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THE LAST POETS – Umar Bin Hassan, Abiodun Oyewole and Babatunde sat down with the Amaru Don TV to discuss the inception of what brought them together. (PART 1)

Grown out of the civil rights movement in the late 60’s, The Last Poets are modern day griots, with withering attacks on everything going on in society from racism to government to the bourgeoisie, their spoken word albums preceded politically laced R&B projects such as Marvin Gaye's What's Going On and foreshadowed the work of hard-hitting rap groups such as Public Enemy.

"The Last Poets are the prototype Rappers...They teach what America does to its Black men, what Black men do to themselves, and WHY!” Amiri Baraka. "We all thought we were moving towards bringing about something new, something good, for America – not just for black people, but for all people," Umar Bin Hassan.

Interviewer: 'Greeds'
Filmed by: Amaru Wilcox

Part Two coming soon

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