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Picking up where Holy Terror and Umar Bin Hassan's solo album Be Bop or Be Dead left off, The Time Has Come is a scalding blend of avant-jazz, bebop and hip-hop, highlighted by cameos from Chuck D and Pharoah Sanders. These two guests may be impressive, but they don't steal the show -- they merely demonstrate that the Last Poets are too diverse and way too smart to be pigeonholed into one particular category. Occasionally, the record may be a bit unfocused, and its relentless barrage of avant-poetry may be headache-inducing to some, but few records are as politically powerful and articulate as this.
© Leo Stanley /TiVo
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Bill Laswell, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Last Poets, MainArtist - Babatunde, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Laswell, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Last Poets, MainArtist - Babatunde, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Abiodun Oyewole, ComposerLyricist - Bill Laswell, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Last Poets, MainArtist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Abiodun Oyewole, ComposerLyricist - The Last Poets, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Umar Bin Hassan, ComposerLyricist - DXT, Producer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Laswell, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Last Poets, MainArtist - Umar Bin Hassan, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Abiodun Oyewole, ComposerLyricist - Keith Shocklee, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck D., ComposerLyricist - The Last Poets, MainArtist - Umar Bin Hassan, ComposerLyricist - Thomas "Tikk Takk" Piper, Producer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Abiodun Oyewole, ComposerLyricist - Bill Laswell, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Last Poets, MainArtist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Laswell, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Last Poets, MainArtist - Umar Bin Hassan, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Abiodun Oyewole, ComposerLyricist - Bill Laswell, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Last Poets, MainArtist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Laswell, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Last Poets, MainArtist - Umar Bin Hassan, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Laswell, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Last Poets, MainArtist - Babatunde, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Picking up where Holy Terror and Umar Bin Hassan's solo album Be Bop or Be Dead left off, The Time Has Come is a scalding blend of avant-jazz, bebop and hip-hop, highlighted by cameos from Chuck D and Pharoah Sanders. These two guests may be impressive, but they don't steal the show -- they merely demonstrate that the Last Poets are too diverse and way too smart to be pigeonholed into one particular category. Occasionally, the record may be a bit unfocused, and its relentless barrage of avant-poetry may be headache-inducing to some, but few records are as politically powerful and articulate as this.
© Leo Stanley /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:30
- Main artists: The Last Poets
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mercury Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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