The Last Poets
Hailing from New York's Harlem district, The Last Poets were true precursors of
rap, surrounding themselves with committed poetry, jazz and African percussion
on their explosive debut album released in 1970. Muslims close to the Black
Panthers, they distinguished themselves throughout the decade with manifestos
such as This Is Madness (1971), Chastisment (1972) and Delights of the Garden
(1977). After a long break and a more electro-oriented album, Oh, My People
(1984), two clans competed for the name The Last Poets: the authors of
Scatterap/Home (1994) and On The One (1995) and ...
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