Last Poets

1. Run, Nigger

2. On the Subway

3. Niggers Are Scared of Revolution

4. Black Thighs

5. Gashman

6. Wake up, Niggers

7. New York, New York

8. Jones Comin' Down

9. Just Because

10. Black Wish

11. When the Revolution Comes

12. Two Little Boys

13. Surprises

Last Poets,Last Poets,Celluloid Records

Average customer rating: Last Poets

The Very Best of the Last Poets The Last Poets Manufacturer: Snapper UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Evolution (And Flashback): The Very Best of Gil Scott-Heron The Revolution Will Not Be Televised The Last Poets When the Revolution Comes Black Power: Music Of A Revolution ASIN: B000B9WDJ6 Release Date: 2005-10-31

Tracks:

1. When the Revolution Comes
2. Bird's World
3. Jones Comin' Down
4. Doriella du Fontaine - Jimi Hendrix, The Last Poets
5. Jazzoetry
6. White Man's Got a God Complex
7. Related to What
8. True Blues
9. E Pluribus Unum
10. Niggers Are Scared of Revolution
11. Ho Chi Minh
12. New York, New York
13. O.D.
14. This Is Madness Chant
15. Black Soldier
16. Two Little Boys
17. Black Is
18. Just Because
19. Oh, My People
20. Sport

Album Description

This 20 track collection comprises highlights from the five albums the group made for the Douglas and Celluloid labels between 1970 and 1984, as well as the much sought-after rarity, 'Doriella Du Fontaine', an impromptu recording from 1969 in which group member Lightnin' Rod was joined in the studio by Buddy Miles and Jimi Hendrix. Charly. 2005.

Album Details

Generally Recognised as Being the First Ever Rappers, the Last Poets' Groundbreaking Fusion of Minimalist African Beats with Uncompromising Lyrics Dealing with Life in the Ghetto, Civil Rights and Social Injustice Caused a Major Sensation with their Eponymous Debut Album which Made the USA Top Ten Album Chart in 1970. The Group's Uncompromising Lyrics, Militant Message and Delivery, Coupled with their Support for the Black Panthers, Made them Highly Controversial at the Time, their Second Album Even Being Branded as Being Subversive by the USA Government. This 20-track Collection Comprises Highlights from the Five Albums the Group Made for the Douglas and Celluloid Labels Between 1970 and 1984 as Well the Much Sought-after Rarity, Doriella Du Fontaine, an Impromptu Recording from 1969 in which Group Member Lightnin' Rod was Joined in the Studio by Buddy Miles and Jimi Hendrix.

Customer Reviews:

Last Poets.......2006-11-03

The words in these songs are beyond their time. The message is still there in 2006. The last Poets are awesome.

Average customer rating: One of the best A step back Oversized PROPHETIC STYLES UNDER A RADAR Bowie recommended!

The Last Poets The Last Poets Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised This Is Madness (Spec) Winter in America Evolution (And Flashback): The Very Best of Gil Scott-Heron Truth Is on Its Way ASIN: B00006EXIB Release Date: 2002-08-13

Tracks:

1. Run, Nigger
2. On the Subway
3. Niggers Are Scared of Revolution
4. Black Thighs
5. Gashman
6. Wake Up, Niggers
7. New York, New York
8. Jones Comin' Down
9. Just Because
10. Black Wish
11. When the Revolution Comes
12. Two Little Boys
13. Surprises

Customer Reviews:

One of the best.......2007-05-19

This was one of the best CDs I have purchased. If you like old school with a little humor, check this out.

A step back.......2005-10-23

The Last Poets...took me a step back in time. Their words are just as relevant today as when I first heard them...taking the time to LISTEN to their poetry. It was a very turbulent time and the music reflects that. It makes you think. There is no guessing what the words mean or what the message is. The rhythm flows and the words go, describing with intensity the times in this world we live in. Yeah, sit down and listen. Have a cup of coffee; but WAKE UP! linda

Oversized.......2005-07-29

The music was as expected and the rating of 3 stars is given for the oversize cardboard jewel case. CD producers you may get as cute as you would like but stop making CD in non-standard sizes you create a storage problem [which I guess you do not care about], that could be fixed if music came in the same width and hight.

