Re: Origins Of Rap

beatbop@tiac.net
Wed, 21 Feb 1996 01:04:38 -0500


Sorry to keep this thread going, but I have only three words to say if you're
talking about direct influence on American rap/hip-hop by American artists:

THE LAST POETS

David Nelson, Felipe Luciano, Gylan Kain, Umar Bin Hassan, Abioyodun, Jalal and
co. deserve more credit than they get in this day and age, if you ask me.
They're the REAL deal.

That is all.

BriSkiC

p.s. Abioyodun has a brand new album out on Rykodisc. I haven't heard it yet,
but I'm sure it's slammin'...