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The Last Poets
The Last Poets
USHip Hop, Spoken
223.5m all-time streams (4 Jul '26)
With their politically charged raps, taut rhythms, and dedication to raising Black consciousness, the Last Poets almost single-handedly laid the groundwork for the emergence of hip-hop.
Formed in 1968, the group's combination of incendiary, politically charged verses and Afro-centric musical accompaniment, usually informed by jazz, became wildly influential, and 1970's The Last Poets and 1971's This Is Madness were unlikely hits.
Formed in 1968, the group's combination of incendiary, politically charged verses and Afro-centric musical accompaniment, usually informed by jazz, became wildly influential, and 1970's The Last Poets and 1971's This Is Madness were unlikely hits.
