The Last Poets
- MatchThe Last Poets
- 100%Gil Scott-Heron
- 47%Roy Ayers
- 35%Bobbi Humphrey
- 34%Roy Ayers Ubiquity
- 27%Madlib
- 26%Ramsey Lewis
Biography
Coming out of the poverty-stricken ghetto of Harlem, New York City, USA in the mid-60s, there are many who claim the Last Poets to be the first hip-hop act proper. Originally comprising David Nelson, Gylan Kain and Abiodun Oyewole, the Last Poets formed on 19 May 1969 (Malcolm Xs birthday), the informal line-up grew to include Felipe Luciano, Jalal Mansur Nuriddin aka Alafia Pudim (Gene Dinwiddie), Omar Bin Hassan (aka Umar Bin Hassan - as with other personnel name alterations occurred... Read more