Last Poet LegendOf the socially conscious The Last Poets, New Jersey Poet Laureate Amiri Baraka once said, "The Last Poets are the prototype Rappers... the kina nigger you don never wanna meet!" For those too young to remember their 1970 BillBoard hit “This Is Madness,” then you may be more familiar with their BillBoard early 2005 hit with Common, “On the Corner.” Umar joined the Last
Poets in 1969 and continues to troubadour the world with them as well
as performing spoken word. In mid-1993, he released his first solo
album, Be
Bop or Be Dead, produced by Bill Laswell. Hassan combined rap, house,
and jazz elements on the record. He later went on to record To the Last which
was also produced by Bill Laswell.
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