I enjoyed the music, I saw them live for free at Temple University - Philadelphia, PA. in the 70's. It was good to hear the mood of the period and ideally it should never return, that kind of mood!

PROPHETIC STYLES UNDER A RADAR .......2005-04-22

"they say it's gold and so it turns into gold" said Antonio Buscamente in his book El Malcriado. The fact is that The Last Poets have been making thought provoking music longer than most people think. Their unique sound and prophetic style has been under the mainstream radar and yet influenced everyone from Jimi Hendrix (who collaborated with The Last Poets)to Jadakiss. It isn't what you know but what you "know." as Bell Hooks phrased it.

Bowie recommended!.......2003-10-25

David Bowie calls The Last Poets' record 'one of the fundamental building blocks of rap.' Asked by Vanity Fair (Nov. 2003) to list just 25 albums from his vast vinyl collection that he had to get on CD, Bowie makes the Poets' debut his first choice.

Average customer rating: Re-membering Black Love Two poets carry on.

This Is Madness (Spec) Last Poets Manufacturer: Sunspots ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Last Poets When the Revolution Comes The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Right On! (1970 Film) Poetry Is Black ASIN: B00006HI77 Release Date: 2003-12-02

Tracks:

1. True Blues
2. Related To What Chant
3. Related To What
4. Black Is Chant
5. Black Is
6. Time
7. Mean Machine Chant
8. Mean Machine
9. White Mans Got A God Complex
10. Opposites
11. Black People What Yall Gon Do Chant
12. Black People What Yall Gon Do
13. OD
14. This Is Madness Chant
15. This Is Madness

Album Description

Limited edition digitally remastered reissue of 1971 album, packaged in a miniature gatefold LP sleeve. Sunspots. 2002.

Album Details

Second Album from the Legendary Hip Hop Pioneers.

Customer Reviews:

Re-membering Black Love.......2006-05-02

The essence of where rap started, years before PE & Ice Cube. The little known Last Poets left a legacy that continues in the spirit of rappers like NAS, when he said last december, HIP HOP IS DEAD.

Two poets carry on........2005-06-04

The followup to their startling debut, "This is Madness" finds the Last Poets short one member-- Abiodum Oyewole had been arrested and sentenced for robbery, but poets Alafia Pudim and Omar Ben Hassen together with percussionist Nilija carried on, with the concept relatively unchanged. The difference is largely in the mood of the music-- Oyewole presence and his aggressive, political statements (the sort of revolution is coming, don't be scared and get up and take it) is gone.

The result is a somewhat less aggressive and more homogeneous album-- there's really only ten tracks, the "chants" are just the backing vocals more exposed. It works in some areas, but its clear the band wants to move on and doesn't quite know how to-- the really exciting material that keeps the aggressive moods of the opener ("True Blues", "Time", "White Man's Got a God Complex") work best, the rest isn't quite as interesting.

This release features really nicely cleaned sound and mini-LP sleeve artwork and really makes quite a nice presentation.

Start with their debut, if you enjoyed that one, try this one out, its got its share of good material, but the debut is better.

Average customer rating: On the lower frquencies, I speak 4 U Are they really the original Last Poets? brutal, powerful poetry

Right On! (1970 Film) The Last Poets Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Last Poets Poetry Is Black When the Revolution Comes This Is Madness (Spec) The Revolution Will Not Be Televised ASIN: B000000958 Release Date: 1991-09-19

Tracks:

1. Jibard/My Pretty Nigger
2. Been Done Already
3. Hey Now
4. Die Nigga!!!
5. Un Rifle/Oracion-Rifle Player
6. Tell Me Brother
7. Black Woman
8. James Brown
9. Soul
10. Today Is A Killer
11. Little Willie Armstrong Jones
12. Puerto Rican Rhythms
13. Poetry Is Black
14. Jazz
15. The Shalimar
16. Into The Streets
17. Alley
18. The Library

Customer Reviews:

On the lower frquencies, I speak 4 U.......2005-04-16

"u can't handle the truth," a line so familiar from the film A Few Good Men. But that was just a film and this film isn't Hollywood nor is it Propaganda.
Right On is the soundtrack to the film of the same name which was shot in 1968 and released two years later. The film Right On had beem lost for many years except for a rough cut of it released in the mid 90's. The soundtrack however is intact and clear as if it were performed today. It's content is as true now as it was then. The Last Poets performances are powerfull and charged through out the recording. Right On is for those who seek true consciousnes in spoken word poetry and a must for those other 95 percent who snooz.

