The Last Poets deliver a vital, urgent statement on their 2018 Studio Rockers release, "Understand What Black Is." The album blends their signature spoken-word intensity with contemporary jazz and hip-hop production.
- "Understand What Black Is" was released on May 18, 2018, by the Studio Rockers label.
- The album falls within the hip-hop, jazz, and world music genres.
- The release features the group's characteristic politically charged lyricism and socially conscious themes.
The Last Poets are a pioneering American hip-hop group, formed in 1968. They are widely considered the originators of political and Afrocentric rap music.
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