The Last Poets - Understand what black is

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The Last Poets & Metropole Orkest
50th Poetry International Festival Rotterdam,
De Doelen, 13th June 2019

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  • @terryabrams604
    @terryabrams6043 жыл бұрын

    I was 15 when I discovered them 1973...WONDERFUL

  • @ramsfire

    @ramsfire

    3 жыл бұрын

    Right there...with you....Great Times as a Sophmore in High School. Had been listening to them for a couple years by then. We had Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson also. Amazing Content

  • @roberttaylor6694

    @roberttaylor6694

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ramsfire THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED!

  • @ramsfire

    @ramsfire

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@roberttaylor6694 It definitely won't. The Element Of Surprise....

  • @roberttaylor6694

    @roberttaylor6694

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ramsfire PREACH!

  • @derrickwoodard461

    @derrickwoodard461

    Жыл бұрын

    Mannnn I way 10yrs but yet I could grasp what was being said and taught at the same time,.....this was deep,...I felt every word💪🏾

  • @BishopEddie5443
    @BishopEddie5443 Жыл бұрын

    Understand ME, Understand YOU!

  • @godstatus1333

    @godstatus1333

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes Siiiir.......That chorus is catchy as hell. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @ramadhaniduff1484
    @ramadhaniduff14842 жыл бұрын

    The Last Poets are definitely the true masters of Spoken Word Rap Poetry.

  • @deafpick9707

    @deafpick9707

    11 ай бұрын

    🙏

  • @ramadhaniduff1484

    @ramadhaniduff1484

    8 ай бұрын

    @@Grandmaster__Gee Believe me I won't.

  • @desirecandon5789
    @desirecandon5789 Жыл бұрын

    The best group of real black roots.

  • @deloresguye5688
    @deloresguye5688 Жыл бұрын

    Know Thy self! Powerful in 2023!

  • @layes77
    @layes774 ай бұрын

    "It is not a color It is the bases of all colors It is not a complexion It is a reflection Of all complexions called human And out of this Blackness Passion flows like a river"

  • @ramsfire
    @ramsfire3 жыл бұрын

    LOVE The Orchestral Accompanyment.......Rich and Warm.

  • @vvvvvvv733
    @vvvvvvv733 Жыл бұрын

    This is where when rap was born

  • @DoctorRevers
    @DoctorRevers Жыл бұрын

    Understand we people are but one species living aside all others. Love and respect each other and this planet we live on.

  • @CalvinMayes-zv5di
    @CalvinMayes-zv5di20 күн бұрын

    We will not be understood Until we stand over! Get Up Stand Up!!

  • @Nick_Cha
    @Nick_Cha4 жыл бұрын

    this needs 1M views

  • @rudolphdumervil9540

    @rudolphdumervil9540

    3 жыл бұрын

    Infinite Love ☀️

  • @ricardogomes6930

    @ricardogomes6930

    3 жыл бұрын

    1 billion over and over

  • @user-cl3vu3cg6t
    @user-cl3vu3cg6t Жыл бұрын

    Innerstandin That!

  • @juiceitup7915
    @juiceitup79153 жыл бұрын

    💋LOved them with COMMON, "THE CORNER"

  • @angiewilliams9807
    @angiewilliams9807 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful thanks for sharing these Kings spoken word.

  • @patton1909
    @patton19093 жыл бұрын

    Genius

  • @CherryCarterwomanofsubstance
    @CherryCarterwomanofsubstance Жыл бұрын

    Black is me the connection with PlanetX!. We as people need deeper understanding self

  • @markbeatts
    @markbeatts Жыл бұрын

    I used go to Abiodun house on sundays poetry meetings off 125st Harlem great times.

  • @kevinbrown6Dog
    @kevinbrown6Dog8 ай бұрын

    Our youngins and young adults need to hear, and internalize this more now than ever.

  • @gaubbie11
    @gaubbie11 Жыл бұрын

    I was 17 when I first heard them and I have always loved them. They were the truth of today. I loved them as they spoke the truth.

  • @Nudiescorner
    @Nudiescorner3 жыл бұрын

    BRILLIANT...

  • @dorisleyba5962
    @dorisleyba59622 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this exposure, its exactly why it was done, for exposure, not spoken word, that term was given by the "others", as the term "jazz" was 🤯

  • @BabaSalaam360
    @BabaSalaam3609 ай бұрын

    These men Pioneered Rap and Hip hop. Hop many Rappers know are even head of these great men.