"on the lower frequencies, I speak for you"
-R.Ellison

Are they really the original Last Poets?.......2002-12-17

Burned into my memory from repeated listens. Instantly engaging & familiar. Sweat & bulging veins are both audible, so then is the beauty. Dahveed Nelson, now living in Cleveland, claimed he started the Last Poets, culminating in an unfortunate bitter & violent rivalry between 2 separate factions of Last Poets. This release does not diminish the power of the 1970's Douglas Records incarnation. Quite the contrary, this release adds to the cultural strength & relevance of both units. As relevant today as when it was released, unlike other counterculture figures like the Fugs.

brutal, powerful poetry.......2000-03-20

Never have words and voice been so dramatic to my ears. African beats and jazz instrumentals filter throughout the cd with the voices of anger, intellectualism, passion, and love exploding meaningfully like an adrenalin/steriod- induced beatnik meeting. Strong as a fist and smart as an Encyclopedia, this cd smarts. Beautiful poetry...

Average customer rating: The Originals...

Things Gonna Get Greater: The Watts Prophets 1969-1971 Watts Prophets Manufacturer: Water ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Black Power: Music Of A Revolution When the 90's Came When the Revolution Comes Right On! (1970 Film) The Very Best of the Last Poets ASIN: B000AA4KAG Release Date: 2005-08-29

Tracks:

1. Sell Your Soul
2. Take It
3. Instruction
4. Amerikka
5. Dem Niggers Ain't Playing
6. Pain
7. What Is A Man
8. A Pimp
9. Tenements
10. The Master
11. Hello Niggers
12. There's A Difference Between A Black Man and A Nigger
13. What It Is, Sisters
14. Everybody Watches
15. Watch Out Black Folds
16. The Prostitute
17. Fucked
18. Celebration
19. What Color Is Black
20. Black In A White World
21. Listen
22. Part-E, S
23. Black Pussy
24. Kill
25. They Shot Him
26. Falstaff
27. Pimping, Leaning, and Feaning
28. Keeping You Doing Things
29. The Meek Ain't Gonna
30. The Days, The Hours
31. Taste
32. We Must Love Black People
33. I'll Stop Calling You Niggers
34. Saint America
35. Nearer My God To Thee
36. Clowns All Around
37. Response To A Bourgeois Nigger
38. Things Gonna Get Greater Later
39. Trees And Del Prodo's
40. Pledge Of Allegiance?

Album Description

The West Coast's answer to The Last Poets, The Watts Prophets played an integral part in the raising of black consciousness and laying the foundations for rap. Formed at the Watts Writer's Workshop, Anthony "Amde" Hamilton, Otis O'Solomon, and Richard Dedeaux began performing together as Watts Prophets, setting their socially and politically conscious poetry to spare, often jazzy musical backing. They made high-profile guest appearances on Stevie Wonder's Songs In The Key of Life and Quincy Jones' Mellow Madness. And were later the subject of an Emmy-nominated documentary, Victory Will Be My Moan. In 1969, the group debuted with The Black Voices: On the Streets in Watts and, two years later, followed with Rappin' Black in a White World, which featured accompaniment by ex-Motown songwriter/pianist DeeDee McNeil. The radical, incendiary tone of their work fit right in with the emerging black power movement and attracted unfavorable notice from the government, with the home of the Watts Writers Project being destroyed by fire in 1975 after having been infiltrated by an FBI informant. Throughout the years, they've remained sporadically active as performers, and were rediscovered by the hip-hop generation as their records were sampled frequently by many hip-hop artists including Ice Cube, Digable Planets, and Coolio. The Watts Prophets remain dedicated community activists today, promoting creative self-expression and the arts to young people around Southern California and beyond. Two bonus tracks. Deluxe Arigato Pak! Water Records. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

