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the Last Poets: Media

American spoken-word group

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Godfathers of hip-hop
The Last Poets circa 1970 (from left): Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, Nilaja Obabi, and Umar...
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Village elders of the rap world
The Last Poets in 2001 (from left): Abiodun Oyewole, Baba Don Babatunde, and Umar...
Β© Gie Knaeps/Getty Images