  • @raktimparashar
    @raktimparashar2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome👏

  • @Slave4urself
    @Slave4urself2 жыл бұрын

    I’m overwhelmed with so much emotion.

  • @ychanan36
    @ychanan363 жыл бұрын

    Shalom/Peace family and much blessings

  • @godstatus1333
    @godstatus13333 жыл бұрын

    Damn........This brings tears to my eyes. Black...... is me! A man of pure carbon! A man that is composed of all that the universe has to offer!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 This is refreshingly uplifting. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤟🏿🤟🏿🤟🏿🤟🏿🤟🏿🤟🏿

  • @bonniejohnson7880

    @bonniejohnson7880

    Жыл бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊

  • @straightoutofstrat8722
    @straightoutofstrat8722 Жыл бұрын

    Was introduced to this song by my former tutor, (thanks). The lyric gave me food for thought, it tells me that we are powerful a African nation, the salt of the earth, we should never give up the fight to achieve our aspirations despite the obstacles we face, keep marching forward, but remember not to hurt anyone as you move forward because it will come back and bit you in the butt, etc.

  • @fourcitybrewingcompany673
    @fourcitybrewingcompany6733 жыл бұрын

    THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @poniboishelluv8982
    @poniboishelluv89822 жыл бұрын

    Thank you [PBS]!

  • @ifeford6646
    @ifeford66462 жыл бұрын

    Powerful and beautifully done with the orchestra.

  • @JBBost
    @JBBost Жыл бұрын

    That sound was amazing. I don't think I've ever felt anything like this, this is powerful

  • @CharlesJones-dr7pc
    @CharlesJones-dr7pc3 жыл бұрын

    Gratitude

  • @marybianca2722
    @marybianca2722 Жыл бұрын

    So glad they are still going strong. 🙏

  • @mirasiente444
    @mirasiente444 Жыл бұрын

    This song is everything! ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽

  • @liloukenzo4034
    @liloukenzo40342 жыл бұрын

    Thank you brothers_.

  • @michelleoutlaw2546
    @michelleoutlaw25462 жыл бұрын

    Black is sound ,rhythm many enjoy our song but they don't hear our blues .Black is melanted, meditation, it is endless like the universe blk is always n forever.

  • @Seanljohnsonsr235
    @Seanljohnsonsr235 Жыл бұрын

    Love this

  • @theglos5585
    @theglos55852 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful Lyrical And Conscious Knowledge

  • @stephanienwadieiiamhybasia
    @stephanienwadieiiamhybasia Жыл бұрын

    I love them. I was a teen, listening to them. True storytellers.( I can understand).❤

  • @realtalk7888
    @realtalk78884 жыл бұрын

    We need to

  • @akken2112
    @akken21125 ай бұрын

    'Rain of Terror' is another great poem by The Last Poets that should be on here.

  • @DjMikeiam
    @DjMikeiam Жыл бұрын

    This is a affirmation!!!!

  • @margaretlambert2884
    @margaretlambert2884 Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful message to the earth. If there was a little more understanding of one another, what a beautiful world we could live in. Thank you so much for sharing. Are there any more poetry this poet has, if so , please send them to me. Thank you.

  • @dalecooles
    @dalecooles3 жыл бұрын

    No, they're not The 5th Dimension. They be real and in the house.

  • @kennethhighsmith5685
    @kennethhighsmith56854 жыл бұрын

    Real Rap!!

  • @qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm714

    @qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm714

    3 жыл бұрын

    :0

  • @Veyjinn
    @Veyjinn4 жыл бұрын

    Cool!

  • @poetsforyah3641
    @poetsforyah3641 Жыл бұрын

    A beautiful literary piece of poetic history ❤️

  • @wambuikinuthia4638
    @wambuikinuthia4638 Жыл бұрын

    Powerful group that is energetic and realistic. Their lyrics and music lives forever. LOVE AND BLESSINGS ALWAYS.🙏😇💯💘🥰😸🤩😸😍

  • @nedthomasjr.8652
    @nedthomasjr.86522 жыл бұрын

    Johnny gill soul of a women

  • @FreddieAGreen
    @FreddieAGreen Жыл бұрын

    Aho!! Smoking Dune!

  • @andreparker3489
    @andreparker34894 жыл бұрын

    Assata Shakur brought me here

  • @williecoleman4101
    @williecoleman4101 Жыл бұрын

    Deeply

  • @maxkloss1720
    @maxkloss17203 жыл бұрын

    Da man!