The Originals..........2005-12-06

The Watts Prophets were revolutionary. This CD consists of their first two albums "The Black Voices: On The Street In Watts", and the classic "Rappin' Black In a White World". Its great having both these releases on one disc since neither one is currently in print. For those that don't want to pay ridiculous prices for used copies this is a more than worthwhile purchase. The package itself is well done too: the booklet is glossy and contains many photos as well as informative liner notes on the history of the group. The raps here are definitely not for the faint of heart: the Prophets don't pull any punches in describing the state of black America in the late 60's and early 70's. It is this intensity that makes their poems so potent whether you are reading them or listening to the group. The Prophets dealt in truth and didn't gloss anything over, and while the directness of their raps may unsettle some, sometimes the truth hurts. Their message on both albums is made that much more direct by the minimal accompaniment and percussion, the majority of the raps are spoken word. Songs like the "What Is A Man" suite on which Dee Dee McNeil sings and plays piano are very powerful and stand out due to the instrumental accompaniment. For those interested in their work, check out their most recent work "When The 90's Came", which contains an updated version of the rap "Everybody Watches" from the "Rappin' Black" album. The Watts Prophets laid the groundwork for all the rappers that came after them, and if you are interested in the roots of today's hip hop this should be an essential purchase.

Average customer rating: Godfathers of hip-hop

Delights in the Garden The Last Poets Manufacturer: Charly UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Jazz Funk | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Last Poets Chastisement This Is Madness (Spec) When the Revolution Comes ASIN: B00000369J Release Date: 1999-07-01

Tracks:

1. It's a Trip
2. Ho Chi Minh
3. Blessed Are Those Who Struggle
4. Pill
5. Delights of the Garden
6. Be
7. Yond
8. Er

Customer Reviews:

Godfathers of hip-hop.......1999-04-20

Anyone who thinks they know about hip-hop, but doesn't know about the Last Poets needs to re-think their devotion. Unfortunately, too many kids my age (18) and younger don't know who these men are. They are the original hip-hoppers, preaching a message of retribution and black power. Most importantly, they are both a literal and metaphorical revolution. They revolutionized music while representing still a revolution of the mind, and a transfer of power from the capitalist pigs to the common man, just like Ho Chi Minh tried to do.

Average customer rating:

Chastisement The Last Poets Manufacturer: Jdc Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Last Poets When the Revolution Comes ASIN: B0000DELGY Release Date: 1989-03-11

Tracks:

1. Tribute to Obabi (Ogun)
2. Jazzoetry
3. Black Soldier
4. E Pluribus Unum
5. Hands Off
6. Lone Ranger
7. Before the White Man Came
8. Bird's Word

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When the Revolution Comes The Last Poets Manufacturer: Revola ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised This Is Madness (Spec) The Last Poets Right On! (1970 Film) Poetry Is Black ASIN: B0007735DU Release Date: 2005-03-14

Tracks:

1. Run, Nigger
2. On the Subway
3. Niggers Are Scared of Revolution
4. Black Thighs
5. Gashman
6. Wake Up, Niggers
7. New York, New York
8. Jones Comin' Down
9. Just Because
10. Black Wish
11. When the Revolution Comes
12. Two Little Boys
13. Surprises
14. True Blues
15. Related to What Chant
16. Related to What
17. Black Is Chant
18. Black Is
19. Time
20. Mean Machine Chant
21. Mean Machine
22. White Man's Got a God Complex
23. Opposites
24. Black People What Y'all Gon' Do Chant
25. Black People What Y'all Gon' Do
26. O.D.
27. This Is Madness Chant
28. This Is Madness

Album Description

Remastered reissue combines the rap pioneers' first two albums, 'Last Poets' (1970) & 'This Is Madness' (1971). Rev-Ola. 2005.

