The Last Poets

by Christine Otten

Even readers unfamiliar with the Last Poets' historic significance as building blocks of the hip-hop and rap movement, will instantly find this novel a compelling read.

The Last Poets were self-proclaimed prophets of "hope and change." The band was formed in 1968 against an incendiary backdrop of the black power movement and murders of Martin Luther King, Kennedy and Malcolm X. Today their socio-political lyrics have a renewed sense...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1642860034
• ISBN13: 9781642860030
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: World Editions
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"