The Dope Poet Society is a hip hop group from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Their music is characterized by clever and sometimes controversial (political) lyrics.
ProfessorD.us (formerly Professor D) is the lead vocalist of the group. The group has been active since 1995 and has toured around the world, performed
and collaborated with artists including Public Enemy, Dead Prez, Jeru the Damaja, and Boot Camp Click.
The Dope Poet Society, in their early teens, recorded a song and music video for YTV, entitled Canadian Unity (1992).
The group founded Justus League Records and released their first vinyl single and music video, "Too Many Years" (1995),
which appeared on Rapcity and was featured on MuchMusic's Indie Spotlight.