  • @josephgiuseppedegregorio4553
    @josephgiuseppedegregorio45533 жыл бұрын

    Amen ^

  • @theb3stduo463
    @theb3stduo46323 күн бұрын

    🗣Understand Me...🫵🏾

  • @brunobartolucci1834
    @brunobartolucci18342 жыл бұрын

    ❤️❤️❤️

  • @user-ll5ik3fm6f
    @user-ll5ik3fm6f5 ай бұрын

    How many of the last poets are alive still in 2024?...do any of their kids do poetry?

  • @dannylyles554
    @dannylyles5544 ай бұрын

    "You Just Can't Make This 💩 Up"!

  • @CalvinMayes-zv5di
    @CalvinMayes-zv5di20 күн бұрын

    Black is Beautiful! Juneteenth Twenty Twenty Four.

  • @duncanman100
    @duncanman1003 жыл бұрын

    The Revolutionary Black Panthers Party KC chapter would love you to come to Kansas City

  • @Kokinnko
    @Kokinnko4 жыл бұрын

    Yo !

  • @rudolphdumervil9540
    @rudolphdumervil95403 жыл бұрын

    ☀️

  • @nedthomasjr.8652
    @nedthomasjr.86522 жыл бұрын

    Ned steinburg.reading-writing-who we are.ned steinberg.

  • @MSYNGWIE12
    @MSYNGWIE123 жыл бұрын

    The ONLY RAP music I can handle ! Love these cats and I am white but wish the world would get it's "s-ht" together...Namaste ( wear your covid mask people we gotta get rid of 1 source of oppression) Z.

  • @maryseo.

    @maryseo.

    Жыл бұрын

    It's sad they're the only ones. You're missing out on a lot of amazing artists

  • @MSYNGWIE12

    @MSYNGWIE12

    Жыл бұрын

    @@maryseo. Hello, I'm the woman who only digs Rap, in the form of The Last Poets- you replied I'm missing out on alot of great music- so, sincerely WHO should I check out? I love music and open to suggestions- Namaste

  • @edg456

    @edg456

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@MSYNGWIE12Tupac is a rap artist I'd recommend, if I may. His early catalog was heavy on revolutionary philosophy due to his upbringing around the Black Panthers, and a lot of his music has a conscious tone to it. A few personal favorites I'd suggest are "Brenda's Got A Baby", "Holler If You Hear Me", "Dear Mama", and "So Many Tears." You might not become a fan (which is perfectly fine), but it seems you may be open-minded enough to appreciate some of his artistry.

  • @toussantlbisso
    @toussantlbisso Жыл бұрын

    Power Black

  • @MichelleAhern-gr9zl
    @MichelleAhern-gr9zl8 ай бұрын

    M iN D B L OW ING , & these guys r Sweetpeas 2 , u could hear it clearly when they guessed ,in conversation on bbc6

  • @khetiletijana109
    @khetiletijana1093 жыл бұрын

    Understand what black is

  • @user-zl2oe4sp8l

    @user-zl2oe4sp8l

    3 жыл бұрын

    Your right because we stand so so ignorant to the truth of the truth that we can't see the truth and we need so many people the speaking the truth 3D shoot across to us as the people the chosen people oh wow I said why because when I was trying to save the people of yahshua somehow this this page would not allow me to say the people of yahshua this is so beautiful and so powerful they need to be spokes to all our sisters and brothers because this time first to hear the truth and love and embrace one another

  • @ChillinRudy
    @ChillinRudy3 жыл бұрын

    🇭🇹🇩🇴

  • @GoddessEmpressDee
    @GoddessEmpressDee2 жыл бұрын

    I'm black yalllllll

  • @pkwashington5289
    @pkwashington5289 Жыл бұрын

    OMG "Understand what black is" played by white folks in front of white folks!!!!!!! gotta love it!

  • @onegirlsparty
    @onegirlsparty3 жыл бұрын

    i was born in 1954

  • @eletonjohns8361
    @eletonjohns8361Ай бұрын

    Dune, Shaw University’s own.

  • @sharonlee4773
    @sharonlee47732 жыл бұрын

    More division............

  • @CherryCarterwomanofsubstance
    @CherryCarterwomanofsubstance3 ай бұрын

    I would like to meet you.

  • @scottyoung7579
    @scottyoung75793 жыл бұрын

    Brilliance..

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