The Last Poets (album)

Critical reception

Robert Christgau wrote of the group and the album in his 1970 column for The Village Voice:

"A few weeks ago I saw an incredible performance at the Apollo by a group comprising two shouting poets and an Afro-percussionist, the first time I'd ever really dug on the 'jazz poetry' idea. The recorded version, on Douglas, is a hot seller (over 350,000) and highly recommended; acerbic and exciting and as politically uncompromising as anything ever recorded. Name of group and record: The Last Poets. Frightening and beautiful."

Track listing

1. "Run, Nigger" (Abiodun Oyewole) – 1:14
2. "On the Subway" (Alafía Pudím) – 1:33
3. "Niggers Are Scared of Revolution" (Omar Ben Hassen) – 5:16
4. "Black Thighs" (Hassen) – 1:31
5. "Gashman" (Oyewole) – 2:45
6. "Wake Up, Niggers" (Pudim) – 2:49
7. "New York, New York" (Oyewole) – 3:36
8. "Jones Comin' Down" (Pudim) – 2:51
9. "Just Because" (Oyewole) – 2:31
10. "Black Wish" (Hassen) – 1:34
11. "When the Revolution Comes" (Hassen) – 1:47
12. "Two Little Boys" (Oyewole) – 1:51
13. "Surprises" (Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin, Pudim) – 2:09

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