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- Release Date: March 1, 2005
- Label: Rev-Ola Records (UK)
- UPC: 5013929439023
- WAPI (Tower ID): 105956499
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #131188 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
- #6581 in R&B (See Top 100 R&B Bestsellers)
- #1387 in General/R&B (See Top 100 General/R&B Bestsellers)
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Product Description
Run a Quick Search on "The Last Poets" by The Last Poets to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "The Last Poets"Browse more products related to "The Last Poets"ReviewMojo (1/03, p.105) - "...Its verbal lambasting and righteous diatribes provide a much needed history lesson in racial politics and a first stop for aspiring hip hoppers..." ReviewUncut (3/03, p.118) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...This is outrageously uncompromising stuff, far exceeding most of today's rap in attitude, quite apart form its ideological content..." Product noteThis release features a special gatefold LP-style CD sleeve. Title NoteOften cited (along with Gil Scott-Heron) as the artists most directly responsible for the genesis of hip-hop music, the slam poetry trio known as the Last Poets emerged in late-1960s New York from the black nationalist wing of the civil rights movement. On their self-titled debut LP, the group's three vocalists--Omar Ben Hassen, Alaf¡a Pud¡m, and Abiodun Oyewole--took turns declaiming their vivid and often politically charged compositions depicting ghetto life over sparse percussions by Nilaja. While a glaring lack of musical composition and loose adherence to rhyme and meter make the Last Poets' recordings much more in line with their Beat Poet predecessors, the unflinching observations of the inner city experience would come to be an enduring staple of hip-hop, while their consistently confrontational approach would later be echoed by groups like Public Enemy, X-Clan, the Coup, and dead prez. Arguably the group's best and most cohesive work, 1970's THE LAST POETS stands as a monumental piece of musical and cultural history. Album DescriptionOften cited (along with Gil Scott-Heron) as the artists most directly responsible for the genesis of hip-hop music, the slam poetry trio known as the Last Poets emerged in late-1960s New York from the black nationalist wing of the civil rights movement. On their self-titled debut LP, the group's three vocalists--Omar Ben Hassen, Alaf¡a Pud¡m, and Abiodun Oyewole--took turns declaiming their vivid and often politically charged compositions depicting ghetto life over sparse percussions by Nilaja. While a glaring lack of musical composition and loose adherence to rhyme and meter make the Last Poets' recordings much more in line with their Beat Poet predecessors, the unflinching observations of the inner city experience would come to be an enduring staple of hip-hop, while their consistently confrontational approach would later be echoed by groups like Public Enemy, X-Clan, the Coup, and dead prez. Arguably the group's best and most cohesive work, 1970's THE LAST POETS stands as a monumental piece of musical and cultural history. If You Enjoy "The Last Poets (Import) (CD)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "The Last Poets (Import) (CD)" by The Last Poets (Artist)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Explore More Great Tower Sales & Specials
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