed the film. It stars Larenz Tate, Keith David, Chris Tucker, Freddy Rodriguez, N'Bushe Wright, and Bokeem Woodbine. The film chronicles the life of Anthony Curtis, focusing on his teenage years as a high school graduate and his experiences during the Vietnam War. As he returns to his hometown in The Bronx, Curtis finds himself struggling to support himself and his family, eventually turning to a life of crime.

Dead Presidents is based partly on the real-life experiences of Haywood T. Kirkland, whose true story was detailed in the book ''Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans '' by Wallace Terry. Certain characters from the film are based on real acquaintances of Kirkland, who served time in prison after committing robbery in facepaint.

"Dead Presidents" is a 1996 song by rapper Jay-Z. It was released as the first promotional single for Jay-Z's debut album Reasonable Doubt, although it did not directly appear on the album: a different version, with the same backing track and chorus but different lyrics, called "Dead Presidents II", appeared on Reasonable Doubt instead. The single was a commercial success, and was certified as an RIAA certification gold single in June 1996. Both versions of the song are regarded as some of the greatest hip-hop songs ever recorded, and "Dead Presidents II" was voted #16 in About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs.

The title is slang for money because portraits of dead United States presidents appear on most Federal Reserve Notes.

The song was produced by Ski. The song samples Lonnie Liston Smith's "A Garden of Peace" for the track's melody and A Tribe Called Quest's " Oh My God (remix)" for its percussion; the chorus is a sample of Nas rapping "I'm out for dead presidents to represent me", from his 1994 song " The World Is Yours ( Tip Mix)".

Dead Presidents is an 1995 action-thriller film.

Dead Presidents may also refer to:

• List of Presidents of the United States by date of death
• Money, especially Federal Reserve Notes that depict dead Presidents of the United States
• Dead Prez, an American hip hop group
• " Dead Presidents (song)" and "Dead Presidents II", songs performed by Jay-Z

Dead Presidents is the first of two soundtracks to the 1995 film, Dead Presidents. It was released on September 26, 1995, by Capitol Records and consists of 1970s R&B, funk and soul music. The soundtrack was very successful, reaching #14 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, and was certified gold on December 1, 1995. The soundtrack's success led Capitol Records to release a second volume the following year.