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    The Last Poets By Christine Otten

    New book on the LAST POETS - first ever!

    Description: Harlem, 1969. The air is charged with hope and revolution. The Black Panters are in their prime, crack has not yet hit the streets. This is the backdrop against which The Last Poets wrote their passionate, self-critical poetry. Some twenty years later, young hip-hop bands drew on the Last Poets' legacy, making them the 'founding fathers' of hip-hop. Christine Otten's audacious novel is based on the The Last Poets' life stories, from their youth in the ghetto to their love lives, triumphs, and defeats. The Last Poets is about New York and American history but―like all Great American Novels―even more about human resilience and beauty's staying power.

    Other Releases by The Last Poets

    The Last PoetsThis Is Madness (1969)Douglas
    Originally recorded in 1971, The Last Poets at their revolutionary best on rhymes like 'True Blues' and 'Mean Machine'
      • Reissue LP CELL6105£20.00
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      • Original LP£40.00
        Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original press Douglas Records (with original sleeve) Pre-Owned USA vinyl
      The Last PoetsOh My People (1985)Celluloid
      1985 album from The Last Poets which on this record featured members Suliaman El-Hadi & Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin.

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