Album Details

The Time was Tight in a Frantic Time When Revolution, Brothers and Sisters, Seemed Just around the Next Corner, Things were Escalating, Politics Seemed Passé, Direct Action was the Way, but to Take Action, One Had to Be Aware and have Self Respect and Knowledge. Into this Came a Unique Group, who Taking Willie Kgositsile's Cue, Became the Last Poets, Men Who'd Lived all the Stuff the Braggers Brag About, Yes, and Had the Jail Time and Whatnot to Show for It, and were Not Impressed with Themselves and Others. No, it was Time to Stand Up, their Apocalyptic Tones Tore Through the Movie "Performance", and Certainly Dispelled Any Lingering Ideas Gil Scott Heron May have Had About Letting Go Poetry and Following his Father as a Star of Celtic. Seen Nowadays as "Fathers of Rap", They were to Echo on to Inspire Public Enemy and Nwa, They Can also Be Seen as the Antithesis of What Rap Became as They Deconstruct with Relentless Pitiless Poetry Every Self Serving Dream You Or I Or them Ever Had.

Average customer rating: It Would Be Madness Not to Buy This Album Very deep interesting stuff

This Is Madness The Last Poets Manufacturer: Celluloid Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Last Poets Chastisement When the Revolution Comes Right On! (1970 Film) ASIN: B00000JWSB Release Date: 1995-05-23

Tracks:

1. True Blues
2. Related to What Chant
3. Related to What
4. Black Is Chant
5. Black Is
6. Time
7. Mean Machine Chant
8. Mean Machine
9. White Man's Got a God Complex
10. Opposites
11. Black People What Y'All Gon' Do Chant
12. Black People What Y'All Gon' Do
13. O.D.
14. This Is Madness Chant
15. This Is Madness

Customer Reviews:

It Would Be Madness Not to Buy This Album.......2003-06-18

"This Is Madness" is a quality foray into the psyche of young black males who were pushing forward a civil rights movement that was by no means guaranteed continuing success. Their militant approach is certainly dated, nevertheless the lyrics are an artistic success in that they make the listener understand and even feel the emotion of the performer. You get all this, plus the fact that the Last Poets are the poineers of modern gansta rap. I highly recommend this album. p.s. sampled by countless hip-hop artists, including Tribe Called Quest.

Very deep.......2000-09-28

THe Last Poets always backed up what they said just as Gil Scott-Heron did.you feel the intensity&the Messages from these Brothers.it's something that still needs to be dealt with Today.Words that make you Question Surroundings&ask Why? that's the Power of Words&Music.Very Deep&timeless.

interesting stuff.......2000-09-23

i came across this album from a friend who is a big fan of dead prez. he heard of this album when m-1 from dead prez said this was one of his fav albums. this album is an album of beats with spoken word lyrics. messages are clear and interesting. in "black people, what y'all gonna do" the last poets speak of black people uniting to destroy all the negativity around them. "od" speaks of drugs. "white man's got a g-d complex" speaks of white people with their cars, etc. overall, the messages/lyrics are intersting and poignant. i would of liked to see some more intricate beats but i guess that the beats need to be simple so the words can be the centerpiece. recommended for poets and non-myopic people who want to hear great poetry about black men and their problems.

Average customer rating:

Oh My People Manufacturer: Jdc Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000008HK4 Release Date: 1993-11-16

Dance Music:

1. Let It Ride
2. Let It Ride [Explicit Lyrics]
3. Message Best of Old Skool Soul [Import]
4. My Soul [Explicit Lyrics]
5. Not a Dirty Word
6. Now's the Time
7. Our Side of the State
8. P's and Q's
9. Paid in Full [Enhanced]
10. Payin Dooz [Explicit Lyrics]

Dance Music

dance music

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Who Will Buy These Wonderful Evils [Import]

In Memoriam Titanic / Poemes D'Automne / Etc

Gold Xmas Collection

Bloodsport

I Believe [Import]

If Windows They Have

Jade Steel

Happiness

International Rockaphobia

Great Recordings Of The Century - Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte / Karajan, Schwarzkopf, Merriman, Otto, Simoneau, et al [Box set]

Life on the Fly

Joy of a Toy [Import]

Esta Es Tu Vida

Fruit of Spirit: Love

The Roots: The Soul of Chris Thomas King