Harlem's Last Poet
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Before Hip-Hop had a name it had a voice and that voice was The Last Poets. The group came about, out of a compelling need to combat the oppression they not only saw but experienced. The Last Poets defined the political upheaval of a generation of Black people in the late 1960's and early 1970's. The group was trying to be a beacon of hope to Black people in America but their influence was felt around the world. Their firebrand of political poetry set to a sparse soundtrack of percussion were the seeds that grew into Hip-hop. Of all the members of the Last Poets no one has consistently carried the torch for the group like Abiodun Oyewole. Abiodun isn't just a revolutionary poet because he wrote about revolution, Abiodun is a revolutionary poet because he put he converted his political thought and words and artistry into political action and served time in prison for doing so