The Last Poets

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Years Active
1968 – present (57 years)
Founded In
East Harlem, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
The Last Poets are a spoken word/poetry group which formed in 1968 in Harlem, New York City, New York, United States. The Last Poets is a group of poets and musicians who arose from the late 1960s African American civil rights movement's black nationalist thread. Their name is taken from a poem by the South African revolutionary poet Keorapetse Kgositsile, who believed he was in the last era of poetry before guns would take over. The original Last Poets formed on May 19, 1968 (Malcolm X's birthday), at Marcus Garvey Park (formerly Mount Morris Park, at 124th Street and Fif… read more
The Last Poets are a spoken word/poetry group which formed in 1968 in Harlem, New York City, New York, United States. The Last Poets is a group of poets and musicians who arose from the late 1960s African American civil rights movement's black nationalist thread. Their name is taken from… read more
The Last Poets are a spoken word/poetry group which formed in 1968 in Harlem, New York City, New York, United States. The Last Poets is a group of poets and musicians who arose from the late 1960s African American civil rights movement's black nationalist thread. Their name is taken from a poem by the South African revolutionary poet Keorapetse Kgositsile, w… read more

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1 Play track The Last Poets When the Revolution Comes
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2 Play track The Last Poets Run, Nigger
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3 Play track The Last Poets Niggers Are Scared of Revolution
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4 Play track The Last Poets On the Subway
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5 Play track The Last Poets Two Little Boys
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6 Play track This Is Madness True Blues
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7 Play track The Last Poets Black Thighs
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8 Chastisment Jazzoetry
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9 Play track The Last Poets Wake Up Niggers
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10 Play track The Last Poets New York, New York
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Albums

  1. 23,268 listeners

    1 Jan 1970 · 13 tracks

    The Last Poets
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  2. 17,656 listeners

    1 Jan 1971 · 15 tracks

    This Is Madness
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  3. 8,342 listeners

    20 Mar 2006 · 17 tracks

    On the Subway
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  4. 6,022 listeners

    1 Jan 1972 · 8 tracks

    Chastisment
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